2021 Colorado Code
Title 18 - Criminal Code
Article 12 - Offenses Relating to Firearms and Weapons
Part 2 - Permits to Carry Concealed Handguns
§ 18-12-213. Reciprocity

Universal Citation: CO Code § 18-12-213 (2021)
  1. A permit to carry a concealed handgun or a concealed weapon that is issued by a state that recognizes the validity of permits issued pursuant to this part 2 shall be valid in this state in all respects as a permit issued pursuant to this part 2 if the permit is issued to a person who is:
    1. Twenty-one years of age or older; and
      1. A resident of the state that issued the permit, as demonstrated by the address stated on a valid picture identification that is issued by the state that issued the permit and is carried by the permit holder; or (b) (I) A resident of the state that issued the permit, as demonstrated by the address stated on a valid picture identification that is issued by the state that issued the permit and is carried by the permit holder; or
      2. A resident of Colorado for no more than ninety days, as determined by the date of issuance on a valid picture identification issued by Colorado and carried by the permit holder.
  2. For purposes of this section, a “valid picture identification” means a driver's license or a state identification issued in lieu of a driver's license.

History. Source: L. 2003: Entire part added, p. 646, § 1, effective May 17. L. 2007: Entire section amended, p. 956, § 1, effective May 17.


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