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2024 Colorado Revised Statutes
Title 18 - CRIMINAL CODE (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-26-102)
Article 12 - Offenses Relating to Firearms and Weapons (§§ 18-12-101 — 18-12-508)
Part 1 - FIREARMS AND WEAPONS - GENERAL (§§ 18-12-101 — 18-12-115)
Section 18-12-112.5 - Firearms transfers by licensed dealers - sale and purchase - background check required - penalty - definitions

Universal Citation:
CO Rev Stat § 18-12-112.5 (2024)
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  • (1)
    • (a) It is unlawful for a licensed gun dealer to transfer a firearm to a transferee until the dealer has obtained approval for the firearms transfer from the bureau after the bureau has completed any background check required by state or federal law.
    • (a.3) A person who is a licensed gun dealer shall not make or facilitate the sale of a firearm to a person who is less than twenty-one years of age.
    • (a.5) It is unlawful for a person who is less than twenty-one years of age to purchase a firearm. This subsection (1)(a.5) and subsection (1)(a.3) of this section do not apply if:
      • (I) The person is an active member of the United States armed forces while on duty and serving in conformance with the policies of the United States armed forces; or
      • (II) The person is a peace officer, as described in section 16-2.5-101, while on duty and serving in conformance with the policies of the employing agency, as set forth in section 16-2.5-101 and section 16-2.5-135; or
      • (III) An individual certified by the P.O.S.T. board pursuant to section 16-2.5-102.
    • (b) Transferring or selling a firearm in violation of this subsection (1) is a class 1 misdemeanor.
    • (c) Purchasing a firearm in violation of this subsection (1) is a class 2 misdemeanor.
  • (2) This section does not apply to the sale of an antique firearm, as defined in 18 U.S.C. sec. 921 (a)(16), as amended, or a curio or relic, as defined in 27 CFR 478.11, as amended.
  • (3) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:
    • (a) "Licensed gun dealer" has the same meaning set forth in section 18-12-506.
    • (b) "Transfer" has the same meaning set forth in section 24-33.5-424.

Amended by 2023 Ch. 123,§ 3, eff. 8/7/2023.

Added by 2021 Ch. 268, § 1, eff. 6/19/2021.

2023 Ch. 123, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).

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