Colorado § 18-12-302 Large-capacity magazines prohibited - penalties - exceptions

Colorado Statutes

§ 18-12-302 — Large-capacity magazines prohibited - penalties - exceptions

Colorado § 18-12-302

Title 18Criminal

Art.Offenses Relating to Firearms

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-12-302 (2026).

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(1)(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person who sells, transfers, or possesses a large-capacity magazine commits a class 1 misdemeanor.

(b)Repealed.

(c)Any person who violates this subsection (1) commits a class 6 felony if the person possessed a large-capacity magazine during the commission of a felony or any crime of violence, as defined in section 18-1.3-406.

(2)(a) A person may possess a large-capacity magazine if he or she:

(I)Owns the large-capacity magazine on July 1, 2013; and

(II)Maintains continuous possession of the large-capacity magazine.

(b)If a person who is alleged to have violated subsection (1) of this section asserts that he or she is permitted to legally possess a large-capacity magazine pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subsection (2

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(1) (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person who sells, transfers, or
possesses a large-capacity magazine commits a class 1 misdemeanor.

(b) Repealed.

(c) Any person who violates this subsection (1) commits a class 6 felony if the
person possessed a large-capacity magazine during the commission of a felony or
any crime of violence, as defined in section 18-1.3-406.

(2) (a) A person may possess a large-capacity magazine if he or she:

(I) Owns the large-capacity magazine on July 1, 2013; and

(II) Maintains continuous possession of the large-capacity magazine.

(b) If a person who is alleged to have violated subsection (1) of this section
asserts that he or she is permitted to legally possess a large-capacity magazine
pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subsection (2), the prosecution has the burden of
proof to refute the assertion.

(3) The offense described in subsection (1) of this section shall not apply to:

(a) An entity, or any employee thereof engaged in his or her employment
duties, that manufactures large-capacity magazines within Colorado exclusively for
transfer to, or any licensed gun dealer, as defined in section 18-12-506 (6), or any
employee thereof engaged in his or her official employment duties, that sells large-capacity magazines exclusively to:

(I) A branch of the armed forces of the United States;

(II) A department, agency, or political subdivision of the state of Colorado, or
of any other state, or of the United States government;

(III) A firearms retailer for the purpose of firearms sales conducted outside
the state;

(IV) A foreign national government that has been approved for such
transfers by the United States government; or

(V) An out-of-state transferee who may legally possess a large-capacity
magazine; or

(b) An employee of any of the following agencies who bears a firearm in the
course of his or her official duties:

(I) A branch of the armed forces of the United States; or

(II) A department, agency, or political subdivision of the state of Colorado, or
of any other state, or of the United States government; or

(c) A person who possesses the magazine for the sole purpose of
transporting the magazine to an out-of-state entity on behalf of a manufacturer of
large-capacity magazines within Colorado.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2013: Entire part added, (HB 13-1224), ch. 48, p. 145, � 1, effective July 1. L. 2018: IP(3)(a) amended, (SB 18-032), ch. 8, p. 153, � 7, effective October 1. L. 2021: (1)(b)(II) added by revision, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, pp. 3213, 3331, �� 351, 803. L. 2025: (1)(a) amended, (SB 25-003), ch. 68, p. 300, � 8, effective April 10.