Colorado § 18-12-202.7 Concealed handgun training class - instructor verification

Colorado Statutes

§ 18-12-202.7 — Concealed handgun training class - instructor verification

Colorado § 18-12-202.7

Title 18Criminal

Art.Offenses Relating to Firearms

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Bluebook

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-12-202.7 (2026).

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(1)Each sheriff shall verify as a firearms instructor a person whose principal place to conduct firearms training is in the sheriff's county and who:

(a)Satisfies the requirements for verification described in this section; and

(b)Pays any fee required pursuant to subsection (5) of this section.

(2)To become a verified instructor, an applicant must:

(a)Hold a valid permit to carry a concealed handgun issued pursuant this part 2 that is not a temporary emergency permit issued pursuant to section 18-12-209; and

(b)Be certified as a firearms instructor by one of the following entities that has instructors certified by a nationally recognized organization that customarily offers firearms training:

(I)A federal, state, county, or municipal law enforcement agency;

(II)A coll

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(1)
Each sheriff shall verify as a firearms instructor a person whose principal place to
conduct firearms training is in the sheriff's county and who:

(a) Satisfies the requirements for verification described in this section; and

(b) Pays any fee required pursuant to subsection (5) of this section.

(2) To become a verified instructor, an applicant must:

(a) Hold a valid permit to carry a concealed handgun issued pursuant this
part 2 that is not a temporary emergency permit issued pursuant to section 18-12-209; and

(b) Be certified as a firearms instructor by one of the following entities that
has instructors certified by a nationally recognized organization that customarily
offers firearms training:

(I) A federal, state, county, or municipal law enforcement agency;

(II) A college or university;

(III) A nationally recognized organization that customarily offers firearms
training; or

(IV) A firearms training school.

(3) (a) An instructor verification issued pursuant to this section is valid for
ten years and may be renewed at any time prior to expiration.

(b) A sheriff shall issue evidence of verification to a verified instructor. The
evidence of verification must include the date of expiration of the verification.

(c) Each sheriff shall maintain a record of firearms instructors verified by the
sheriff and shall post a list of verified instructors on the sheriff's website. The list
must include the expiration date of an instructor's verification.

(4) (a) A sheriff shall revoke a verification issued pursuant to this section if
the verified instructor ceases to meet the requirements for verification.

(b) A sheriff may revoke or suspend a verification issued pursuant to this
section if the verified instructor provides instruction in a concealed handgun
training class or refresher class that fails to meet the requirements for the class
pursuant to this part 2 and that results in the issuance of a training certificate. A
person who has had a verification suspended pursuant to this subsection (4)(b) may
apply for reinstatement no earlier than thirty days following suspension.

(c) If a sheriff denies a person's application for verification as a firearms
instructor or suspends or revokes a person's firearms instructor verification, the
sheriff shall notify the person in writing. The notice must state the grounds for
denial, suspension, or revocation and inform the person of the right to seek judicial
review pursuant to section 18-12-207.

(5) A sheriff may establish and impose a fee to cover the actual direct and
indirect costs of processing applications and issuing and renewing verifications
pursuant to this section.