Colorado § 18-12-204 Permit contents - validity - carrying requirements

Colorado Statutes

§ 18-12-204 — Permit contents - validity - carrying requirements

Colorado § 18-12-204

Title 18Criminal

Art.Offenses Relating to Firearms

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-12-204 (2026).

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(1)(a) Each permit shall bear a color photograph of the permittee and shall display the signature of the sheriff who issues the permit. In addition, the sheriffs of this state shall ensure that all permits issued pursuant to this part 2 contain the same items of information and are the same size and the same color.

(b)A permit is valid for a period of five years after the date of issuance and may be renewed as provided in section 18-12-211. A permit issued pursuant to this part 2, including a temporary emergency permit issued pursuant to section 18-12-209, is effective in all areas of the state, except as otherwise provided in section 18-12-214.

(2)(a) A permittee, in compliance with the terms of a permit, may carry a concealed handgun as allowed by state law. The permittee sha

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(1) (a) Each
permit shall bear a color photograph of the permittee and shall display the
signature of the sheriff who issues the permit. In addition, the sheriffs of this state
shall ensure that all permits issued pursuant to this part 2 contain the same items
of information and are the same size and the same color.

(b) A permit is valid for a period of five years after the date of issuance and
may be renewed as provided in section 18-12-211. A permit issued pursuant to this
part 2, including a temporary emergency permit issued pursuant to section 18-12-209, is effective in all areas of the state, except as otherwise provided in section 18-12-214.

(2) (a) A permittee, in compliance with the terms of a permit, may carry a
concealed handgun as allowed by state law. The permittee shall carry the permit,
together with valid photo identification, at all times during which the permittee is in
actual possession of a concealed handgun and shall produce both documents upon
demand by a law enforcement officer. Failure to produce a permit upon demand by
a law enforcement officer raises a rebuttable presumption that the person does not
have a permit. Failure to carry and produce a permit and valid photo identification
upon demand as required in this subsection (2) is a petty offense. A charge of
failure to carry and produce a permit and valid photo identification upon demand
pursuant to this subsection (2) shall be dismissed by the court if, at or before the
permittee's scheduled court appearance, the permittee exhibits to the court a valid
permit and valid photo identification, both of which were issued to the permittee
prior to the date on which the permittee was charged with failure to carry and
produce a permit and valid photo identification upon demand.

(b) The provisions of paragraph (a) of this subsection (2) apply to temporary
emergency permits issued pursuant to section 18-12-209.

(3) (a) A person who may lawfully possess a handgun may carry a handgun
under the following circumstances without obtaining a permit and the handgun
shall not be considered concealed:

(I) The handgun is in the possession of a person who is in a private
automobile or in some other private means of conveyance and who carries the
handgun for a legal use, including self-defense; or

(II) The handgun is in the possession of a person who is legally engaged in
hunting activities within the state.

(b) The provisions of this subsection (3) shall not be construed to authorize
the carrying of a handgun in violation of the provisions of section 18-12-105 or 18-12-105.5.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2003: Entire part added, p. 639, � 1, effective May 17. L. 2021: (2)(a) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3212, � 349, effective March 1, 2022.