Colorado § 18-12-405 Locking device required - penalty

Colorado Statutes

§ 18-12-405 — Locking device required - penalty

Colorado § 18-12-405

Title 18Criminal

Art.Offenses Relating to Firearms

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Bluebook

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-12-405 (2026).

Text

(1)(a) Every licensed gun dealer, as defined in section 18-12-506, shall provide with each firearm sold or otherwise transferred a locking device capable of securing the firearm.

(b)This subsection (1) does not apply to the transfer 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.

(2)Every licensed gun dealer shall post, in a conspicuous location on its premises and at any other location at which the dealer sells a firearm, either the notice developed as part of the firearms safe storage education campaign described in section 25-1-131 (2) or the following notice, in writing, on a printed card, with each letter at a minimum of one inch in height: NOTICE Unlawful storage of a firearm on

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(1) (a) Every licensed gun
dealer, as defined in section 18-12-506, shall provide with each firearm sold or
otherwise transferred a locking device capable of securing the firearm.

(b) This subsection (1) does not apply to the transfer 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.

(2) Every licensed gun dealer shall post, in a conspicuous location on its
premises and at any other location at which the dealer sells a firearm, either the
notice developed as part of the firearms safe storage education campaign
described in section 25-1-131 (2) or the following notice, in writing, on a printed card,
with each letter at a minimum of one inch in height:

NOTICE

Unlawful storage of a firearm on premises you own or control may result in
imprisonment or fine. Unlawful storage of a firearm in a vehicle may result in a fine.

(3) A licensed gun dealer that violates this section is guilty of an unclassified
misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2021: Entire section added, (HB 21-1106), ch. 39, p. 148, � 5, effective July 1. L. 2024: (2) amended, (HB 24-1348), ch. 178, p. 970, � 5, effective January 1, 2025.