Colorado § 18-16-102 Definitions

Colorado Statutes

§ 18-16-102 — Definitions

Colorado § 18-16-102

Title 18Criminal

Art.Purchasers of Valuable Articles

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-16-102 (2026).

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As used in this article 16, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1)Local law enforcement agency means any marshal's office, police department, or sheriff's office with jurisdiction in the locality in which the purchaser makes the purchase.

(2)Peace officer means any undersheriff, deputy sheriff other than one appointed with authority only to receive and serve summonses and civil process, police officer, state patrol officer, town marshal, or investigator for a district attorney or the attorney general who is engaged in full-time employment by the state, a city, city and county, town, judicial district, or county within this state.

(3)Precious or semiprecious metals or stones means such metals as, but not limited to, gold, silver, platinum, and pewter and such stones as, bu

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As used in this article 16, unless the context
otherwise requires:

(1) Local law enforcement agency means any marshal's office, police
department, or sheriff's office with jurisdiction in the locality in which the purchaser
makes the purchase.

(2) Peace officer means any undersheriff, deputy sheriff other than one
appointed with authority only to receive and serve summonses and civil process,
police officer, state patrol officer, town marshal, or investigator for a district
attorney or the attorney general who is engaged in full-time employment by the
state, a city, city and county, town, judicial district, or county within this state.

(3) Precious or semiprecious metals or stones means such metals as, but
not limited to, gold, silver, platinum, and pewter and such stones as, but not limited
to, alexandrite, diamonds, emeralds, garnets, opals, rubies, sapphires, and topaz.
For the purposes of this article, ivory, coral, pearls, jade, and such other minerals,
stones, or gems as are customarily regarded as precious or semiprecious are
deemed to be precious or semiprecious stones.

(4) Purchase means giving money to acquire any valuable article, taking
valuable articles in full or part satisfaction of a debt, taking valuable articles for
resale for the purpose of full or part satisfaction of a debt, or taking valuable
articles for sale on consignment.

(5) Purchaser means any person holding himself out to the public as being
engaged in the business of buying valuable articles or any person who purchases
five or more valuable articles during any thirty-day period. Purchaser does not
include a person purchasing valuable articles from an estate or from a retail or
wholesale merchant.

(6) Seller means any person offering a valuable article for money to any
purchaser, offering a valuable article in full or part satisfaction of a debt, or
offering a valuable article for resale for the purpose of full or part satisfaction of a
debt.

(7) (a) Valuable article means any tangible personal property consisting, in
whole or in part, of precious or semiprecious metals or stones, whether solid,
plated, or overlaid, including, but not limited to, household goods, jewelry, United
States commemorative medals or tokens, and gold and silver bullion.

(b) Valuable article shall also include foreign currency when purchased for
more than its face value or foreign currency exchange value.

(c) Valuable article also includes a store credit, gift card, or merchandise
card of any value not issued by the person.

Legislative History

Source: L. 81: Entire article added, p. 1011, � 1, effective May 22. L. 83: (4) amended, p. 668, � 12, effective July 1. L. 2019: IP amended and (7)(c) added, (SB 19-014), ch. 87, p. 323, � 2, effective August 2.