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Colorado · Through Colorado Revised Statutes 2026

C.R.S. § 18-12-402: Retail dealers - record - inspection.

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  1. Title 18 - CRIMINAL CODE
  2. Article 12 - Offenses Relating to Firearms and Weapons
  3. Part 4 - FIREARMS - DEALERS

(1) Every dealer engaged, within this state, in retail transactions, including the sale, rental, exchange, or transfer, of firearms other than destructive devices shall keep a record of each firearm transaction conducted by the dealer, other than transactions solely involving destructive devices. The record must be made at the time of the transaction in a book or electronic record kept for that purpose.

(2) The record required in this section must include:

(a) The name of the person that received the firearm and the recipient's age and address;

(b) The make, caliber, and finish of the firearm;

(c) The firearm's number and serial letter, if any;

(d) The date of the transaction; and

(e) The name of the employee or other person that conducted the transaction.

(3) The dealer shall make the records described in this section available at all times for inspection by a duly authorized peace officer.

(4) The department and any other state agency shall not use the information obtained from dealer records to create or maintain a registry identifying firearm ownership.

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