C.R.S. § 29-11.7-106: Law enforcement use of a national electronic tracing system for recovered firearms - definitions.

(1) (a) On or before September 1, 2026, each law enforcement agency in the state shall register for the United States bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms, and explosives national electronic tracing system and shall opt in to the system's collective data-sharing feature.

(b) This section does not apply to a law enforcement agency that has a preexisting relationship with another law enforcement agency that allows the law enforcement agency to submit a firearm to the electronic tracing system, including the system's collective data-sharing feature, the Colorado state patrol, or the Colorado bureau of investigation.

(2) (a) When a law enforcement agency recovers or confiscates a firearm, the agency shall, as soon as practicable, but no later than ninety days after the agency recovers or confiscates the firearm, transmit the relevant information regarding the firearm to the national tracing center's electronic tracing system.

(b) A law enforcement agency that receives a voluntarily relinquished firearm or recovers a firearm that the agency determines is not connected with a criminal investigation or criminal activity does not need to transmit the relevant information regarding the firearm to the electronic tracing system.

(3) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) "Law enforcement agency" means a law enforcement entity having original jurisdiction over a firearms-related crime investigation, including:

(I) A municipal police department;

(II) A sheriff's office of a county or city and county;

(III) A campus police department;

(IV) A town marshal's office; and

(V) A police officer employed pursuant to article 9 of title 32.

(b) "Recover or confiscate" means:

(I) A law enforcement agency obtaining an item from a crime scene or an item in connection with a criminal investigation;

(II) A law enforcement agency seizing, or a person forfeiting to a law enforcement agency, an item in connection with a criminal proceeding, investigation, or conviction;

(III) A law enforcement agency seizing, or a person forfeiting to a law enforcement agency, an item in connection with a crime that has an underlying factual basis of domestic violence, as defined in section 18-6-800.3 (1);

(IV) A law enforcement agency acquiring an abandoned or discarded firearm; or

(V) A law enforcement agency otherwise obtaining an item believed to be connected with a crime.