{"data":{"id":"us-co/c.r.s.-18-12-202","jurisdiction":"us-co","citation":"C.R.S. § 18-12-202","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in this part 2, unless the context otherwise requires:\n\n(1) and (2) Repealed.\n\n(3) \"Chronically and habitually uses alcoholic beverages to the extent that the applicant's normal faculties are impaired\" means:\n\n(a) The applicant has at any time been committed as a person with an alcohol use disorder pursuant to section 27-81-111 or 27-81-112; or\n\n(b) Within the ten-year period immediately preceding the date on which the permit application is submitted, the applicant:\n\n(I) Has been committed as a person with an alcohol use disorder pursuant to section 27-81-109 or 27-81-110; or\n\n(II) Has had two or more alcohol-related convictions under section 42-4-1301 (1) or (2), C.R.S., or a law of another state that has similar elements, or revocations related to misdemeanor, alcohol-related convictions under section 42-2-126, C.R.S., or a law of another state that has similar elements.\n\n(3.5) \"Concealed handgun training class\" means a concealed handgun training class as described in section 18-12-202.5 and does not include a refresher class.\n\n(4) \"Handgun\" means a handgun as defined in section 18-12-101 (1)(o); except that the term does not include a machine gun as defined in section 18-12-101 (1)(s).\n\n(5) Repealed.\n\n(6) \"Permit\" means a permit to carry a concealed handgun issued pursuant to the provisions of this part 2; except that \"permit\" does not include a temporary emergency permit issued pursuant to section 18-12-209.\n\n(6.5) \"Refresher class\" means a concealed handgun refresher class as described in section 18-12-202.5 (4).\n\n(7) \"Sheriff\" means the sheriff of a county, or his or her designee, or the official who has the duties of a sheriff in a city and county, or his or her designee.\n\n(8) \"Training certificate\" means a certificate issued by a verified instructor who conducts a concealed handgun training class or a refresher class that evidences an applicant's successful completion of the class requirements.\n\n(9) \"Verified instructor\" means an instructor for a firearms safety course verified as a firearms instructor by a sheriff pursuant to section 18-12-202.7.","path":["Title 18 - CRIMINAL CODE","Article 12 - Offenses Relating to Firearms and Weapons","Part 2 - PERMITS TO CARRY CONCEALED HANDGUNS"],"source_url":"https://olls.info/crs/crs2026-title-18.htm","current_through":"Colorado Revised Statutes 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:37:45Z","sha256":"e07b729dff0fe92e9fec45cb640d9ff3c2f7e882d623ca8c086add68b5013507","source_id":"us-co","stale":false,"prev":"us-co/c.r.s.-18-12-201","next":"us-co/c.r.s.-18-12-202.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}