HOUSE BILL 24-1174
BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Duran and Snyder, Amabile, Bacon, Bird,
Boesenecker, Brown, Clifford, Daugherty, deGruy Kennedy, Epps,
Froelich, Garcia, Hamrick, Hernandez, Herod, Jodeh, Joseph, Kipp,
Lindsay, Lindstedt, Mabrey, Marvin, McCormick, Ortiz, Parenti, Ricks,
Rutinel, Sirota, Titone, Weissman, Willford, Woodrow, McCluskie;
also SENATOR(S) Mullica, Bridges, Cutter, Fields, Gonzales, Hansen,
Jaquez Lewis, Kolker, Sullivan.
C
ONCERNING PERMITS TO CARRY A CONCEALED HANDGUN , AND, IN
CONNECTION THEREWITH
, ESTABLISHING STANDARDS FOR
CONCEALED HANDGUN TRAINING CLASSES
.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 18-12-202, amend (8);
repeal (2) and (5); and add (3.5), (6.5), and (9) as follows:
18-12-202. Definitions. As used in this part 2, unless the context
otherwise requires:
(2) "Certified instructor" means an instructor for a firearms safety
course who is certified as a firearms instructor by:
NOTE: This bill has been prepared for the signatures of the appropriate legislative
officers and the Governor. To determine whether the Governor has signed the bill
or taken other action on it, please consult the legislative status sheet, the legislative
history, or the Session Laws.
________
Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material added to existing law; dashes
through words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law and such material is not part of
the act. (a) A county, municipal, state, or federal law enforcement agency;
(b) The peace officers standards and training board created in
section 24-31-302, C.R.S.;
(c) A federal military agency; or
(d) A national nonprofit organization that certifies firearms
instructors, operates national firearms competitions, and provides training,
including courses in personal protection, in small arms safety, use, and
marksmanship.
(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 .
(5) (a) "Handgun training class" means:
(I) A law enforcement training firearms safety course;
(II) A firearms safety course offered by a law enforcement agency,
an institution of higher education, or a public or private institution or
organization or firearms training school, that is open to the general public
and is taught by a certified instructor; or
(III) A firearms safety course or class that is offered and taught by
a certified instructor.
(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this subsection (5), "handgun
training class" does not include any firearms safety course that allows a
person to complete the entire course:
(I) Via the internet or an electronic device; or
(II) In any location other than the physical location where the
certified instructor offers the course.
(6.5) "REFRESHER CLASS" MEANS A CONCEALED HANDGUN
REFRESHER CLASS AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION
18-12-202.5 (4).
PAGE 2-HOUSE BILL 24-1174 (8) "Training certificate" means a certificate affidavit, or other
document issued by the instructor, school, club, or organization that 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.
(9) "V
ERIFIED INSTRUCTOR" MEANS AN INSTRUCTOR FOR A FIREARMS
SAFETY COURSE VERIFIED AS A FIREARMS INSTRUCTOR BY A SHERIFF
PURSUANT TO SECTION
18-12-202.7.
SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 18-12-202.5 as
follows:
18-12-202.5. Concealed handgun training class - refresher class
- rules. (1) A
CONCEALED HANDGUN TRAINING CLASS IS ANY OF THE
FOLLOWING
:
(a) A
LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING FIREARMS SAFETY COURSE ; OR
(b) A FIREARMS SAFETY COURSE TAUGHT BY A VERIFIED INSTRUCTOR
AND OFFERED BY A LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
; AN INSTITUTION OF HIGHER
EDUCATION
; OR A PUBLIC OR PRIVATE INSTITUTION , ORGANIZATION, OR
FIREARMS TRAINING SCHOOL
, THAT IS OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND IS
TAUGHT BY A VERIFIED INSTRUCTOR
.
(2) A
CONCEALED HANDGUN TRAINING CLASS MUST BE HELD IN
PERSON WITH THE INSTRUCTOR OF THE CLASS AT THE SAME LOCATION AS THE
STUDENTS
, AND NO PART OF THE CLASS MAY BE CONDUCTED VIA THE
INTERNET
. A CONCEALED HANDGUN TRAINING CLASS MUST PROVIDE A
MINIMUM OF EIGHT HOURS OF INSTRUCTION
, INCLUDING THE LIVE-FIRE
SHOOTING EXERCISE DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION
(3)(g) OF THIS SECTION AND
THE WRITTEN CONCEALED HANDGUN COMPETENCY EXAM DESCRIBED IN
SUBSECTION
(3)(h) OF THIS SECTION. THE EIGHT HOURS OF INSTRUCTION IN
A COURSE DO NOT NEED TO BE CONSECUTIVE
.
(3) A
CONCEALED HANDGUN TRAINING CLASS MUST INCLUDE THE
FOLLOWING ELEMENTS
:
(a) I
NSTRUCTION REGARDING KNOWLEDGE AND SAFE HANDLING OF
FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION
;
PAGE 3-HOUSE BILL 24-1174 (b) INSTRUCTION REGARDING SAFE STORAGE OF FIREARMS AND
CHILD SAFETY
;
(c) I
NSTRUCTION REGARDING SAFE FIREARMS SHOOTING
FUNDAMENTALS
;
(d) I
NSTRUCTION REGARDING FEDERAL AND STATE LAWS PERTAINING
TO THE LAWFUL PURCHASE
, OWNERSHIP, TRANSPORTATION, USE, AND
POSSESSION OF FIREARMS
, INCLUDING INSTRUCTION ON EXTREME RISK
PROTECTION ORDERS DESCRIBED IN ARTICLE
14.5 OF TITLE 13,
REQUIREMENTS FOR REPORTING LOST OR STOLEN FIREARMS DESCRIBED IN
SECTION
18-12-113, SECURE FIREARMS STORAGE REQUIREMENTS DESCRIBED
IN SECTION
18-12-114, AND ANY OTHER STATE LAW ENACTED WITHIN FIVE
YEARS BEFORE THE CLASS THAT PERTAINS TO THE PURCHASE
, OWNERSHIP,
TRANSPORTATION, USE, AND POSSESSION OF FIREARMS;
(e) I
NSTRUCTION REGARDING STATE LAW PERTAINING TO THE USE OF
DEADLY FORCE FOR SELF
-DEFENSE;
(e.5) I
NSTRUCTION REGARDING BEST PRACTICES TO ENSURE
CONCEALED HANDGUN PERMIT HOLDERS SAFELY INTERACT WITH LAW
ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL WHO ARE RESPONDING TO AN EMERGENCY
;
(f) I
NSTRUCTION REGARDING TECHNIQUES FOR AVOIDING A CRIMINAL
ATTACK AND HOW TO MANAGE A VIOLENT CONFRONTATION
, INCLUDING
CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND JUDGMENTAL USE OF LETHAL FORCE
;
(g) A
REQUIREMENT THAT A STUDENT ACHIEVE A MINIMUM SEVENTY
PERCENT ACCURACY SCORE
, AS DETERMINED BY THE INSTRUCTOR , IN A
LIVE
-FIRE SHOOTING EXERCISE CONDUCTED ON A RANGE , WHICH REQUIRES
DISCHARGING AT LEAST FIFTY ROUNDS OF AMMUNITION AND WHICH DOES
NOT NEED TO BE CONDUCTED IN A SINGLE DAY
; AND
(h) A REQUIREMENT THAT A STUDENT ACHIEVE A PASSING SCORE OF
AT LEAST EIGHTY PERCENT ON A WRITTEN CONCEALED HANDGUN
COMPETENCY EXAM THAT TESTS A STUDENT
'S KNOWLEDGE OF THE SUBJECTS
DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTIONS
(3)(a) TO (3)(f) OF THIS SECTION. THE EXAM
MUST BE ADMINISTERED AS AN OPEN BOOK EXAM
.
(4) (a) A
CONCEALED HANDGUN REFRESHER CLASS REQUIRES A
PAGE 4-HOUSE BILL 24-1174 STUDENT TO DEMONSTRATE SAFETY AND COMPETENCE WITH A HANDGUN . A
REFRESHER CLASS MUST BE TAUGHT BY A VERIFIED INSTRUCTOR AND MUST
INCLUDE INSTRUCTION ON CHANGES TO FEDERAL AND STATE LAWS RELATED
TO FIREARMS ENACTED WITHIN FIVE YEARS BEFORE THE REFRESHER CLASS
;
A LIVE-FIRE SHOOTING EXERCISE CONDUCTED ON A RANGE , WHICH REQUIRES
DISCHARGING AT LEAST FIFTY ROUNDS OF AMMUNITION
; AND A WRITTEN
CONCEALED HANDGUN COMP ETENCY EXAM THAT TESTS A STUDENT
'S
KNOWLEDGE OF THE SUBJECTS DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTIONS
(3)(a) TO (3)(f)
OF THIS SECTION.
(b) A
REFRESHER CLASS MUST BE HELD IN PERSON WITH THE
INSTRUCTOR OF THE CLASS AT THE SAME LOCATION AS THE STUDENTS
, AND
NO PART OF THE CLASS MAY BE CONDUCTED VIA THE INTERNET
. A
REFRESHER CLASS MUST INCLUDE AT LEAST TWO HOURS OF INSTRUCTION ,
INCLUDING THE LIVE-FIRE EXERCISE AND THE WRITTEN EXAM . IN ORDER TO
COMPLETE A REFRESHER CLASS
, A STUDENT MUST ACHIEVE A MINIMUM
SEVENTY PERCENT ACCURACY SCORE
, AS DETERMINED BY THE INSTRUCTOR,
IN THE LIVE-FIRE SHOOTING EXERCISE AND A PASSING SCORE OF AT LEAST
EIGHTY PERCENT ON THE WRITTEN EXAM
. THE EXAM MUST BE
ADMINISTERED AS AN OPEN BOOK EXAM
.
(c) A
TRAINING CERTIFICATE ISSUED FOR THE COMPLETION OF A
REFRESHER CLASS IS VALID FOR RENEWAL OF A PERMIT TO CARRY A
CONCEALED HANDGUN PURSUANT TO SECTION
18-12-211, BUT IS NOT VALID
FOR AN INITIAL APPLICATION FOR A PERMIT TO CARRY A CONCEALED
HANDGUN PURSUANT TO SECTION
18-12-203 (1)(h)(VI).
(5) A
VERIFIED INSTRUCTOR SHALL PROVIDE A TRAINING
CERTIFICATE THAT INCLUDES THE PRINTED NAME AND ORIGINAL SIGNATURE
OF THE CLASS INSTRUCTOR TO ANY STUDENT WHO COMPLETES A CONCEALED
HANDGUN TRAINING CLASS OR A REFRESHER CLASS SO THAT THE STUDENT
MAY SUBMIT THE CERTIFICATE TO A SHERIFF AS PART OF AN INITIAL
APPLICATION FOR
, OR AN APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL OF , A PERMIT TO
CARRY A CONCEALED HANDGUN
. THE TRAINING CERTIFICATE MUST CLEARLY
INDICATE WHETHER THE STUDENT COMPLETED A CONCEALED HANDGUN
TRAINING CLASS OR A REFRESHER CLASS
.
(6) A
CONCEALED HANDGUN TRAINING CLASS AND A REFRESHER
CLASS IS SUBJECT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE FEDERAL
"AMERICANS
WITH
DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990", 42 U.S.C. SEC. 12101 ET SEQ.
PAGE 5-HOUSE BILL 24-1174 SECTION 3. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 18-12-202.7 as
follows:
18-12-202.7. Concealed handgun training class - instructor
verification. (1) E
ACH SHERIFF SHALL VERIFY AS A FIREARMS INSTRUCTOR
A PERSON WHOSE PRINCIPAL PLACE TO CONDUCT FIREARMS TRAINING IS IN
THE SHERIFF
'S COUNTY AND WHO:
(a) S
ATISFIES THE REQUIREMENTS FOR VERIFICATION DESCRIBED IN
THIS SECTION
; AND
(b) PAYS ANY FEE REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (5) OF THIS
SECTION
.
(2) T
O BECOME A VERIFIED INSTRUCTOR, AN APPLICANT MUST:
(a) H
OLD A VALID PERMIT TO CARRY A CONCEALED HANDGUN ISSUED
PURSUANT THIS PART
2 THAT IS NOT A TEMPORARY EMERGENCY PERMIT
ISSUED PURSUANT TO SECTION
18-12-209; AND
(b) BE CERTIFIED AS A FIREARMS INSTRUCTOR BY ONE OF THE
FOLLOWING ENTITIES THAT HAS INSTRUCTORS CERTIFIED BY A NATIONALLY
RECOGNIZED ORGANIZATION THAT CUSTOMARILY OFFERS FIREARMS
TRAINING
:
(I) A
FEDERAL, STATE, COUNTY, OR MUNICIPAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY
;
(II) A
COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY;
(III) A
NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED OR GANIZATION THAT
CUSTOMARILY OFFERS FIREARMS TRAINING
; OR
(IV) A FIREARMS TRAINING SCHOOL.
(3) (a) A
N INSTRUCTOR VERIFICATION ISSUED PURSUANT TO THIS
SECTION IS VALID FOR TEN YEARS AND MAY BE RENEWED AT ANY TIME PRIOR
TO EXPIRATION
.
(b) A
SHERIFF SHALL ISSUE EVIDENCE OF VERIFICATION TO A
PAGE 6-HOUSE BILL 24-1174 VERIFIED INSTRUCTOR. THE EVIDENCE OF VERIFICATION MUST INCLUDE THE
DATE OF EXPIRATION OF THE VERIFICATION
.
(c) E
ACH SHERIFF SHALL MAINTAIN A RECORD OF FIREARMS
INSTRUCTORS VERIFIED BY THE SHERIFF AND SHALL POST A LIST OF VERIFIED
INSTRUCTORS ON THE SHERIFF
'S WEBSITE. THE LIST MUST INCLUDE THE
EXPIRATION DATE OF AN INSTRUCTOR
'S VERIFICATION.
(4) (a) A
SHERIFF SHALL REVOKE A VERIFICATION ISSUED PURSUANT
TO THIS SECTION IF THE VERIFIED INSTRUCTOR CEASES TO MEET THE
REQUIREMENTS FOR VERIFICATION
.
(b) A
SHERIFF MAY REVOKE OR SUSPEND A VERIFICATION ISSUED
PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION IF THE VERIFIED INSTRUCTOR PROVIDES
INSTRUCTION IN A CONCEALED HANDGUN TRAINING CLASS OR REFRESHER
CLASS THAT FAILS TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE CLASS PURSUANT
TO THIS PART
2 AND THAT RESULTS IN THE ISSUANCE OF A TRAINING
CERTIFICATE
. A PERSON WHO HAS HAD A VERIFICATION SUSPENDED
PURSUANT TO THIS SUBSECTION
(4)(b) MAY APPLY FOR REINSTATEMENT NO
EARLIER THAN THIRTY DAYS FOLLOWING SUSPENSION
.
(c) I
F A SHERIFF DENIES A PERSON'S APPLICATION FOR VERIFICATION
AS A FIREARMS INSTRUCTOR OR SUSPENDS OR REVOKES A PERSON
'S
FIREARMS INSTRUCTOR VERIFICATION
, THE SHERIFF SHALL NOTIFY THE
PERSON IN WRITING
. THE NOTICE MUST STATE THE GROUNDS FOR DENIAL ,
SUSPENSION, OR REVOCATION AND INFORM THE PERSON OF THE RIGHT TO
SEEK JUDICIAL REVIEW PURSUANT TO SECTION
18-12-207.
(5) A
SHERIFF MAY ESTABLISH AND IMPOSE A FEE TO COVER THE
ACTUAL DIRECT AND INDIRECT COSTS OF PROCESSING APPLICATIONS AND
ISSUING AND RENEWING VERIFICATIONS PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION
.
SECTION 4. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 18-12-203, amend
(1)(h)(I) and (1)(h)(VI); and add (1)(c.5) as follows:
18-12-203. Criteria for obtaining a permit. (1) Beginning May
17, 2003, except as set forth in this section, a sheriff shall issue a permit to
carry a concealed handgun to an applicant who:
(c.5) H
AS NOT BEEN CONVICTED OF ANY OF THE OFFENSES
PAGE 7-HOUSE BILL 24-1174 DESCRIBED IN SECTION 24-33.5-424 (3)(b.3) COMMITTED ON OR AFTER THE
EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SUBSECTION
(1)(c.5), IF THE OFFENSE IS CLASSIFIED
AS A MISDEMEANOR
, AND THE APPLICANT HAS NOT BEEN CONVICTED IN
ANOTHER STATE OR JURISDICTION
, INCLUDING A MILITARY OR FEDERAL
JURISDICTION
, OF AN OFFENSE THAT, IF COMMITTED IN COLORADO, WOULD
CONSTITUTE ANY OF THE OFFENSES DESCRIBED IN SECTION
24-33.5-424
(3)(b.3)
CLASSIFIED AS A MISDEMEANOR OFFENSE, WITHIN FIVE YEARS PRIOR
TO FILING THE PERMIT APPLICATION
;
(h) Demonstrates competence with a handgun by submitting:
(I) Evidence of experience with a firearm through participation in
organized shooting competitions, or
current military service, OR CURRENT
CERTIFICATION AS A PEACE OFFICER PURSUANT TO ARTICLE
2.5 OF TITLE 16;
(VI) A training certificate from a
CONCEALED handgun training class
obtained within the ten years
ONE YEAR preceding submittal of the
application. The applicant shall submit the original training certificate or a
photocopy thereof that includes the PRINTED NAME AND original signature
of the class VERIFIED instructor. To the extent permitted by section
18-12-202 (5) SECTION 18-12-202.5, in obtaining a training certificate from
a
CONCEALED handgun training class, the applicant shall have
HAS
discretion in selecting which CONCEALED handgun training class to
complete.
SECTION 5. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 18-12-207, amend (3);
and add (4) as follows:
18-12-207. Judicial review - permit denial - permit suspension
- permit revocation - denial, suspension, or revocation of instructor
verification. (3) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the
contrary, at a judicial review sought pursuant to
SUBSECTION (1) OF this
section, the sheriff shall have the burden of proving by a preponderance of
the evidence that the applicant or permittee is ineligible to possess a permit
under the criteria listed in section 18-12-203 (1) or, if the denial,
suspension, or revocation was based on the sheriff's determination that the
person would be a danger as provided in section 18-12-203 (2), the sheriff
shall have the burden of proving the determination by clear and convincing
evidence. Following completion of the review, the court may award
attorney fees to the prevailing party.
PAGE 8-HOUSE BILL 24-1174 (4) (a) IF A SHERIFF DENIES A PERSON 'S APPLICATION FOR
VERIFICATION AS A FIREARMS INSTRUCTOR OR SUSPENDS OR REVOKES A
PERSON
'S FIREARMS INSTRUCTOR VERIFICATION , THE PERSON MAY SEEK
JUDICIAL REVIEW OF THE SHERIFF
'S DECISION. THE PROCEDURE AND
TIMELINES DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION
(2) OF THIS SECTION APPLY TO
JUDICIAL REVIEW OF A SHERIFF
'S DECISION PURSUANT TO THIS SUBSECTION
(4).
(b) N
OTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE
CONTRARY
, AT A JUDICIAL REVIEW SOUGHT PURSUANT TO THIS SUBSECTION
(4), THE SHERIFF HAS THE BURDEN OF PROVING BY A PREPONDERANCE OF THE
EVIDENCE THAT THE PERSON DOES NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS TO BE
VERIFIED AS A FIREARMS INSTRUCTOR OR SATISFIES THE CRITERIA FOR
SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF A FIREARMS INSTRUCTOR VERIFICATION
.
SECTION 6. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 18-12-211, amend
(1)(a); and add (3) as follows:
18-12-211. Renewal of permits. (1) (a) Within one hundred twenty
days prior to expiration of a permit, the permittee may obtain a renewal
form from the sheriff of the county or city and county in which the
permittee resides or from the sheriff of the county or city and county in
which the permittee maintains a secondary residence or owns or leases real
property used by the permittee in a business and renew the permit by
DEMONSTRATING COMPETENCE WITH A HANDGUN , AS DESCRIBED IN
SUBSECTION
(3) OF THIS SECTION, AND submitting to the sheriff a completed
renewal form; a notarized
AN affidavit stating that the permittee remains
qualified pursuant to the criteria specified in section 18-12-203 (1)(a) to
(1)(g); and the required renewal fee not to exceed fifty dollars, as set by the
sheriff pursuant to section 18-12-205 (5). The renewal form must meet the
requirements specified in section 18-12-205 (1) for an application.
(3) A
PERMITTEE SEEKING RENEWAL PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION
MAY DEMONSTRATE COMPETENCE WITH A HANDGUN BY SUBMITTING
:
(a) E
VIDENCE OF DEMONSTRATING COMPETENCE WITH FIREARMS
THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN ORGANIZED SHOOTING COMPETITIONS
, CURRENT
MILITARY SERVICE
, OR CURRENT CERTIFICATION AS A PEACE OFFICER
PURSUANT TO ARTICLE
2.5 OF TITLE 16;
PAGE 9-HOUSE BILL 24-1174 (b) EVIDENCE THAT, AT THE TIME THE APPLICATION IS SUBMITTED,
THE APPLICANT IS A VERIFIED INSTRUCTOR;
(c) P
ROOF OF HONORABLE DISCHARGE FROM A BRANCH OF THE
UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES THAT REFLECTS PISTOL QUALIFICATIONS
OBTAINED WITHIN THE TEN YEARS PRECEDING SUBMITTAL OF THE RENEWAL
FORM
;
(d) A
CERTIFICATE SHOWING RETIREMENT FROM A COLORADO LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY THAT REFLECTS PISTOL QUALIFICATIONS OBTAINED
WITHIN THE TEN YEARS PRECEDING SUBMITTAL OF THE RENEWAL FORM
; OR
(e) A TRAINING CERTIFICATE THAT INCLUDES THE ORIGINAL
SIGNATURE OF THE CLASS INSTRUCTOR FROM A CONCEALED HANDGUN
TRAINING CLASS OR A REFRESHER CLASS
, DESCRIBED IN SECTION
18-12-202.5, OBTAINED WITHIN SIX MONTHS PRIOR TO SUBMITTING A
RENEWAL FORM
.
SECTION 7. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 18-12-215, amend (2)
as follows:
18-12-215. Immunity. (2) A law enforcement officer or agency,
medical personnel, and an organization that offers
CONCEALED handgun
training classes
OR REFRESHER CLASSES and its personnel who in good faith
provide information regarding an applicant shall not be
ARE NOT liable for
any damages that may result from issuance or denial of a permit.
SECTION 8. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 6-1-707, add (1)(f) as
follows:
6-1-707. Use of title or degree - deceptive trade practice. (1) A
person engages in a deceptive trade practice when, in the course of the
person's business, vocation, or occupation, the person:
(f) C
LAIMS TO BE A VERIFIED INSTRUCTOR FOR A FIREARMS SAFETY
COURSE THAT SATISFIES THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A CONCEALED HANDGUN
TRAINING CLASS DESCRIBED IN SECTION
18-12-202.5, UNLESS THE PERSON
IS VERIFIED AS A FIREARMS INSTRUCTOR BY A SHERIFF PURSUANT TO SECTION
18-12-202.7.
PAGE 10-HOUSE BILL 24-1174 SECTION 9. Act subject to petition - effective date. Sections 1,
4, 6, and 7 of this act take effect July 1, 2025, and the remainder of this act
takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the
ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly; except
that, if a referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V
of the state constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this act
within such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take effect
unless approved by the people at the general election to be held in
PAGE 11-HOUSE BILL 24-1174 November 2024 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the official
declaration of the vote thereon by the governor; except that sections 1, 4, 6,
and 7 of this act take effect July 1, 2025.
____________________________ ____________________________
Julie McCluskie Steve Fenberg
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE PRESIDENT OF
OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE
____________________________ ____________________________
Robin Jones Cindi L. Markwell
CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE SECRETARY OF
OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE
APPROVED________________________________________
(Date and Time)
_________________________________________
Jared S. Polis
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO
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