Colorado § 18-12-208 - Colorado bureau of investigation - duties.
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§ 18-12-208. Colorado bureau of investigation - duties.
(1) Upon receipt of a permit applicant's fingerprints from a sheriff pursuant to section 18-12-205 (4) or upon a sheriff's request pursuant to section 18-12-211 (1), the bureau shall process the full set of fingerprints to obtain any available state criminal justice information or federal information pursuant to section 16-21-103 (5), C.R.S., and shall report any information received to the sheriff. In addition, within ten days after receiving the fingerprints, the bureau shall forward one set of the fingerprints to the federal bureau of investigation for processing to obtain any available state criminal justice information or federal information.
(2) The bureau shall use the fingerprints received pursuant to this part 2 solely for the purposes of:
(a) Obtaining information for the issuance or renewal of permits; and
(b) Notifying an issuing sheriff that a permittee has been arrested for or charged with an offense that would require revocation or suspension of the permit or that a permittee has been convicted of such an offense.
(3) On or before January 15, 2004, and on or before January 15 each year thereafter until January 15, 2007, the bureau shall provide to the general assembly a list of the jurisdictions in which the sheriff provides to the bureau the names of persons to whom the sheriff issues permits.
Source: L. 2003: Entire part added, p. 644, § 1, effective May 17.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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