Colorado § 18-16-103 - Purchaser to identify seller.
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§ 18-16-103. Purchaser to identify seller.
(1) No purchaser shall purchase any valuable article without first securing adequate identification from the seller. The type and kind of identification shall be limited to the following:
(a) A valid Colorado driver's license;
(b) An identification card issued in accordance with section 42-2-302, C.R.S.;
(c) A valid driver's license, containing a picture, issued by another state;
(d) A military identification card;
(e) A valid passport;
(f) An alien registration card; or
(g) A nonpicture identification document issued by a state or federal government entity if the purchaser also obtains a clear imprint of the seller's right index finger.
Source: L. 81: Entire article added, p. 1012, § 1, effective May 22. L. 94: (1)(b) amended, p. 2553, § 44, effective January 1, 1995.
ANNOTATION
Applied in Rathke v. MacFarlane, 648 P.2d 648 (Colo. 1982).
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 18-16-103 ("Purchaser to identify seller.") is part of the Colorado Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Colorado. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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