Colorado § 38-13-705 - Military medal or decoration.
Full text of Colorado Colorado Revised Statutes § 38-13-705 — Military medal or decoration., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 38-13-705. Military medal or decoration.
(1) The administrator shall not sell a medal or decoration awarded for military service in the armed forces of the United States.
(2) The administrator, with the consent of the respective organization under subsection (2)(a) of this section, agency under subsection (2)(c) of this section, or entity under subsection (2)(d) of this section, may deliver a medal or decoration described in subsection (1) of this section to be held in custody for the owner, to:
(a) A military veterans' organization qualified under section 501 (c)(19) of the federal "Internal Revenue Code of 1986", as amended, 26 U.S.C. sec. 501 (c)(19);
(b) The Colorado veterans community living center at Homelake;
(c) The agency that awarded the medal or decoration; or
(d) A governmental entity.
(3) On delivery under subsection (2) of this section, the administrator is not responsible for safekeeping of the medal or decoration.
Source: L. 2019: Entire article R&RE, (SB 19-088), ch. 110, p. 436, § 1, effective July 1, 2020.
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Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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