Colorado legal term
Purchaser in Colorado Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Colorado legislative session
In Colorado criminal law, “Purchaser” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the Colorado criminal code.
What does “Purchaser” mean in Colorado criminal law?
"Purchaser" means any person holding himself out to the public as being engaged in the business of buying valuable articles or any person who purchases five or more valuable articles during any thirty-day period. (C.R.S. § 18-16-102)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Ammunition sales
- Unlawful conduct involving an unserialized firearm, frame, or receiver
- Abuse of property insurance
- Equity skimming of real property
- Health-care providers
- Record
- Unlawful distribution or purchase of dextromethorphan
- Use, transportation, and storage of drip gasoline
- Waiting period for firearms sales
Related terms in the same statutes
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