Colorado legal term
Store in Colorado Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Colorado legislative session
In Colorado criminal law, “Store” 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 “Store” mean in Colorado criminal law?
"Store" means any establishment primarily engaged in the sale of goods at retail. (C.R.S. § 18-18-412.8)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Second degree burglary
- Chop shop activity
- Keeping, maintaining, controlling, renting, or making available property for unlawful distribution or manufacture of controlled substances
- Sales at nonpermanent locations
- Secure firearm storage in a vehicle
- Secure firearm storage required
- Unlawful acts
- Unlawful distribution or purchase of dextromethorphan
Related terms in the same statutes
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