Colorado statute
C.R.S. § 18-12-106 — Prohibited use of weapons - definitions.
Current through 2025 Regular Session
Part of Part 1: FIREARMS AND WEAPONS - GENERAL, Colorado Revised Statutes.
Criminal charges under this statute
Full text of C.R.S. § 18-12-106
Statutory text current through the 2025 Regular Session. This is an officially sanctioned publication using the official text of the Colorado Revised Statutes; it is not the official statutes of the State of Colorado.
(1) A person commits a class 1 misdemeanor if: (a) He knowingly and unlawfully aims a firearm at another person; or (b) Recklessly or with criminal negligence he discharges a firearm or shoots a bow and arrow; or (c) He knowingly sets a loaded gun, trap, or device designed to cause an explosion upon being tripped or approached, and leaves it unattended by a competent person immediately present; or (d) The person has in his or her possession a firearm while the person is under the influence of intoxicating liquor or of a controlled substance, as defined in section 18-18-102 (5). Possession of a permit issued under section 18-12-105.1, as it existed prior to its repeal, or possession of a permit or a temporary emergency permit issued pursuant to part 2 of this article is no defense to a violation of this subsection (1). (2) (a) A person commits a class 2 misdemeanor if the person knowingly aims, swings, or throws a throwing star or nunchaku as defined in subsection (2)(b) of this section at another person, or the person knowingly possesses a throwing star or nunchaku in a public place, except for the purpose of presenting an authorized public demonstration or exhibition or pursuant to instruction in conjunction with an organized school or class. When transporting throwing stars or nunchaku for a public demonstration or exhibition or for a school or class, they shall be transported in a closed, nonaccessible container. (b) For purposes of this subsection (2), "nunchaku" means an instrument consisting of two sticks, clubs, bars, or rods to be used as handles, connected by a rope, cord, wire, or chain, which is in the design of a weapon used in connection with the practice of a system of self-defense, and "throwing star" means a disk having sharp radiating points or any disk-shaped bladed object which is hand-held and thrown and which is in the design of a weapon used in connection with the practice of a system of self-defense.
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Questions this section answers
Is prohibited use of weapons a felony or a misdemeanor in Colorado?
Prohibited use of weapons is a class 2 misdemeanor in Colorado under C.R.S. § 18-12-106.
Aiming, swinging, throwing, or possessing throwing star or nunchaku: class 2 misdemeanor (C.R.S. § 18-12-106(2)(a))
Which Colorado statute covers prohibited use of weapons?
Prohibited use of weapons is governed by C.R.S. § 18-12-106 (Prohibited use of weapons - definitions).
This reference is informational and is not legal advice.