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Colorado concealed carry permit guide
Permit required Last verified November 1, 2026
Permitless (constitutional) carry
No. A permit is required for concealed handgun carry.
Permit types
- Concealed handgun permit (CHP)
Issuing agency and how to apply
County sheriff (CBI runs background checks)
Apply to your county sheriff; pay the sheriff's fee plus the CBI background-check fee.
Eligibility and minimum age
- Minimum age
- 21
- Eligibility
- Check with County sheriff (CBI runs background checks)
Fees
- Resident (new)
- Sheriff fee up to $100 (county-set) plus $52.50 CBI background check
- Non-resident (new)
- Not applicable (no non-resident permit)
- Renewal
- Check with County sheriff (CBI runs background checks)
Sheriff fee varies by county.
Training requirements
Since July 1, 2025: in-person 8-hour class from a sheriff-verified instructor with live fire and a written exam (HB24-1174).
Processing time, validity and renewal
- Processing time
- Sheriff decides within 90 days of receiving a complete application (C.R.S. 18-12-206)
- Valid for
- 5 years
Non-resident permits
Not available to non-residents. Colorado permits are issued by the sheriff of the applicant's county of residence.
Reciprocity
Colorado honors permits from states that honor Colorado's, for holders 21+ who reside in the issuing state (C.R.S. 18-12-213).
Sources
- cbi.colorado.gov/firearms/concealed-handgun-permit-chp
- leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb24-1174
- cbi.colorado.gov/firearms/concealed-handgun-permit-chp-reciprocity
- cbi.colorado.gov/sites/cbi/files/C.R.S.%2018-12-206_0.pdf
Last verified November 1, 2026. Where a field says "Check with", we couldn't confirm it from an official source.