Concealed Handgun Permits
EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025: CONCEALED CARRY PERMITS & TRAINING (HB24-1174)
Starting July 1, 2025, new requirements for concealed carry permits will go into effect.
New applicants must show competence with one of the following options:
- Completing an 8-hour Concealed Handgun Training Class from a verified instructor* (including a passing score on a written concealed handgun competency exam and in a live-fire exercise)
- By holding a current certification as a peace officer
Renewal applicants must show competence with one of the following:
- Participation in organized shooting competitions, current military service, or current certification as a peace officer
- Being a verified instructor for firearms safety courses
- Honorable discharge from a branch of the United States armed forces or retirement from a Colorado law enforcement agency with pistol qualifications within 10 years prior to submitting a renewal form
- Completing an 8-hour Concealed Handgun Training Class with a verified instructor*
- Completing a 2-hour concealed handgun refresher class from a verified instructor* within 6 months prior to submitting a renewal form (including a passing score on a written concealed handgun competency exam and in a live-fire exercise)
*Verified instructor: An instructor verified by a county sheriff that is held in person and includes instruction regarding:
- Knowledge and safe handling of firearms and ammunition
- Safe storage of firearms and child safety
- Safe shooting fundamentals
- Federal and state laws pertaining to the lawful purchase, ownership, transportation, use, and possession of firearms
- State law pertaining to the use of deadly force for self-defense
- Best practices for safely interacting with law enforcement personnel who are responding to an emergency
- Techniques for avoiding a criminal attack and how to manage a violent confrontation, including conflict resolution and judgmental use of lethal force
CHP Annual Reports
2024 CHP Annual Report
2023 CHP Annual Report
2022 CHP Annual Report
2021 CHP Annual Report
2020 CHP Annual Report
2019 CHP Annual Report
2018 CHP Annual Report
CHP Forms and Information
**2024 NEW FORMS**
House Bill 24-1174 Concealed Carry Permits & Training
County CHP Order Form
CSOC Application for Concealed Handgun Permit
Address Change/Permit Lost Or Destroyed Form
Separated Law Enforcement Officer Authority to Carry Concealed Firearms
Alien Supplementary Questionnaire to Implement Federal Immigration Status Requirements
Concealed Handgun Permit (CHP) Reciprocity
Concealed Handgun Permit (CHP) Statutes
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