Colorado Code
Part 1 - Firearms and Weapons - General
§ 18-12-109. Possession, Use, or Removal of Explosives or Incendiary Devices - Possession of Components Thereof - Chemical, Biological, and Nuclear Weapons - Persons Exempt - Hoaxes

(2.5) Any person who knowingly possesses, controls, manufacturers, gives, mails, sends, or causes to be sent a chemical, biological, or radiological weapon commits a class 3 felony.

(5.5) Any person who removes or causes to be removed or carries away any chemical, biological, or radiological weapon from the premises where said chemical, biological, or radiological weapon is kept by the lawful user, vendor, transporter, or manufacturer thereof, without the consent or direction of the lawful possessor, commits a class 3 felony. A person convicted of this offense shall be subject to a mandatory minimum sentence of four years in the department of corrections.

(6.5) Any person who possesses any chemical weapon, biological weapon, or radiological weapon parts commits a class 3 felony.

Source: L. 74: Entire section added, p. 256, § 1, effective March 21. L. 77: (4) amended, p. 971, § 64, effective July 1; entire section R&RE, p. 992, § 1, effective July 1. L. 81: (1)(a)(I)(A) and (7) amended, p. 977, § 21, effective July 1. L. 84: (8) added, p. 539, § 18, effective July 1. L. 92: (3)(c) amended, p. 1970, § 72, effective July 1. L. 2001: (2) amended, p. 857, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2002: (2.5), (3)(f), (5.5), and (6.5) added and (4) and (7) amended, pp. 1195, 1196, §§ 1, 2, effective June 3. L. 2003: (5) and (5.5) amended, p. 1428, § 11, effective April 29; (5.5) amended, p. 1433, § 26, effective July 1. L. 2006: (3)(c) amended, p. 213, § 3, effective August 7.
Editor's note: Amendments to subsection (5.5) by section 11 of House Bill 03-1236 and section 26 of House Bill 03-1236 were harmonized.