Colorado legal term
Large-capacity magazine in Colorado Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Colorado legislative session
In Colorado criminal law, “Large-capacity magazine” 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 “Large-capacity magazine” mean in Colorado criminal law?
"Large-capacity magazine" means: (I) A fixed or detachable magazine, box, drum, feed strip, or similar device capable of accepting, or that is designed to be readily converted to accept, more than fifteen rounds of ammunition; (II) A fixed, tubular shotgun magazine that holds more than twenty-eight inches of shotgun shells, including any extension device that is attached to the magazine and holds additional shotgun shells; or (III) A nontubular, detachable magazine, box, drum, feed strip, or similar device that is capable of accepting more than eight shotgun shells when combined with a fixed m (C.R.S. § 18-12-301)
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