February 19, 2025
During the Working Group meeting on February 12, 2025, there was discussion concerning individual firearms dealers submitting fingerprint cards directly to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI). We contacted the CBI to confirm their procedure related to this question.
On this date, the Division was informed that the CBI "does not accept hard card prints except from law enforcement agencies."
The submission of fingerprint cards to the CBI for purposes of a criminal history check is outlined in statute 18-12-407(3)(b), which only provides for two options for getting fingerprints taken: a local law enforcement agency or "any third-party approved by the Colorado Bureau of Investigation..." The CBI informed the Division that the only two approved third-party fingerprint vendors are IdentoGo and Colorado Fingerprinting.
Colorado Firearms Dealer Division