Does Colorado law dictate what dealers can charge for private sale transfers?

[rtr]

If I arrange to purchase a gun from someone and we goto an FFL for a private transfer does the law dictate how much the dealer can charge for this service? CRS 18-12-112 says ?A licensed gun dealer may charge a fee for services rendered pursuant to this section, which fee shall not exceed ten dollars.? See https://codes.findlaw.com/co/title-1...18-12-112.html

Every dealer I am aware of charges more than $10. Are they breaking the law, is there some loophole I?m unaware of? Furthermore are FFLs required to offer this service or can they refuse to do it for any price?

[Great-Kazoo]

They don't have to do a transfer, or charge the required $10 .

[rtr]

They don't have to do a transfer, or charge the required $10 .

You are saying a store can choose whether or not to do transfers? Are you answering the question about how much they can charge if they do transfers?

[BPTactical]

They can only charge the mandated $10.00 for the background check

They can however charge what ever fee they desire for accommodating the transfer.

[CS1983]

For example:

Family Firearms charges 20.50 total. I'd assume 10 of that is the state fee, and 10.50 is their fee (or their fee and some combo of sales tax?).

[rtr]

I don’t see how

“A licensed gun dealer may charge a fee for services rendered pursuant to this section, which fee shall not exceed ten dollars.”

Means that they can charge over ten dollars total. Is the interpretation that they can something that the state has issued or just something the stores have made up on their own?

[Great-Kazoo]

I don’t see how

“A licensed gun dealer may charge a fee for services rendered pursuant to this section, which fee shall not exceed ten dollars.”

Means that they can charge over ten dollars total. Is the interpretation that they can something that the state has issued or just something the stores have made up on their own?

Yes a Fee. However for their time & paperwork what ever they want to charge, they can. Also it's up to the FFL whether they want to offer a transfer service. They are not obligated by law to do so. Which goes back to the extra charges , basically charging what ever to have you go elsewhere.


Down here it's the same for an OOS transfer. Some offer the service, some don't. Some charge $20, others charge $40+, some tell you no we do not do OOS transfers. Thankfully FTF is a cash n carry deal, even at gunshows.

[def90]

They can only charge the mandated $10.00 for the background check

They can however charge what ever fee they desire for accommodating the transfer.

This ^

The fee alluded to in the language of the law is for the background check itself, they then charge a fee of whatever they want for handling the entire transaction.

[ben4372]

Soooooooooooo. Does this mean the background fee charged by the state would be capped at 10 bucks too? Didn't it get up to $16.00 for a bit.

[rtr]

I understand the interpretation of the law you all are giving. Has any state agency given a similar interpretation? Or are you all just repeating the explanation gun stores have come up with?