C.R.S. Section 18-13-121
Furnishing cigarettes, tobacco products, or nicotine products to persons under twenty-one years of age

(1)

Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a)

A person shall not give, sell, distribute, dispense, or offer for sale a cigarette, tobacco product, or nicotine product to any person who is under twenty-one years of age.

(b)

Before giving, selling, distributing, dispensing, or offering to sell to an individual any cigarette, tobacco product, or nicotine product, a person shall request from the individual and examine a government-issued photographic identification that establishes that the individual is twenty-one years of age or older.

(c)

A person who violates subsection (1)(a) or (1)(b) of this section commits a civil infraction and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of two hundred dollars, notwithstanding the provisions of section 18-1.3-503.

(d)

It is an affirmative defense to a prosecution under subsection (1)(a) of this section that the person furnishing the cigarette, tobacco product, or nicotine product was presented with and reasonably relied upon a government-issued photographic identification that identified the individual receiving the cigarette, tobacco product, or nicotine product as being twenty-one years of age or older.

(2)

Repealed.

(3)

Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a)

Nothing in this section prohibits a statutory or home rule municipality, county, or city and county from enacting an ordinance or resolution that prohibits the sale of any cigarettes, tobacco products, or nicotine products to persons under twenty-one years of age or imposes requirements more stringent than provided in this section.

(b)

A statutory or home rule municipality, county, or city and county shall not enact an ordinance or resolution that establishes a minimum age to purchase cigarettes, tobacco products, or nicotine products that is under twenty-one years of age.

(3.5)

Nothing in this section affects federal laws concerning cigarettes, tobacco products, or nicotine products, as they apply to military bases and Indian reservations within the state.
(4)(Deleted by amendment, L. 98, p. 1185, § 2, effective July 1, 1998.)(5)(a) As used in this section, “cigarette, tobacco product, or nicotine product” means:

(I)

A product that contains nicotine or tobacco or is derived from tobacco and is intended to be ingested or inhaled by or applied to the skin of an individual; or

(II)

Any device that can be used to deliver tobacco or nicotine to the person inhaling from the device, including an electronic cigarette, cigar, cigarillo, or pipe.

(b)

Notwithstanding any provision of paragraph (a) of this subsection (5) to the contrary, “cigarette, tobacco product, or nicotine product” does not mean a product that the food and drug administration of the United States department of health and human services has approved as a tobacco use cessation product.

Source: Section 18-13-121 — Furnishing cigarettes, tobacco products, or nicotine products to persons under twenty-one years of age, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-18.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

18‑13‑101
Abuse of a corpse 18‑13‑104
Fighting by agreement - dueling 18‑13‑106
Unlawful to discard or abandon iceboxes or motor vehicles and similar items 18‑13‑107
Interference with persons with disabilities 18‑13‑107.3
Intentional misrepresentation of entitlement to an assistance animal - penalty - definitions 18‑13‑107.7
Intentional misrepresentation of a service animal for a person with a disability - penalty - definitions 18‑13‑108
Removal of timber from state lands 18‑13‑109
Firing woods or prairie 18‑13‑109.5
Intentionally setting wildfire 18‑13‑111
Purchases of commodity metals or detached catalytic converters - violations - commodity metals theft task force - creation - composition - reports - legislative declaration - definitions - repeal 18‑13‑112
Hazardous waste violations 18‑13‑113
Unlawful to sell metal beverage containers with detachable opening devices 18‑13‑114
Sale of secondhand property - record - inspection - crime - definitions 18‑13‑114.5
Proof of ownership required - penalty - definitions 18‑13‑115
Notice - penalties 18‑13‑116
Sales tax license 18‑13‑117
Record of sales 18‑13‑118
Regulation of secondhand dealers 18‑13‑119
Health-care providers - abuse of health insurance 18‑13‑119.5
Abuse of property insurance 18‑13‑120
Use, transportation, and storage of drip gasoline 18‑13‑121
Furnishing cigarettes, tobacco products, or nicotine products to persons under twenty-one years of age 18‑13‑122
Illegal possession or consumption of ethyl alcohol or marijuana by an underage person - illegal possession of marijuana paraphernalia by an underage person - adolescent substance abuse prevention and treatment fund - legislative declaration - definitions 18‑13‑123
Unlawful administration of gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB) or ketamine 18‑13‑124
Dissemination of false information to obtain hospital admittance or care 18‑13‑125
Telephone records - sale or purchase 18‑13‑126
Locating protected persons 18‑13‑130
Bail bond - prohibited activities - penalties 18‑13‑131
Misuse of gametes - definitions 18‑13‑132
Furnishing kratom products to persons under twenty-one years of age 18‑13‑133
Prohibition on prosecuting health-care providers - patient ingests abortifacient in another state
Green check means up to date. Up to date

Current through Fall 2024

§ 18-13-121’s source at colorado​.gov