Verified CHP Firearms Instructor Program

Description: A class for people intending to apply for a new CHP.
Required Duration: Minimum of 8 hours. This does not need to be consecutive.

Required Elements

• Knowledge and safe handling of firearms and ammunition.
• Safe storage of firearms and child safety.
• Safe firearms shooting fundamentals.
• Federal and state laws pertaining to the lawful purchase, ownership, transportation, use, and possession of firearms.
• Extreme Risk Protection Orders described in Article 14.5 of Title 13.
• Requirements for reporting lost or stolen firearms as described in C.R.S. § 18-12-113.
• Requirements for secure firearms storage as described in C.R.S. § 18-12-114.
• State laws pertaining to the use of deadly force for self-defense.
• Instruction on any other state law enacted within 5 years before the class that pertains to the purchase, ownership, transportation, use, and possession of firearms.
• Best practices to ensure CHP holders safely interact with law enforcement personnel who are responding to an emergency.
• Instruction regarding techniques for avoiding a criminal attack and how to manage a violent confrontation, including conflict resolution and judgmental use of lethal force.
• Require students to complete a live-fire exercise on a range, discharging at least 50 rounds with a minimum 70% accuracy score. This does not need to be conducted in a single day.
• Require students to complete a written Concealed Handgun Competency exam which tests a student’s knowledge of the subjects described in C.R.S §§ 18-12-202.5 (3)(a) to (3)(f), with a minimum score of 80%. This exam must be an open book exam.

Description: A class for people intending to renew an existing CHP. A certificate for this class will not suffice for new CHP applications.
Required Duration: Minimum of 2 hours.

Required Elements

• Instruction on changes to federal and state laws related to firearms enacted within 5 years prior to the refresher class.
• Require students to complete a live-fire exercise on a range, discharging at least 50 rounds with a minimum 70% accuracy score.
• Require students to complete a written Concealed Handgun Competency exam which tests a student’s knowledge of the subjects described in C.R.S §§ 18-12-202.5 (3)(a) to (3)(f), with a minimum score of 80%. This exam must be an open book exam.

Certificates issued to students must have the following information:

• • The instructor’s printed or typed name and original signature – digital/electronic signatures, stamps, cursive fonts are not acceptable.
  • Certificates must clearly indicate whether the student completed a Concealed Handgun Training class (New) or a Refresher class.
  • The student’s printed name.
  • The date the student completed the class.

• Instructor Certification of Compliance Form
• Verified Instructor Application

1. Submit payment in one of the following amounts as applicable:
   • $100 to apply for a first-time verification as an instructor in Boulder County.
   • $50 to apply for a renewal of your verification as an instructor
2. Fill out and sign the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office Verified CHP Firearms Instructor application.
3. Submit the following materials to our email address: SheriffCHP@bouldercounty.gov:
   • The completed and signed Verified Firearms Instructor Application
   • A copy of your Colorado Driver’s License or ID
   • A copy of your valid Colorado Concealed Handgun Permit
   • Proof that you are a certified firearms instructor, such as an NRA instructor certificate or Colorado POST instructor certificate.
4. You will receive an email response once your application has been received. If any required documents are missing or incomplete, your application will not be processed. Please do not send any additional documentation unless specifically requested.
5. This process may take up to 30 days to complete.

Once your processing fee, complete application, and all required documentation have been received and processed, a Boulder County Verified Instructor certificate will be issued upon review and by the authority of the Sheriff. Additionally, your name and verification expiration date will be added to our public list of Verified Instructors.

Visit Permitium to start the application process (or other request). This usually takes less than ten minutes to complete.

If you do not find the information you need on this website or cannot complete the application process online due to a disability or special circumstance, please email us at SheriffCHP@bouldercounty.org or call 303-441-3994.

• If an instructor no longer meets the requirements for verification, your status as a Verified CHP Firearms Instructor will be revoked.
• If an instructor provides a certificate for the completion of a Concealed Handgun Training class or Refresher class that fails to meet the class requirements, your status as a Verified Instructor will be suspended. You may appeal for reinstatement no earlier than 30 days following the suspension per C.R.S. 18-12-202.7 (4)(b).
• Please note, if your Verified CHP Firearms Instructor status is revoked or suspended, you will be removed from our public list of Verified Instructors.

If your application is denied, you will receive a letter explaining the grounds for the denial, suspension, or revocation. The letter will also explain how the applicant may appeal this decision. Applicants may also seek judicial review of the Sheriff’s decision, per C.R.S. 18-12-207 (4)(a).