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How to buy a specified semiautomatic firearm in Clear Creek County, Colorado

Buying a specified semiautomatic firearm in Colorado from 2026-08-01 requires a firearms safety course eligibility card, issued by your county sheriff after a name-based background check. This page is the Clear Creek County version of that process: what the county publishes, what it charges, and what is still unanswered.Check your exact model against the state's listbefore you start.

Every step, in order

These 8 steps run in order and are the same statewide. Step 2 is the only one your county controls, so it is expanded with what Clear Creek County publishes.

1. 1

   Create a Firearm Safety System (FSS) profile online at coloradofss.com. The application portal is live as of July 20, 2026.

2. 2

   Take a government-issued photo ID and a name-based background check to your county sheriff's office. Fees are collected at this step.

   In Clear Creek County

   Clear Creek County has not published the operational detail for this step — no hours, form, or document list. What it does publish is quoted below. Been through it? Tell me what they asked for.

3. 3

   The sheriff reviews the application and issues an eligibility card if approved. The card is valid for 5 years.

4. 4

   Find a sheriff-verified firearms instructor anywhere in Colorado. The instructor checks your FSS record to determine which course you need.

5. 5

   Basic course: 4 hours, for applicants with a CPW-verified hunter-education credential. Extended course: 12 hours over at least 2 days, for everyone else.

6. 6

   Pass a written exam and a hands-on practical with a score of 90% or better.

7. 7

   A passing course score is valid for 5 years from the date you complete it.

8. 8

   At the time of sale, the dealer checks your eligibility in the FSS before completing the transfer.

What it costs in Clear Creek County

The sheriff fee and the $52 CPW record fee are separate charges and add together. Course prices and background-check vendor prices are not published by anyone, so the total above is a floor, not a quote. Seewhat this process has actually cost people.

What Clear Creek County actually published

"These documents must be provided in person at the Clear Creek Sheriff's Office, 405 Argentine St, Georgetown. Hours are Monday through Thursday, 8am - 4pm (closed Noon - 1pm)."

Clear Creek County publishes a submittable "SB25-003 Firearms Safety Course Eligibility Card" form on the county website. Applicants must first complete the Colorado Parks and Wildlife application to obtain an Application Number, which the county form requires. The county form collects contact details and the CPW application number, but a government-issued proof of identity and third-party background check documents must be presented in person at the Clear Creek Sheriff's Office, 405 Argentine St, Georgetown, Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. (closed noon to 1 p.m.). Because the required documents cannot be submitted electronically, the application channel is recorded as in person. The county publishes no sheriff fee amount on this page, so no fee is recorded here; that is an absence of a published figure, not a statement that no fee is charged.

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