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How to buy a specified semiautomatic firearm in Las Animas 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 Las Animas 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 Las Animas 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 Las Animas County

   Where

   Las Animas County Sheriff's Office, 2309 E Main St, Trinidad, CO 81082

   When

   8am - 4pm Mondays through Fridays

   Mail to

   Las Animas County Sheriff's Office, 2309 E Main St, Trinidad, CO 81082

   Payment

   Fees are collected in person when the background check and ID are presented. CPW = $52.00. No county fee for Las Animas County residents; $50 for out-of-county residents.

   Who they take

   Accepts applicants from outside the county

   Card delivery

   Whether approved or denied you will receive an auto generated email. If denied an EC, you will be contacted by the sheriff's office.

   What to bring

   • CPW application submitted in the Firearms Safety System (FSS)
   • Las Animas County Sheriff's Firearms Safety Eligibility Card Application
   • Name-based background check from MyTruseal.com or NationalSearch.com, no more than 21 days old at the time of application
   • Government issued photo ID, presented in person
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 Las Animas 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 Las Animas County actually published

"We will administer this process in a professional and efficient manner; therefore, no additional fees will be assessed by this Office for residents of Las Animas County. ... You must provide: name-based background check from MyTruseal.com or NationalSearch.com, and government issued photo ID to the Las Animas County Sheriff's Office in person for your application to be processed. ... The Las Animas County Sheriff's Office will not be charging a fee at this time for local residents. Out of county residents will be required to pay a fee of $50 to our office."

The Las Animas County Sheriff's Office publishes a Senate Bill 25-003 Firearms Safety Eligibility Card information document on its forms page. It lays out the steps: submit the CPW application in the Firearms Safety System, complete the county's own eligibility-card application, and bring a name-based background check (no more than 21 days old) and government photo ID to the Sheriff's Office in person, where fees are collected. The office charges no local fee to Las Animas County residents; out-of-county applicants pay $50 to the office. The $52 CPW record fee applies separately. The card is valid for 5 years and the office says applicants get an automated email whether approved or denied. The forms page says completed applications can be dropped off at the office 8am-4pm Monday through Friday, mailed, or emailed. The document's link to the county application form itself is broken.

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