FogRider
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I'm pretty sure I've mentioned it in another thread, but about a month and a half ago I lost my CWP. No need to go into details, suffice to say that if you are going to put valuable stuff in a backpack, closed zippers are your friends.
Anywho, this happened on a Sunday early in November. Monday I called the Arapahoe Cty. Sheriffs Office (ACSO), and was informed that I needed to report the lost permit within three days, and I needed to report it to the officials in the county where it was lost, and bring a notarized official report back to the ACSO. So I called the Weld Cty. Sherrifs Office (WCSO), and they told me I could file a report online. I had some problems, but was able to get it done Tuesday morning (still within three days - I thought I was good to go).
Fast forward to yesterday. It takes at least two weeks to get an official report from an online report, and time pretty much got away from me. So Monday I drive up to Greeley CO (about 1:45, not something I want to do repeatedly), stop it the WCSO to get a notarized official report. The lady that does the notarizing is on holiday, so I just got the report in hopes that would be enough. Today I took it into the ACSO to get my permit replaced. While I was filling out the lost permit report, a deputy was sitting next to me reading through the report I got from WCSO. She pointed out that today is 12/23, and the license was lost on 11/2. Well past the three day limit. I told her that I was told I only had to report it to the other office within three days. She told me no, both agencys need to know. I told her that 1) That's not what I was told and 2) I couldn't have done anything for ACSO because I couln't get an official report from WCSO for at least two weeks. She then told me that she understood the problem, but was not sure what she could do, because at the moment I had commited a Class 1 Misdemeanor.
Fortunately, she must have got everything worked out, because she came back after about 15 minutes with my new license, and told me to not lose it again, and if I do, tell everyone immediately.
So long story short, I was breaking the law while thinking I was following instructions that would keep me legal. It worked out, but it could have been quite a bit worse. So, CO CWP holders, if you lose your permit file a report at the county where you lost it, AND in the county that issued it, and do it right away.
Well, that was a lot longer than I expected. Oh well, I've got nothing else going on at the moment.
I'm pretty sure I've mentioned it in another thread, but about a month and a half ago I lost my CWP. No need to go into details, suffice to say that if you are going to put valuable stuff in a backpack, closed zippers are your friends.
Anywho, this happened on a Sunday early in November. Monday I called the Arapahoe Cty. Sheriffs Office (ACSO), and was informed that I needed to report the lost permit within three days, and I needed to report it to the officials in the county where it was lost, and bring a notarized official report back to the ACSO. So I called the Weld Cty. Sherrifs Office (WCSO), and they told me I could file a report online. I had some problems, but was able to get it done Tuesday morning (still within three days - I thought I was good to go).
Fast forward to yesterday. It takes at least two weeks to get an official report from an online report, and time pretty much got away from me. So Monday I drive up to Greeley CO (about 1:45, not something I want to do repeatedly), stop it the WCSO to get a notarized official report. The lady that does the notarizing is on holiday, so I just got the report in hopes that would be enough. Today I took it into the ACSO to get my permit replaced. While I was filling out the lost permit report, a deputy was sitting next to me reading through the report I got from WCSO. She pointed out that today is 12/23, and the license was lost on 11/2. Well past the three day limit. I told her that I was told I only had to report it to the other office within three days. She told me no, both agencys need to know. I told her that 1) That's not what I was told and 2) I couldn't have done anything for ACSO because I couln't get an official report from WCSO for at least two weeks. She then told me that she understood the problem, but was not sure what she could do, because at the moment I had commited a Class 1 Misdemeanor.
Fortunately, she must have got everything worked out, because she came back after about 15 minutes with my new license, and told me to not lose it again, and if I do, tell everyone immediately.
So long story short, I was breaking the law while thinking I was following instructions that would keep me legal. It worked out, but it could have been quite a bit worse. So, CO CWP holders, if you lose your permit file a report at the county where you lost it, AND in the county that issued it, and do it right away.
Well, that was a lot longer than I expected. Oh well, I've got nothing else going on at the moment.