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(a) Concealment. Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section it shall be unlawful for any person to wear under his or her clothes or carry concealed on or about his or her person any illegal or deadly weapon, including but not by way of limitation any firearm, slingshot, razor, dirk, dagger, or any knife, nunchaku or throwing stars.

(b) It shall not be an offense of subsection (a) of this section if the defendant was:

(1) In compliance with the provisions of section 94-144.5, if applicable; or

(2) A person in a private automobile or other means of private conveyance who carries a knife for lawful protection of such person's or another's person or property while traveling, or

(3) In his or her own dwelling or place of business or on property owned or under his or her control at the time of the alleged violation; or

(4) A person who, at the time of carrying the concealed weapon held a valid permit to carry such concealed weapon issued pursuant to C.R.S. 18-12-105.1 as it existed prior to its repeal, or, if the weapon involved was a handgun, held a valid permit to carry a concealed handgun or a temporary emergency permit issued pursuant to part 2 of article 12 of title 18 of the Colorado Revised Statutes; except that it shall be an offense under this section if the person was carrying a concealed handgun in violation of the carrying restrictions contained in C.R.S. 18-12-214; or

(5) A peace officer, as described in Section 16-2.5-101, C.R.S. when carrying a weapon in conformance with the policy of the employing agency as provided in Section 16-2.5-101(2) C.R.S.; or

(6) A United States Probation Officer or a United States Pretrial Services Officer while on duty and serving in the State of Colorado under the authority of rules and regulations promulgated by the Judicial Conference of the United States.

(c) Display. It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly, recklessly, or negligently display, flourish, or brandish any illegal or deadly weapon, including but not limited to those enunciated in subsection (a) of this section, in such manner as to reasonably cause fear of bodily injury to another person. (Code 1979, § 27-113; Ord. No. 2010-24, § 4, 7-12-2010; Ord. No. 2003-56, § 1, 9-8-2003; Ord. No. 2001-54, § 2, 8-20-2001; Ord. No. 95-52, exhibit A (§ 27-113), 9-11-1995)