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2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 18 - CRIMINAL CODE (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-26-102) › Article 5 - OFFENSES INVOLVING FRAUD (§§ 18-5-101 — 18-5-905) › Part 1 - FORGERY, SIMULATION, IMPERSONATION, AND RELATED OFFENSES (§§ 18-5-101 — 18-5-120) › Section 18-5-109 - Criminal possession of forgery devices

(1)
A person commits criminal possession of forgery devices when:
(a)
Such person makes or possesses with knowledge of its character any plate, die, or other device, apparatus, equipment, or article specifically designed for use in counterfeiting, unlawfully simulating, or otherwise forging written instruments or counterfeit marks; or
(b)
Such person makes or possesses any device, apparatus, equipment, or article capable of or adaptable to a use specified in paragraph (a) of this subsection (1), with intent to use it, or to aid or permit another to use it, for purposes of forgery or the production of counterfeit marks; or
(c)
Such person illegally possesses a genuine plate, die, or other device used in the production of written instruments or counterfeit marks, with intent to fraudulently use the same; or
(d)
Such person unlawfully makes, produces, possesses, or utters a document-making implement knowing that such document-making implement may be used or is used in the production of a false identification document or counterfeit mark or another implement for the production of false identification documents or counterfeit marks.
(2)
Criminal possession of forgery devices:
(a)
Committed in violation of subsection (1)(a), (1)(b), or (1)(d) of this section is a class 5 felony;
(b)
Committed in violation of subsection (1)(c) of this section is a class 6 felony.
(3)
As used in this section, "counterfeit mark" has the meaning set forth in section
18-5-110.5(3)(a)
.
Amended by 2023 Ch. 298,§ 17, eff. 10/1/2023.
L. 71: R&RE, p. 435, § 1.C.R.S. 1963:§ 40-5-109. L. 89:(2) amended, p. 834, § 53, effective July 1. L. 2000:(1)(d) added, p. 647, § 4, effective July 1. L. 2001:Entire section amended, p. 768, § 3, effective August 8. L. 2023:(2) amended,(HB 23-1293), ch. 298, p. 1786, § 17, effective October 1.
For the legislative declaration contained in the 2001 act amending this section, see section 1 of chapter 224, Session Laws of Colorado 2001.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 18 - CRIMINAL CODE (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-26-102) › Article 5 - OFFENSES INVOLVING FRAUD (§§ 18-5-101 — 18-5-905) › Part 1 - FORGERY, SIMULATION, IMPERSONATION, AND RELATED OFFENSES (§§ 18-5-101 — 18-5-120) › Section 18-5-110 - Criminal simulation

(1)
A person commits a criminal simulation, when:
(a)
With intent to defraud, he makes, alters, or represents any object in such fashion that it appears to have an antiquity, rarity, source or authorship, ingredient, or composition which it does not in fact have; or
(b)
With knowledge of its true character and with intent to use to defraud, he utters, misrepresents, or possesses any object made or altered as specified in paragraph (a) of this subsection (1).
(2)
Criminal simulation is a class 2 misdemeanor.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 462, § 230, eff. 3/1/2022.
L. 71: R&RE, p. 435, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 40-5-110. L. 87: (1)(b) amended, p. 1578, § 23, effective July 10. L. 2021: (2) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 3181, p. 3181, § 230, effective 3/1/2022.
Section 803(2) of chapter 462 (SB 21-271), Session Laws of Colorado 2021, provides that the act changing this section applies to offenses committed on or after March 1, 2022.
2021 Ch. 462, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 18 - CRIMINAL CODE (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-26-102) › Article 5 - OFFENSES INVOLVING FRAUD (§§ 18-5-101 — 18-5-905) › Part 1 - FORGERY, SIMULATION, IMPERSONATION, AND RELATED OFFENSES (§§ 18-5-101 — 18-5-120) › Section 18-5-111 - Unlawfully using slugs

(1)
A person commits unlawfully using slugs, if:
(a)
With intent to defraud the vendor of property or a service sold by means of a coin machine, he knowingly inserts, deposits, or uses a slug in such machine or causes the machine to be operated by any other unauthorized means; or
(b)
He makes, possesses, or disposes of a slug or slugs with intent to enable a person to use it or them fraudulently in a coin machine.
(2)
"Coin machine" means a coin box, turnstile, vending machine, or other mechanical or electronic device or receptacle designed to receive a coin or bill of a certain denomination or token made for the purpose and, in return for the insertion or deposit thereof, to offer, to provide, to assist in providing, or to permit the acquisition of some property or some public or private service.
(3)
"Slug" means any object or article which, by virtue of its size, shape, or any other quality, is capable of being inserted, deposited, or otherwise used in a coin machine as an improper but effective substitute for a genuine coin, bill, or token, and of thereby enabling a person to obtain without valid consideration the property or service sold through the machine.
(4)
Unlawfully using slugs is a petty offense.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 462, § 232, eff. 3/1/2022.
L. 71: R&RE, p. 435, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 40-5-111. L. 2021: (4) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 3182, p. 3182, § 232, effective 3/1/2022.
Section 803(2) of chapter 462 (SB 21-271), Session Laws of Colorado 2021, provides that the act changing this section applies to offenses committed on or after March 1, 2022.
2021 Ch. 462, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 18 - CRIMINAL CODE (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-26-102) › Article 5 - OFFENSES INVOLVING FRAUD (§§ 18-5-101 — 18-5-905) › Part 1 - FORGERY, SIMULATION, IMPERSONATION, AND RELATED OFFENSES (§§ 18-5-101 — 18-5-120) › Section 18-5-112 - Obtaining signature by deception

(1)
A person commits obtaining signature by deception if, by deception and with intent to defraud or to acquire a benefit for himself or another, he causes another to sign or execute a written instrument.
(2)
As used in this section, "by deception" means by knowingly:
(a)
Creating or confirming another's impression which is false and which the deceiver does not believe to be true; or
(b)
Failing to correct a false impression held by another which the deceiver previously has created or confirmed; or
(c)
Preventing another from acquiring information pertinent to any matter material to a proper understanding of any transaction in which the signature of such person is procured.
(3)
Obtaining signatures by deception is a class 2 misdemeanor.
L. 71: R&RE, p. 436, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 40-5-112.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 18 - CRIMINAL CODE (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-26-102) › Article 5 - OFFENSES INVOLVING FRAUD (§§ 18-5-101 — 18-5-905) › Part 1 - FORGERY, SIMULATION, IMPERSONATION, AND RELATED OFFENSES (§§ 18-5-101 — 18-5-120) › Section 18-5-113 - Criminal impersonation

(1)
A person commits criminal impersonation if he or she knowingly:
(a)
Assumes a false or fictitious identity or legal capacity, and in such identity or capacity he or she:
(I)
Marries, or pretends to marry, or to sustain the marriage relation toward another without the connivance of the latter;
(II)
Becomes bail or surety for a party in an action or proceeding, civil or criminal, before a court or officer authorized to take the bail or surety; or
(III)
Confesses a judgment, or subscribes, verifies, publishes, acknowledges, or proves a written instrument which by law may be recorded, with the intent that the same may be delivered as true; or
(b)
Assumes a false or fictitious identity or capacity, legal or other, and in such identity or capacity he or she:
(I)
Performs an act that, if done by the person falsely impersonated, subjects such person to an action or special proceeding, civil or criminal, or to liability, charge, forfeiture, or penalty;
(II)
Performs an act that, if done by the person falsely impersonated, might subject the person to an action or special proceeding, civil or criminal, or to liability, charge, forfeiture, or penalty; or
(III)
Performs any other act with intent to unlawfully gain a benefit for himself, herself, or another or to injure or defraud another.
(2)
(a)
Criminal impersonation in violation of subsection (1)(a)(III) or (1)(b)(I) of this section is a class 6 felony.
(a.5)
Criminal impersonation in violation of subsection (1)(a)(I) or (1)(a)(II) of this section is a class 5 felony.
(b)
Criminal impersonation in violation of subsection (1)(b)(II) of this section is a class 1 misdemeanor.
(c)
Criminal impersonation in violation of subsection (1)(b)(III) of this section is a class 2 misdemeanor.
(3)
For the purposes of subsection (1) of this section, using false or fictitious personal identifying information, as defined in section
18-5-901(13)
, shall constitute the assumption of a false or fictitious identity or capacity.
Amended by 2023 Ch. 298,§ 18, eff. 10/1/2023.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 462, § 233, eff. 3/1/2022.
L. 71: R&RE, p. 436, § 1.C.R.S. 1963:§ 40-5-113. L. 77:IP(1) amended, p. 964, § 30, effective July 1. L. 89:(2) amended, p. 834, § 54, effective July 1. L. 2011:(1) amended and (3) added,(SB 11-201), ch. 217, p. 947, § 1, effective May 27. L. 2021:(1)(b) and (2) amended,(SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3182, § 233, effective 3/1/2022. L. 2023:(2)(a) amended and (2)(a.5) added,(HB 23-1293), ch. 298, p. 1786, § 18, effective October 1.
Section 77 of chapter 298 (HB 23-1293), Session Laws of Colorado 2023, provides that the act changing this section applies to offenses committed on or after October 1, 2023.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 18 - CRIMINAL CODE (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-26-102) › Article 5 - OFFENSES INVOLVING FRAUD (§§ 18-5-101 — 18-5-905) › Part 1 - FORGERY, SIMULATION, IMPERSONATION, AND RELATED OFFENSES (§§ 18-5-101 — 18-5-120) › Section 18-5-114 - Offering a false instrument for recording

(1)
A person commits offering a false instrument for recording in the first degree if, knowing that a written instrument relating to or affecting real or personal property or directly affecting contractual relationships contains a material false statement or material false information, and with intent to defraud, he presents or offers it to a public office or a public employee, with the knowledge or belief that it will be registered, filed, or recorded or become a part of the records of that public office or public employee.
(2)
Offering a false instrument for recording in the first degree is a class 5 felony.
(3)
A person commits offering a false instrument for recording in the second degree if, knowing that a written instrument relating to or affecting real or personal property or directly affecting contractual relationships contains a material false statement or material false information, he presents or offers it to a public office or a public employee, with the knowledge or belief that it will be registered, filed, or recorded or become a part of the records of that public office or public employee.
(4)
Offering a false instrument for recording in the second degree is a class 2 misdemeanor.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 462, § 234, eff. 3/1/2022.
L. 71: R&RE, p. 437, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 40-5-114. L. 80: Entire section amended, p. 536, § 1, effective April 13. L. 2021: (4) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 3183, p. 3183, § 234, effective 3/1/2022.
Section 803(2) of chapter 462 (SB 21-271), Session Laws of Colorado 2021, provides that the act changing this section applies to offenses committed on or after March 1, 2022.
2021 Ch. 462, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 18 - CRIMINAL CODE (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-26-102) › Article 5 - OFFENSES INVOLVING FRAUD (§§ 18-5-101 — 18-5-905) › Part 1 - FORGERY, SIMULATION, IMPERSONATION, AND RELATED OFFENSES (§§ 18-5-101 — 18-5-120) › Section 18-5-115 - [Repealed]

L. 75: Entire section added, p. 636, § 1, effective July 14. L. 77: (1)(b) and (1)(c) amended, p. 964, § 31, effective July 1. L. 84: (1)(a) amended and (1)(d) added, p. 546, § 1, effective April 12. L. 87: (1)(e) to (1)(g) added, p. 611, § 24, effective July 1. L. 88: Entire section repealed, p. 359, § 3, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 18 - CRIMINAL CODE (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-26-102) › Article 5 - OFFENSES INVOLVING FRAUD (§§ 18-5-101 — 18-5-905) › Part 1 - FORGERY, SIMULATION, IMPERSONATION, AND RELATED OFFENSES (§§ 18-5-101 — 18-5-120) › Section 18-5-116 - Controlled substances - inducing consumption by fraudulent means

(1)
It is unlawful for any person, surreptitiously or by means of fraud, misrepresentation, suppression of truth, deception, or subterfuge, to cause any other person to unknowingly consume or receive the direct administration of any controlled substance, as defined in section
18-18-102(5)
; except that nothing in this section shall diminish the scope of health care authorized by law.
(2)
Any person who violates the provisions of this section commits a class 4 felony.
L. 80: Entire section added, p. 538, § 1, effective February 14. L. 81: (1) amended, p. 738, § 22, effective July 1. L. 2012: (1) amended, (HB 12-1311), ch. 281, p. 1619, § 45, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 18 - CRIMINAL CODE (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-26-102) › Article 5 - OFFENSES INVOLVING FRAUD (§§ 18-5-101 — 18-5-905) › Part 1 - FORGERY, SIMULATION, IMPERSONATION, AND RELATED OFFENSES (§§ 18-5-101 — 18-5-120) › Section 18-5-117 - [Repealed]

L. 2004: Entire section added, p. 1960, § 5, effective August 4. L. 2005: (3) amended, p. 766, § 28, effective June 1. L. 2006: Entire section repealed, p. 1318, § 3, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 18 - CRIMINAL CODE (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-26-102) › Article 5 - OFFENSES INVOLVING FRAUD (§§ 18-5-101 — 18-5-905) › Part 1 - FORGERY, SIMULATION, IMPERSONATION, AND RELATED OFFENSES (§§ 18-5-101 — 18-5-120) › Section 18-5-118 - [Repealed]

L. 2004: Entire section added, p. 1336, § 10, effective 7/1/2005. L. 2009: Entire section repealed, (HB 09 -1266), ch. 347, p. 1815, § 3, effective August 5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 18 - CRIMINAL CODE (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-26-102) › Article 5 - OFFENSES INVOLVING FRAUD (§§ 18-5-101 — 18-5-905) › Part 1 - FORGERY, SIMULATION, IMPERSONATION, AND RELATED OFFENSES (§§ 18-5-101 — 18-5-120) › Section 18-5-119 - [Repealed]

L. 2005: Entire section added, p. 847, § 6, effective July 1. L. 2006: Entire section repealed, p. 1318, § 4, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 18 - CRIMINAL CODE (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-26-102) › Article 5 - OFFENSES INVOLVING FRAUD (§§ 18-5-101 — 18-5-905) › Part 1 - FORGERY, SIMULATION, IMPERSONATION, AND RELATED OFFENSES (§§ 18-5-101 — 18-5-120) › Section 18-5-120 - [Repealed]

L. 2005: Entire section added, p. 796, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2006: Entire section repealed, p. 1318, § 5, effective July 1.
This section was originally numbered as §
18-5-119
in House Bill 05-1347 but was renumbered on revision for ease of location.
For current provisions relating to gathering identity information by deception, see §18-5-904.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 18 - CRIMINAL CODE (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-26-102) › Article 5 - OFFENSES INVOLVING FRAUD (§§ 18-5-101 — 18-5-905) › Part 2 - FRAUD IN OBTAINING PROPERTY OR SERVICES (§§ 18-5-201 — 18-5-211) › Section 18-5-201 - [Repealed]

L. 71: R&RE, p. 437, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 40-5-201. L. 84: Entire section repealed, p. 552, § 3, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 18 - CRIMINAL CODE (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-26-102) › Article 5 - OFFENSES INVOLVING FRAUD (§§ 18-5-101 — 18-5-905) › Part 2 - FRAUD IN OBTAINING PROPERTY OR SERVICES (§§ 18-5-201 — 18-5-211) › Section 18-5-201.1 - [Repealed]

L. 81: Entire section added, p. 991, § 1, effective April 30. L. 84: Entire section repealed, p. 552, § 3, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 18 - CRIMINAL CODE (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-26-102) › Article 5 - OFFENSES INVOLVING FRAUD (§§ 18-5-101 — 18-5-905) › Part 2 - FRAUD IN OBTAINING PROPERTY OR SERVICES (§§ 18-5-201 — 18-5-211) › Section 18-5-202 - [Repealed]

L. 71: R&RE, p. 437, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 40-5-202. L. 72: p. 593, § 68. L. 84: Entire section repealed, p. 552, § 3, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 18 - CRIMINAL CODE (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-26-102) › Article 5 - OFFENSES INVOLVING FRAUD (§§ 18-5-101 — 18-5-905) › Part 2 - FRAUD IN OBTAINING PROPERTY OR SERVICES (§§ 18-5-201 — 18-5-211) › Section 18-5-202.1 - [Repealed]

L. 81: Entire section added, p. 991, § 1, effective April 30. L. 84: Entire section repealed, p. 552, § 3, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 18 - CRIMINAL CODE (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-26-102) › Article 5 - OFFENSES INVOLVING FRAUD (§§ 18-5-101 — 18-5-905) › Part 2 - FRAUD IN OBTAINING PROPERTY OR SERVICES (§§ 18-5-201 — 18-5-211) › Section 18-5-203 - [Repealed]

L. 71: R&RE, p. 438, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 40-5-203. L. 84: Entire section repealed, p. 552, § 3, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 18 - CRIMINAL CODE (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-26-102) › Article 5 - OFFENSES INVOLVING FRAUD (§§ 18-5-101 — 18-5-905) › Part 2 - FRAUD IN OBTAINING PROPERTY OR SERVICES (§§ 18-5-201 — 18-5-211) › Section 18-5-204 - [Repealed]

L. 71: R&RE, p. 438, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 40-5-204. L. 84: Entire section repealed, p. 552, § 3, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 18 - CRIMINAL CODE (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-26-102) › Article 5 - OFFENSES INVOLVING FRAUD (§§ 18-5-101 — 18-5-905) › Part 2 - FRAUD IN OBTAINING PROPERTY OR SERVICES (§§ 18-5-201 — 18-5-211) › Section 18-5-207 - Purchase on credit to defraud

A person who purchases any personal property on credit and thereafter, before paying for it, sells, hypothecates, pledges, or disposes of it with intent to defraud the seller or vendor commits a class 2 misdemeanor.
L. 71: R&RE, p. 440, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 40-5-207.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 18 - CRIMINAL CODE (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-26-102) › Article 5 - OFFENSES INVOLVING FRAUD (§§ 18-5-101 — 18-5-905) › Part 2 - FRAUD IN OBTAINING PROPERTY OR SERVICES (§§ 18-5-201 — 18-5-211) › Section 18-5-208 - Dual contracts to induce loan

It is a class 2 misdemeanor for any person to knowingly make, issue, deliver, or receive dual contracts for the purchase or sale of real property. The term "dual contracts", either written or oral, means two separate contracts concerning the same parcel of real property, one of which states the true and actual purchase price and one of which states a purchase price in excess of the true and actual purchase price, and is used, or intended to be used, to induce persons to make a loan or a loan commitment on such real property in reliance upon the stated inflated value.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 462, § 237, eff. 3/1/2022.
L. 71: R&RE, p. 440, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 40-5-208. L. 2021: Entire section amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 3185, p. 3185, § 237, effective 3/1/2022.
Section 803(2) of chapter 462 (SB 21-271), Session Laws of Colorado 2021, provides that the act changing this section applies to offenses committed on or after March 1, 2022.
2021 Ch. 462, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 18 - CRIMINAL CODE (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-26-102) › Article 5 - OFFENSES INVOLVING FRAUD (§§ 18-5-101 — 18-5-905) › Part 2 - FRAUD IN OBTAINING PROPERTY OR SERVICES (§§ 18-5-201 — 18-5-211) › Section 18-5-209 - Issuing a false financial statement - obtaining a financial transaction device by false statements

(1)
A person commits issuing a false financial statement if, with intent to defraud, he:
(a)
Knowingly makes or utters a written instrument which purports to describe the financial condition or ability to pay of himself or another person and which is false in some material respect and reasonably relied upon; or
(b)
Represents in writing that a written instrument purporting to describe another person's financial condition or ability to pay as of a prior date is accurate with respect to that person's current financial condition or ability to pay, knowing the instrument to be materially false in that respect and reasonably relied upon.
(2)
Issuing a false financial statement is a class 2 misdemeanor.
(3)
A person commits issuing a false financial statement for purposes of obtaining a financial transaction device, as defined in section
18-5-701 (3)
, if, with intent to defraud, upon filing an application for a financial transaction device with an issuer, he knowingly makes or causes to be made a false statement or report, which is false in some material respect and reasonably relied upon, relative to his name, occupation, financial condition, assets, or liabilities or willfully and substantially overvalues any assets or willfully omits or substantially undervalues any indebtedness for the purpose of influencing the issuer to issue a financial transaction device.
(4)
Issuing a false financial statement for purposes of obtaining a financial transaction device when such device is used to obtain property or services or money is a class 2 misdemeanor.
(5)
Issuing two or more false financial statements for purposes of obtaining two or more financial transaction devices when such devices are used to obtain property or services or money is a class 6 felony.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 462, § 238, eff. 3/1/2022.
L. 71: R&RE, p. 441, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 40-5-209. L. 84: (3) to (5) added, p. 548, § 1, effective July 1. L. 89: (5) amended, p. 835, § 57, effective July 1. L. 2021: (4) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 3185, p. 3185, § 238, effective 3/1/2022.
Section 803(2) of chapter 462 (SB 21-271), Session Laws of Colorado 2021, provides that the act changing this section applies to offenses committed on or after March 1, 2022.
2021 Ch. 462, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 18 - CRIMINAL CODE (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-26-102) › Article 5 - OFFENSES INVOLVING FRAUD (§§ 18-5-101 — 18-5-905) › Part 2 - FRAUD IN OBTAINING PROPERTY OR SERVICES (§§ 18-5-201 — 18-5-211) › Section 18-5-210 - Receiving deposits in a failing financial institution

A person commits a class 6 felony if, as an officer, manager, or other person participating in the direction of a financial institution, he knowingly receives or permits the receipt of a deposit or investment, knowing that the institution is insolvent. A financial institution is insolvent within the meaning of this section when from any cause it is unable to pay its obligations in the ordinary or usual course of business or its liabilities exceed its assets.
L. 71: R&RE, p. 441, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 40-5-210. L. 89: Entire section amended, p. 835, § 58, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 18 - CRIMINAL CODE (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-26-102) › Article 5 - OFFENSES INVOLVING FRAUD (§§ 18-5-101 — 18-5-905) › Part 3 - FRAUDULENT AND DECEPTIVE SALES AND BUSINESS PRACTICES (§§ 18-5-301 — 18-5-309) › Section 18-5-301 - Fraud in effecting sales

(1)
A person commits a class 2 misdemeanor if, in the course of business, he knowingly:
(a)
Uses or possesses for use a false weight or measure, or any other device for falsely determining or recording any quality or quantity; or
(b)
Sells, offers, or exposes for sale or delivers less than the represented quantity of any commodity or service; or
(c)
Takes or attempts to take more than the represented quantity of any commodity or service when as buyer he furnishes the weight or measure; or
(d)
Sells, offers, or exposes for sale an adulterated or mislabeled commodity. "Adulterated" means varying from the standard of composition or quality prescribed by or pursuant to any statute of the state of Colorado or the United States providing criminal penalties for such variance, or set by established commercial usage. "Mislabeled" means varying from the standard of truth or disclosure in labeling prescribed or pursuant to any statute of the state of Colorado or the United States providing criminal penalties for such variance, or set by established commercial usage; or
(e)
Makes a false or misleading statement in any advertisement addressed to the public or to a substantial segment thereof for the purpose of promoting the purchase or sale of property or services.
(f)
Repealed.
L. 71: R&RE, p. 441, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 40-5-301. L. 79: (1)(f) repealed, p. 730, § 11, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 18 - CRIMINAL CODE (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-26-102) › Article 5 - OFFENSES INVOLVING FRAUD (§§ 18-5-101 — 18-5-905) › Part 3 - FRAUDULENT AND DECEPTIVE SALES AND BUSINESS PRACTICES (§§ 18-5-301 — 18-5-309) › Section 18-5-302 - Unlawful activity concerning the selling of land

(1)
Any person who, after once selling, bartering, or disposing of any land, or executing any bond or agreement for sale of any land, again sells, barters, or disposes of the same tract of land or any part thereof, or executes any bond or agreement to sell or barter or dispose of the same land or any part thereof, to any other person, with intent to defraud, commits selling land twice. Selling land twice is a class 5 felony.
(2)
Any person who knowingly makes a false representation as to the existence of an ownership interest in land which he has as a seller or which his principal has, and which is relied upon, commits a class 6 felony.
(3)
A person who signs a lien waiver for a construction loan under section
38-22-119
and knowingly fails to timely pay any debts resulting from a construction agreement covered by the waiver commits a class 2 misdemeanor, unless there is a bona fide dispute as to the existence or amount of the debt.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 462, § 240, eff. 3/1/2022.
L. 71: R&RE, p. 442, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 40-5-302. L. 89: Entire section amended, p. 835, § 59, effective July 1. L. 2009: (3) added, (SB 09-137), ch. 610, p. 610, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2021: (3) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 3186, p. 3186, § 240, effective 3/1/2022.
Section 803(2) of chapter 462 (SB 21-271), Session Laws of Colorado 2021, provides that the act changing this section applies to offenses committed on or after March 1, 2022.
2021 Ch. 462, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 18 - CRIMINAL CODE (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-26-102) › Article 5 - OFFENSES INVOLVING FRAUD (§§ 18-5-101 — 18-5-905) › Part 3 - FRAUDULENT AND DECEPTIVE SALES AND BUSINESS PRACTICES (§§ 18-5-301 — 18-5-309) › Section 18-5-303 - Bait advertising

(1)
A person commits bait advertising if, in any manner, including advertising or any other means of communication, he offers property or services as part of a scheme or plan, with the intent, plan, or purpose not to sell or provide the advertised property or services at all, or not at the price at which he offered them, or not in a quantity sufficient to meet the reasonable expected public demand, unless the quantity is specifically stated in the advertisement.
(2)
It shall be an affirmative defense that a television or radio broadcasting station or a publisher or printer of a newspaper, magazine, or other form of printed advertising which broadcasted, published, or printed a false advertisement prohibited by section
18-5-301(1)(e)
or a bait advertisement prohibited by subsection (1) of this section or a telephone company which furnished service to a subscriber did so without knowledge of the advertiser's or subscriber's intent, plan, or purpose.
(3)
Bait advertising is a class 2 misdemeanor.
L. 71: R&RE, p. 442, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 40-5-303. L. 73: p. 538, § 3.
For affirmative defenses generally, see §§ 18-1-407, 18-1-710, and 18-1-805.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 18 - CRIMINAL CODE (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-26-102) › Article 5 - OFFENSES INVOLVING FRAUD (§§ 18-5-101 — 18-5-905) › Part 3 - FRAUDULENT AND DECEPTIVE SALES AND BUSINESS PRACTICES (§§ 18-5-301 — 18-5-309) › Section 18-5-304 - False statements as to circulation

It is a civil infraction for any person engaged in the publication of any newspaper, magazine, periodical, or other advertising medium published in the state of Colorado or for any employee of any such publisher knowingly to make any statement concerning the circulation of the newspaper, magazine, periodical, or other advertising medium which is untrue or misleading where such publisher fixes his charges for advertising space in the publication on the amount of its circulation.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 462, § 241, eff. 3/1/2022.
L. 71: R&RE, p. 442, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 40-5-304. L. 2021: Entire section amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 3186, p. 3186, § 241, effective 3/1/2022.
Section 803(2) of chapter 462 (SB 21-271), Session Laws of Colorado 2021, provides that the act changing this section applies to offenses committed on or after March 1, 2022.
2021 Ch. 462, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 18 - CRIMINAL CODE (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-26-102) › Article 5 - OFFENSES INVOLVING FRAUD (§§ 18-5-101 — 18-5-905) › Part 3 - FRAUDULENT AND DECEPTIVE SALES AND BUSINESS PRACTICES (§§ 18-5-301 — 18-5-309) › Section 18-5-305 - Identification number - altering - possession

(1)
A person commits the crime of altering identification number if, with intent that identification of an article be hindered or prevented, he obscures an identification number or in the course of business he sells, offers for sale, leases, or otherwise disposes of an article knowing that an identification number thereon is obscured.
(2)
"Identification number" means a serial or motor number placed by the manufacturer upon an article as a permanent individual identifying mark.
(3)
"Obscure" means to destroy, remove, alter, conceal, or deface so as to render illegible by ordinary means of inspection.
(4)
Possession of an article on which an identification number is obscured is prima facie evidence that the person possessing it obscured the number with intent to hinder or prevent identification of the article, and that he knows that the identification number is obscured, unless, prior to his arrest or the issuance of a warrant for a search of the premises where the article is kept, whichever is earlier, he reports possession of the article to the police or other appropriate law enforcement agency.
(5)
Altering identification number is a class 2 misdemeanor.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 462, § 242, eff. 3/1/2022.
L. 71: R&RE, p. 442, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 40-5-305. L. 2021: (5) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 3186, p. 3186, § 242, effective 3/1/2022.
Section 803(2) of chapter 462 (SB 21-271), Session Laws of Colorado 2021, provides that the act changing this section applies to offenses committed on or after March 1, 2022.
2021 Ch. 462, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 18 - CRIMINAL CODE (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-26-102) › Article 5 - OFFENSES INVOLVING FRAUD (§§ 18-5-101 — 18-5-905) › Part 3 - FRAUDULENT AND DECEPTIVE SALES AND BUSINESS PRACTICES (§§ 18-5-301 — 18-5-309) › Section 18-5-306 - [Repealed]

L. 81: Entire section added, p. 995, § 1, effective July 1; (1)(a) amended, p. 2031, § 46, effective 1/1/1982. L. 83: Entire section repealed, p. 704, § 4, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 18 - CRIMINAL CODE (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-26-102) › Article 5 - OFFENSES INVOLVING FRAUD (§§ 18-5-101 — 18-5-905) › Part 3 - FRAUDULENT AND DECEPTIVE SALES AND BUSINESS PRACTICES (§§ 18-5-301 — 18-5-309) › Section 18-5-308 - Electronic mail fraud

(1)
A person commits electronic mail fraud if he or she violates any provision of
18 U.S.C. sec. 1037 (a)
.
(2)
This section shall not apply to a provider of internet access service, as defined in
47 U.S.C. sec. 231
, who does not initiate the commercial electronic mail message.
(3)
Electronic mail fraud is a class 2 misdemeanor.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 462, § 244, eff. 3/1/2022.
L. 2008: Entire section added, p. 596, § 2, effective August 5. L. 2021: (3) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3186, § 244, effective 3/1/2022.
Section 803(2) of chapter 462 (SB 21-271), Session Laws of Colorado 2021, provides that the act changing this section applies to offenses committed on or after March 1, 2022.
2021 Ch. 462, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 18 - CRIMINAL CODE (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-26-102) › Article 5 - OFFENSES INVOLVING FRAUD (§§ 18-5-101 — 18-5-905) › Part 4 - BRIBERY AND RIGGING OF CONTESTS (§§ 18-5-401 — 18-5-403) › Section 18-5-401 - Commercial bribery and breach of duty to act disinterestedly

(1)
A person commits a class 6 felony if he solicits, accepts, or agrees to accept any benefit as consideration for knowingly violating or agreeing to violate a duty of fidelity to which he is subject as:
(a)
Agent or employee; or
(b)
Trustee, guardian, or other fiduciary; or
(c)
Lawyer, physician, accountant, appraiser, or other professional adviser; or
(d)
Officer, director, partner, manager, or other participant in the direction of the affairs of an incorporated or unincorporated association; or
(e)
Duly elected or appointed representative or trustee of a labor organization or employee welfare trust fund; or
(f)
Arbitrator or other purportedly disinterested adjudicator or referee.
(2)
A person who holds himself out to the public as being engaged in the business of making disinterested selection, appraisal, or criticism of commodities, property, or services commits a class 6 felony if he knowingly solicits, accepts, or agrees to accept any benefit to alter, modify, or change his selection, appraisal, or criticism.
(3)
A person commits a class 6 felony if he confers or offers or agrees to confer any benefit the acceptance of which would be a felony under subsections (1) and (2) of this section.
L. 71: R&RE, p. 443, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 40-5-401. L. 77: (2) amended, p. 964, § 32, effective July 1. L. 89: IP(1), (2), and (3) amended, p. 835, § 60, effective July 1.
For bribery of a public servant, see § 18-8-302.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 18 - CRIMINAL CODE (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-26-102) › Article 5 - OFFENSES INVOLVING FRAUD (§§ 18-5-101 — 18-5-905) › Part 4 - BRIBERY AND RIGGING OF CONTESTS (§§ 18-5-401 — 18-5-403) › Section 18-5-402 - Rigging publicly exhibited contests

(1)
A person commits a civil infraction if, with the intent to prevent a publicly exhibited or advertised contest from being conducted in accordance with the rules and usages purporting to govern it, the person:
(a)
Confers or offers or agrees to confer any benefit upon, or threatens any detriment to a participant, official, or other person associated with the contest or exhibition; or
(b)
Tampers with any person, animal, or thing; or
(c)
Knowingly solicits, accepts, or agrees to accept any benefit the conferring of which is prohibited by paragraph (a) of this subsection (1).
(2)
A person commits a civil infraction if the person knowingly engages in, sponsors, produces, judges, or otherwise participates in a publicly exhibited or advertised contest knowing that the contest is not being conducted in compliance with the rules and usages purporting to govern it, by reason of conduct prohibited by this section.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 462, § 245, eff. 3/1/2022.
L. 71: R&RE, p. 443, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 40-5-402. L. 2021: IP(1) and (2) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 3186, p. 3186, § 245, effective 3/1/2022.
Section 803(2) of chapter 462 (SB 21-271), Session Laws of Colorado 2021, provides that the act changing this section applies to offenses committed on or after March 1, 2022.
2021 Ch. 462, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 18 - CRIMINAL CODE (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-26-102) › Article 5 - OFFENSES INVOLVING FRAUD (§§ 18-5-101 — 18-5-905) › Part 4 - BRIBERY AND RIGGING OF CONTESTS (§§ 18-5-401 — 18-5-403) › Section 18-5-403 - Bribery in sports

(1)
As used in this section:
(a)
"Sports contest" means any professional or amateur sport or athletic game, race, or contest viewed by the public.
(b)
"Sports participant" means any person who participates or expects to participate in a sports contest as a player, contestant, or member of a team, or as a coach, manager, trainer, owner, or other person directly associated with a player, contestant, team, or entry.
(c)
"Sports official" means any person who acts or expects to act in a sports contest as an umpire, referee, judge, or otherwise to officiate at a sports contest.
(2)
A person commits bribery in sports if:
(a)
He confers, or offers or agrees to confer, any benefit upon or threatens any detriment to a sports participant with intent to influence him not to give his best efforts in a sports contest; or
(b)
He confers, or offers or agrees to confer, any benefit upon or threatens any detriment to a sports official with intent to influence him to perform his duties improperly; or
(c)
Being a sports participant, he knowingly accepts, agrees to accept, or solicits any benefit from another person upon an understanding that he will thereby be influenced not to give his best efforts in a sports contest; or
(d)
Being a sports official, he knowingly accepts, agrees to accept, or solicits any benefit from another person upon an understanding that he will perform his duties improperly; or
(e)
With intent to influence the outcome of a sports contest, he tampers with any sports participant, sports official, or any animal or equipment or other thing involved in the conduct or operation of a sports contest in a manner contrary to the rules and usages purporting to govern such a contest.
(3)
Bribery in sports is a class 6 felony.
L. 71: R&RE, p. 444, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 40-5-403. L. 77: (2)(c) and (2)(d) amended, p. 964, § 33, effective July 1. L. 89: (3) amended, p. 836, § 61, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 18 - CRIMINAL CODE (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-26-102) › Article 5 - OFFENSES INVOLVING FRAUD (§§ 18-5-101 — 18-5-905) › Part 5 - OFFENSES RELATING TO THE UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE (§§ 18-5-501 — 18-5-512) › Section 18-5-501 - Definitions

The definitions set forth in the "Uniform Commercial Code", title 4, C.R.S., shall apply to sections
18-5-502
to
18-5-511
.
L. 71: R&RE, p. 444, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 40-5-501.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 18 - CRIMINAL CODE (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-26-102) › Article 5 - OFFENSES INVOLVING FRAUD (§§ 18-5-101 — 18-5-905) › Part 5 - OFFENSES RELATING TO THE UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE (§§ 18-5-501 — 18-5-512) › Section 18-5-502 - Failure to pay over assigned accounts

(1)
When, under the terms of an assignment of an account, as defined in section
4-9-102 (a)(2)
, the assignor, being permitted to collect the proceeds from the debtor, is to pay over to the assignee any of the proceeds and, after collection thereof, the assignor willfully and wrongfully fails to pay over to the assignee the proceeds, the person commits failure to pay over assigned accounts.
(2)
Failure to pay over assigned accounts is:
(a)
A petty offense if the amount is less than three hundred dollars;
(b)
A class 2 misdemeanor if the amount is three hundred dollars or more but less than one thousand dollars;
(c)
A class 1 misdemeanor if the amount is one thousand dollars or more but less than two thousand dollars;
(d)
A class 6 felony if the amount is more than two thousand dollars but less than five thousand dollars;
(e)
A class 5 felony if the amount is five thousand dollars or more but less than twenty thousand dollars;
(f)
A class 4 felony if the amount is twenty thousand dollars or more but less than one hundred thousand dollars;
(g)
A class 3 felony if the amount is one hundred thousand dollars or more but less than one million dollars; and
(h)
A class 2 felony if the amount is one million dollars or more.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 462, § 246, eff. 3/1/2022.
L. 71: R&RE, p. 444, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 40-5-502. L. 89: Entire section amended, p. 836, § 62, effective July 1. L. 98: Entire section amended, p. 796, § 8, effective July 1. L. 2001: Entire section amended, p. 1446, § 39, effective July 1. L. 2007: Entire section amended, p. 1695, § 10, effective July 1. L. 2021: Entire section amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 3187, p. 3187, § 246, effective 3/1/2022.
Section 803(2) of chapter 462 (SB 21-271), Session Laws of Colorado 2021, provides that the act changing this section applies to offenses committed on or after March 1, 2022.
2021 Ch. 462, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
For the legislative declaration contained in the 2007 act amending this section, see section 1 of chapter 384, Session Laws of Colorado 2007.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 18 - CRIMINAL CODE (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-26-102) › Article 5 - OFFENSES INVOLVING FRAUD (§§ 18-5-101 — 18-5-905) › Part 5 - OFFENSES RELATING TO THE UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE (§§ 18-5-501 — 18-5-512) › Section 18-5-503 - [Repealed]

L. 71: R&RE, p. 445, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 40-5-503. L. 91: Entire section repealed, p. 270, § 8, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 18 - CRIMINAL CODE (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-26-102) › Article 5 - OFFENSES INVOLVING FRAUD (§§ 18-5-101 — 18-5-905) › Part 5 - OFFENSES RELATING TO THE UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE (§§ 18-5-501 — 18-5-512) › Section 18-5-504 - Concealment or removal of secured property

(1)
If a person who has given a security interest in personal property, as security interest is defined in section
4-1-201 (b)(35)
, or other person with actual knowledge of the security interest, during the existence of the security interest, knowingly conceals or removes the encumbered property from the state of Colorado without written consent of the secured creditor, the person commits concealment or removal of secured property.
(2)
Concealment or removal of secured property is:
(a)
A petty offense if the amount is less than three hundred dollars;
(b)
A class 2 misdemeanor if the amount is three hundred dollars or more but less than one thousand dollars;
(c)
A class 1 misdemeanor if the amount is one thousand dollars or more but less than two thousand dollars;
(d)
A class 6 felony if the amount is more than two thousand dollars but less than five thousand dollars;
(e)
A class 5 felony if the amount is five thousand dollars or more but less than twenty thousand dollars;
(f)
A class 4 felony if the amount is twenty thousand dollars or more but less than one hundred thousand dollars;
(g)
A class 3 felony if the amount is one hundred thousand dollars or more but less than one million dollars; and
(h)
A class 2 felony if the amount is one million dollars or more.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 462, § 247, eff. 3/1/2022.
L. 71: R&RE, p. 445, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 40-5-504. L. 77: Entire section amended, p. 964, § 34, effective July 1. L. 89: Entire section amended, p. 836, § 63, effective July 1. L. 98: Entire section amended, p. 797, § 9, effective July 1. L. 2006: Entire section amended, p. 503, § 46, effective September 1. L. 2007: Entire section amended, p. 1695, § 11, effective July 1. L. 2021: Entire section amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 3187, p. 3187, § 247, effective 3/1/2022.
Section 803(2) of chapter 462 (SB 21-271), Session Laws of Colorado 2021, provides that the act changing this section applies to offenses committed on or after March 1, 2022.
2021 Ch. 462, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
For the legislative declaration contained in the 2007 act amending this section, see section 1 of chapter 384, Session Laws of Colorado 2007.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 18 - CRIMINAL CODE (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-26-102) › Article 5 - OFFENSES INVOLVING FRAUD (§§ 18-5-101 — 18-5-905) › Part 5 - OFFENSES RELATING TO THE UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE (§§ 18-5-501 — 18-5-512) › Section 18-5-505 - Failure to pay over proceeds unlawful

(1)
When, under the terms of an instrument creating a security interest in personal property, as security interest is defined in section
4-1-201 (b)(35)
, the person giving the security interest and retaining possession of the encumbered property and having liberty of sale or other disposition, is required to account to the secured creditor for the proceeds of the sale or other disposition, and willfully and wrongfully fails to pay to the secured creditor the amounts due on account thereof, the person giving the security interest commits failure to pay over proceeds.
(2)
Failure to pay over proceeds is:
(a)
A petty offense if the amount is less than three hundred dollars;
(b)
A class 2 misdemeanor if the amount is three hundred dollars or more but less than one thousand dollars;
(c)
A class 1 misdemeanor if the amount is one thousand dollars or more but less than two thousand dollars;
(d)
A class 6 felony if the amount is more than two thousand dollars but less than five thousand dollars;
(e)
A class 5 felony if the amount is five thousand dollars or more but less than twenty thousand dollars;
(f)
A class 4 felony if the amount is twenty thousand dollars or more but less than one hundred thousand dollars;
(g)
A class 3 felony if the amount is one hundred thousand dollars or more but less than one million dollars; and
(h)
A class 2 felony if the amount is one million dollars or more.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 462, § 248, eff. 3/1/2022.
L. 71: R&RE, p. 445, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 40-5-505. L. 89: Entire section amended, p. 836, § 64, effective July 1. L. 98: Entire section amended, p. 797, § 10, effective July 1. L. 2006: Entire section amended, p. 503, § 47, effective September 1. L. 2007: Entire section amended, p. 1695, § 12, effective July 1. L. 2021: Entire section amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 3188, p. 3188, § 248, effective 3/1/2022.
Section 803(2) of chapter 462 (SB 21-271), Session Laws of Colorado 2021, provides that the act changing this section applies to offenses committed on or after March 1, 2022.
2021 Ch. 462, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
For the legislative declaration contained in the 2007 act amending this section, see section 1 of chapter 384, Session Laws of Colorado 2007.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 18 - CRIMINAL CODE (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-26-102) › Article 5 - OFFENSES INVOLVING FRAUD (§§ 18-5-101 — 18-5-905) › Part 5 - OFFENSES RELATING TO THE UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE (§§ 18-5-501 — 18-5-512) › Section 18-5-506 - Fraudulent receipt - penalty

A warehouse, as defined in section
4-7-102(a)(13)
, or any officer, agent, or servant of a warehouse, that issues or aids in issuing a receipt knowing that the goods for which the receipt is issued have not been actually received by the warehouse, or are not under the warehouse's actual control at the time of issuing the receipt, commits a class 2 misdemeanor.
Amended by 2023 Ch. 298,§ 20, eff. 10/1/2023.
L. 71: R&RE, p. 445, § 1.C.R.S. 1963:§ 40-5-506. L. 89:Entire section amended, p. 837, § 65, effective July 1. L. 2006:Entire section amended, p. 504, § 48, effective September 1. L. 2023:Entire section amended,(HB 23-1293), ch. 298, p. 1786, § 20, effective October 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 18 - CRIMINAL CODE (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-26-102) › Article 5 - OFFENSES INVOLVING FRAUD (§§ 18-5-101 — 18-5-905) › Part 5 - OFFENSES RELATING TO THE UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE (§§ 18-5-501 — 18-5-512) › Section 18-5-507 - False statement in receipt - penalty

A warehouse, as defined in section
4-7-102(a)(13)
, C.R.S., or any officer, agent, or servant of a warehouse, that fraudulently issues or aids in fraudulently issuing a receipt for goods knowing that it contains any false statement, commits a class 2 misdemeanor.
L. 71: R&RE, p. 445, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 40-5-507. L. 2006: Entire section amended, p. 504, § 49, effective September 1.