Title 18, Criminal Code
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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-5-503 Criminal liability of transferor of a bulk transfer. (Repealed)
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Source: 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 L. 91: Entire section repealed, p. 270, � 8, effective July 1.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-5-504 Concealment or removal of secured property
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(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 enc…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-5-505 Failure to pay over proceeds unlawful
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(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 othe…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-5-506 Fraudulent receipt - penalty
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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…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-5-507 False statement in receipt - penalty
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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. Source: L. 71: R…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-5-508 Duplicate receipt not marked - penalty
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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 duplicate or additional negotiable receipt for goods knowing that a former negotiable receipt for the same goods or any part of them is outstandi…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-5-509 Warehouse's goods mingled - receipts - penalty
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Where there are deposited with or held by a warehouse, as defined in section 4-7-102 (a)(13), C.R.S., goods of which the warehouse is owner, either solely or jointly or in common with others, the warehouse or any of the warehouse's officers, agents, or servants that, knowing this…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-5-510 Delivery of goods without receipt - penalty
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A warehouse, as defined in section 4-7-102 (a)(13), C.R.S., or any officer, agent, or servant of a warehouse, that delivers goods out of the possession of such warehouse, knowing that a negotiable receipt the negotiation of which would transfer the right of the possession of thos…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-5-511 Mortgaged goods receipt - penalty
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Any person who deposits goods to which the person does not have title, or upon which there is a security interest in personal property, as security interest is defined in section 4-1-201 (b)(35), C.R.S., and who takes for such goods a negotiable receipt that the person afterwards…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-5-512 Issuance of bad check
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(1) In adopting this section, the general assembly declares as a matter of policy that the issuance and delivery of a known bad check by any person is, in itself, not only harmful to the person to whom it is given but is also injurious to the community at large and is, therefore,…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-5-701 Definitions
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As used in this part 7, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Account holder means the person or business entity named on the face of a financial transaction device to whom or for whose benefit the financial transaction device is issued by an issuer. (2) Automated banking de…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-5-702 Unauthorized use of a financial transaction device
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(1) A person commits unauthorized use of a financial transaction device if he uses such device for the purpose of obtaining cash, credit, property, or services or for making financial payment, with intent to defraud, and with notice that either: (a) The financial transaction devi…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-5-703 Criminal possession of a financial transaction device. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 84: Entire part added, p. 550, � 2, effective July 1. L. 86: (3) amended, p. 770, � 7, effective July 1. L. 89: (3) and (4) amended, p. 837, � 68, effective July 1. L. 2006: Entire section repealed, p. 1318, � 6, effective July 1. Cross references: For current provisio…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-5-704 Sale or possession for sale of a financial transaction device. (Repealed)
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C.R.S. 18-5-704Statutes current through Chapter 65 of the 2026 Regular Session, effective as of April 20, 2026. The text of this section is not final. It will not be final until compared to, and updated from, the text provided by the Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-5-705 Criminal possession or sale of a blank financial transaction device
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(1) A person commits criminal possession or sale of a blank financial transaction device if, without the authorization of the issuer or manufacturer, he has in his possession or under his control or receives from another person, with intent to use, deliver, circulate, or sell it …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-5-706 Criminal possession of forgery devices
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(1) A person commits possession of forgery devices if he possesses any tools, photographic equipment, printing equipment, or any other device adapted, designed, or commonly used for committing or facilitating the commission of an offense involving the unauthorized manufacture, pr…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-5-707 Unlawful manufacture of a financial transaction device
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(1) A person commits unlawful manufacture of a financial transaction device if, with intent to defraud, he: (a) Falsely makes or manufactures, by printing, embossing, or magnetically encoding, a financial transaction device; or (b) Falsely alters or adds uniform product codes, op…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-5-801 Definitions
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As used in this part 8, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Lease means any grant of use and possession for consideration, with or without an option to buy. (2) Real property means land and any interest or estate in land and includes a manufactured home as defined in secti…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-5-802 Equity skimming of real property
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(1) A person commits the crime of equity skimming of real property if the person knowingly: (a) Acquires an interest in real property that is encumbered by a loan secured by a mortgage or deed of trust and the loan is in arrears at the time the person acquires the interest or is …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-5-803 Equity skimming of a vehicle
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(1) A person commits equity skimming of a vehicle if, knowing the vehicle is subject to a security interest, lien, or lease, he accepts possession of or exercises any control over the vehicle in exchange for consideration given which may be verbal assurance or otherwise, and: (a)…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-5-804 Civil action
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A condominium association, a property owners' association, or any like association of real property owners which charges fees for the upkeep of a housing facility, a housing project, or a common area thereof may proceed pursuant to rule 102 of the Colorado rules of civil procedur…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-5-901 Definitions
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As used in this part 9, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Account holder means any person or business entity named on or associated with the account or named on the face of a financial device to whom or for whose benefit the financial device is issued by an issuer. (2) E…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-5-902 Identity theft
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(1) A person commits identity theft if he or she: (a) Knowingly uses the personal identifying information, financial identifying information, or financial device of another without permission or lawful authority with the intent to obtain cash, credit, property, services, or any o…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-5-903 Criminal possession of a financial device
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(1) A person commits criminal possession of a financial device if the person has in his or her possession or under his or her control any financial device that the person knows, or reasonably should know, to be lost, stolen, or delivered under mistake as to the identity or addres…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-5-903.5 Criminal possession of an identification document
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(1) A person commits criminal possession of an identification document if the person knowingly has in his or her possession or under his or her control another person's actual driver's license, actual government-issued identification card, actual social security card, or actual p…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-5-904 Gathering identity information by deception
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(1) A person commits gathering identity information by deception if he or she knowingly makes or conveys a materially false statement, without permission or lawful authority, with the intent to obtain, record, or access the personal identifying information or financial identifyin…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-5-905 Possession of identity theft tools
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(1) A person commits possession of identity theft tools if he or she possesses any tools, equipment, computer, computer network, scanner, printer, or other article adapted, designed, or commonly used for committing or facilitating the commission of the offense of identity theft a…