Title 18, Criminal Code
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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-5-101 Definitions
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As used in sections 18-5-101 to 18-5-110, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Complete written instrument means one which purports to be a genuine written instrument fully drawn with respect to every essential feature thereof. (1.5) Document-making implement means any impl…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-5-102 Forgery
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(1) A person commits forgery, if, with intent to defraud, the person falsely makes, completes, alters, or utters a written instrument that is or purports to be, or that is calculated to become or to represent if completed: (a) Part of an issue of money, stamps, securities, or oth…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-5-103 Second degree forgery. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 71: R&RE, p. 434, � 1. C.R.S. 1963: � 40-5-103. L. 82: (1)(d) amended and (1)(e) added, p. 385, � 3, effective April 30. L. 89: (2) amended, p. 834, � 51, effective July 1. L. 93: Entire section repealed, p. 1988, � 17, effective July 1.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-5-104 Second degree forgery
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(1) A person commits second degree forgery if, with intent to defraud, such person falsely makes, completes, alters, or utters a written instrument of a kind not described in section 18-5-102 or 18-5-104.5. (2) Second degree forgery is a class 2 misdemeanor. Source: L. 71: R&RE, …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-5-104.5 Use of forged academic record
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(1) A person commits use of a forged academic record if, with intent to seek employment or with intent to seek admission to a public or private institution of higher education in this state or for the purpose of securing a scholarship or other form of financial assistance from th…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-5-105 Criminal possession of a forged instrument
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A person commits a class 6 felony when, with knowledge that it is forged and with intent to use to defraud, such person possesses any forged instrument of a kind described in section 18-5-102. Source: L. 71: R&RE, p. 435, � 1. C.R.S. 1963: � 40-5-105. L. 89: Entire section amende…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-5-106 Criminal possession of second degree forged instrument. (Repealed)
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C.R.S. 18-5-106Statutes 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. § 18-5-107 Criminal possession of second degree forged instrument
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A person commits a petty offense, when, with knowledge that it is forged, and with intent to defraud, the person possesses any forged instrument of a kind covered by section 18-5-104. Source: L. 71: R&RE, p. 435, � 1. C.R.S. 1963: � 40-5-107. L. 93: Entire section amended, p. 198…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-5-108 Merger of offenses
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A person may not be convicted of both forgery and criminal possession of a forged instrument with respect to the same written instrument. Source: L. 71: R&RE, p. 435, � 1. C.R.S. 1963: � 40-5-108.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-5-109 Criminal possession of forgery devices
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(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 otherw…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-5-110 Criminal simulation
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(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 know…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-5-110.5 Trademark counterfeiting
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(1) A person commits trademark counterfeiting if such person intentionally manufactures, displays, advertises, distributes, offers for sale, sells, or possesses with intent to sell or distribute marks, goods, or services that the person knows are, bear, or are identified by one o…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-5-111 Unlawfully using slugs
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(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…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-5-112 Obtaining signature by deception
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(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 …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-5-113 Criminal impersonation
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(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 connivan…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-5-114 Offering a false instrument for recording
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(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 inform…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-5-115 Charitable fraud. (Repealed)
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Source: 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: En…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-5-116 Controlled substances - inducing consumption by fraudulent means
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(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-…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-5-117 Unlawful possession of personal identifying information. (Repealed)
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C.R.S. 18-5-117Statutes 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. § 18-5-118 Offenses involving forgery of a penalty assessment notice issued to a minor under the age of eighteen years - suspension of driving privilege. (Repealed)
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C.R.S. 18-5-118Statutes 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. § 18-5-119 Theft of personal identifying information. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 2005: Entire section added, p. 847, � 6, effective July 1. L. 2006: Entire section repealed, p. 1318, � 4, effective July 1.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-5-120 Gathering personal information by deception. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 2005: Entire section added, p. 796, � 1, effective July 1. L. 2006: Entire section repealed, p. 1318, � 5, effective July 1. Editor's note: This section was originally numbered as � 18-5-119 in House Bill 05-1347 but was renumbered on revision for ease of location. Cro…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-5-121 Division of motor vehicles official product protection - vehicular document piracy - applicability - penalty - definitions
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(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) “Document” means a thing that uses writing to serve as evidence or proof. (b) (I) “Official document” means a document created for the purposes of administering article 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, or 12 of title 42 by the…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-5-201 Definitions. (Repealed)
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Source: 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.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-5-201.1 Definitions relating to guaranteed check cards. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 81: Entire section added, p. 991, � 1, effective April 30. L. 84: Entire section repealed, p. 552, � 3, effective July 1.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-5-202 Fraudulent use of a credit device. (Repealed)
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Source: 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.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-5-202.1 Fraudulent use of guaranteed check card. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 81: Entire section added, p. 991, � 1, effective April 30. L. 84: Entire section repealed, p. 552, � 3, effective July 1.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-5-203 Theft of credit device or guaranteed check card. (Repealed)
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Source: 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. 18-5-204. Criminal possession of credit device or guaranteed check card. (Repealed) Source: L. 71: R&RE, p. 438, � 1. C.R.S. 1963: � 40-5-204. L. 84: Entire s…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-5-204 Criminal possession of credit device or guaranteed check card. (Repealed)
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C.R.S. 18-5-204Statutes 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. § 18-5-205 Fraud by check - definitions - penalties
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(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) Check means a written, unconditional order to pay a sum certain in money, drawn on a bank, payable on demand, and signed by the drawer. Check, for the purposes of this section only, also includes a negotiable…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-5-206 Defrauding a secured creditor or debtor
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(1) If a person, with intent to defraud a creditor by defeating, impairing, or rendering worthless or unenforceable any security interest, sells, assigns, transfers, conveys, pledges, encumbers, conceals, destroys, or disposes of any collateral subject to a security interest, the…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-5-207 Purchase on credit to defraud
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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. Source: L. 71: R&RE, p. 440, � 1. C.R.S. 1963: � 40-5-207.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-5-208 Dual contracts to induce loan
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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 whi…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-5-209 Issuing a false financial statement - obtaining a financial transaction device by false statements
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(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 respec…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-5-210 Receiving deposits in a failing financial institution
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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 …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-5-211 Insurance fraud - definitions
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(1) A person commits insurance fraud if the person does any of the following: (a) With an intent to defraud presents or causes to be presented in written, verbal, or digital form an application or request for the issuance, modification, or renewal of an insurance policy, which ap…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-5-301 Fraud in effecting sales
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(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…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-5-302 Unlawful activity concerning the selling of land
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(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…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-5-303 Bait advertising
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(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 …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-5-304 False statements as to circulation
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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 ne…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-5-305 Identification number - altering - possession
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(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 kn…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-5-306 Counterfeit or imitation controlled substances. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 81: Entire section added, p. 995, � 1, effective July 1; (1)(a) amended, p. 2031, � 46, effective January 1, 1982. L. 83: Entire section repealed, p. 704, � 4, effective July 1.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-5-307 Fee paid to private employment agencies
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(1) As used in this section: (a) Applicant means any person applying to a private employment agency in order to secure employment with any person, firm, association, or corporation other than the private employment agency. (b) Employment means every character of service rendered …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-5-308 Electronic mail fraud
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(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…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-5-309 Money laundering - illegal investments - penalty - definitions
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(1) A person commits money laundering if he or she: (a) Conducts or attempts to conduct a financial transaction that involves money or any other thing of value that he or she knows or believes to be the proceeds, in any form, of a criminal offense: (I) With the intent to promote …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-5-401 Commercial bribery and breach of duty to act disinterestedly
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(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)…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-5-402 Rigging publicly exhibited contests
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(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 threa…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-5-403 Bribery in sports
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(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 memb…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-5-501 Definitions
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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. Source: L. 71: R&RE, p. 444, � 1. C.R.S. 1963: � 40-5-501.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-5-502 Failure to pay over assigned accounts
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(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 wron…