Title 18, Criminal Code

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…

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…

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.

(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…

(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…

(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…

(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…

(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) Creatin…

(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…

(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…

(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-…

(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…

(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 negoti…

(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…

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. ANNOT…

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 w…

(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…

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 …

(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…

(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…

(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…

(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 …

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…

(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…

(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 rende…

(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…

(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 …

(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)…

(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…

(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 …

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.

(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…

(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…

(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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

(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,…

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…

(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…

(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 …

(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…

(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…