Title 18, Criminal Code
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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-4-504.5 Definition of premises
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As used in sections 18-4-503 and 18-4-504, premises means real property, buildings, and other improvements thereon, and the stream banks and beds of any nonnavigable fresh water streams flowing through such real property. Source: L. 77: Entire section added, p. 977, � 1, effectiv…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-4-505 First degree criminal tampering
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Except as provided in sections 18-4-506.3 and 18-4-506.5, a person commits the crime of first degree criminal tampering if, with intent to cause interruption or impairment of a service rendered to the public by a utility or by an institution providing health or safety protection,…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-4-506 Second degree criminal tampering
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Except as provided in sections 18-4-506.3 and 18-4-506.5, a person commits the crime of second degree criminal tampering if he tampers with property of another with intent to cause injury, inconvenience, or annoyance to that person or to another or if he knowingly makes an unauth…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-4-506.3 Tampering with equipment associated with oil or gas gathering operations - penalty
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(1) Any person who in any manner knowingly destroys, breaks, removes, or otherwise tampers with or attempts to destroy, break, remove, or otherwise tamper with any equipment associated with oil or gas gathering operations commits a class 2 misdemeanor. (2) Any person who in any m…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-4-506.5 Tampering with a utility meter - penalty
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(1) Any person who connects any pipe, tube, stopcock, wire, cord, socket, motor, or other instrument or contrivance with any main, service pipe, or other medium conducting or supplying gas, water, or electricity to any building without the knowledge and consent of the person supp…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-4-507 Defacing or destruction of written instruments
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Every person who defaces or destroys any written instrument evidencing a property right, whether vested or contingent, with the intent to defraud commits a class 2 misdemeanor. Source: L. 71: R&RE, p. 431, � 1. C.R.S. 1963: � 40-4-507. L. 2021: Entire section amended, (SB 21-271)…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-4-508 Defacing, destroying, or removing landmarks, monuments, or accessories
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(1) Any person who knowingly cuts, fells, alters, or removes any certain boundary tree knowing such is a boundary tree, monument, or other allowed landmark, to the damage of any person, or any person who intentionally defaces, removes, pulls down, injures, or destroys any locatio…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-4-509 Defacing a cave - definitions
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(1) (a) and (b) Repealed. (c) (I) Any person who, with regard to a cave that is public property or the property of another, knowingly performs any of the following acts without the consent of the owner commits the crime of defacing property: (A) Breaking or damaging any lock, fas…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-4-510 Defacing posted notice
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Any person who knowingly mars, destroys, or removes any posted notice authorized by law commits a civil infraction. Source: L. 71: R&RE, p. 432, � 1. C.R.S. 1963: � 40-4-510. L. 77: Entire section amended, p. 964, � 29, effective July 1. L. 2021: Entire section amended, (SB 21-27…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-4-511 Littering of public or private property - repeal
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(1) Any person who deposits, throws, or leaves any litter on any public or private property or in any waters commits littering. (2) It shall be an affirmative defense that: (a) Such property is an area designated by law for the disposal of such material and the person is authoriz…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-4-512 Abandonment of a motor vehicle
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(1) Any person who abandons any motor vehicle upon a street, highway, right-of-way, or any other public property, or upon any private property without the express consent of the owner or person in lawful charge of that private property commits abandonment of a motor vehicle. (2) …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-4-513 Criminal use of a noxious substance
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(1) Any person who deposits on the land or in the building or vehicle of another, without the other person's consent, any stink bomb or device, irritant, or offensive-smelling substance with the intent to interfere with another's use or enjoyment of the land, building, or vehicle…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-4-514 Use of photographs, video tapes, or films of property
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Pursuant to section 13-25-130, C.R.S., photographs, video tapes, or films of property over which a person is alleged to have exerted unauthorized control or otherwise to have obtained unlawfully are competent evidence if the photographs, video tapes, or films are admissible into …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-4-515 Entry to survey property - exception to criminal trespass
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(1) Effective July 1, 1992, no person shall be in violation of the trespass laws of this part 5 if the requirements of this section are met. The provisions of this section provide an exception to the trespass laws only and do not affect or supersede the provisions and requirement…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-4-516 Criminal operation of a device in motion picture theater
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(1) A person who, while within a motion picture theater, knowingly operates an audiovisual recording function of a device for the purpose of recording a motion picture, while a motion picture is being exhibited, without the consent of the owner or lessee of the motion picture the…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-4-601 Definitions
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As used in this part 6, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Aggregate wholesale value means the average wholesale value of lawfully manufactured and authorized sound or audio-visual recordings corresponding to the number of nonconforming recorded articles involved in the o…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-4-602 Unlawful transfer for sale
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(1) A person who knowingly and without the consent of the owner transfers any copyrighted sounds recorded on a phonograph record, video disc, wire, tape, film, or other article on which sounds are recorded with the intent to sell such article on which such sounds are so transferr…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-4-603 Unlawful trafficking in unlawfully transferred articles
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(1) A person who knowingly, or who reasonably should have such knowledge, advertises, offers for sale or resale, sells or resells, distributes, or possesses for any of the purposes provided in this subsection (1) any article that has been transferred without consent of the owner …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-4-604 Dealing in unlawfully packaged recorded articles
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(1) A person who knowingly and for commercial advantage or private financial gain advertises, offers for sale or resale, sells or resells, transports, or possesses for any of the purposes provided in this subsection (1) any article on which sounds are recorded, the cover, box, ja…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-4-604.3 Unlawful recording of a live performance
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(1) A person who, without the consent of the owner of the right to record a live performance, records or causes to be recorded the live performance on a phonograph record, compact disc, video disc, wire, tape, film, or other article on which a live performance is recorded with th…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-4-604.7 Trafficking in unlawfully recorded live performance
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(1) A person who knows or reasonably should know that an article has been recorded in violation of section 18-4-604.3 and advertises, offers for sale or resale, sells or resells, or distributes the article, or possesses the article for any of the said purposes, commits traffickin…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-4-605 Applicability
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(1) This part 6 shall not apply to: (a) Any broadcaster who, in connection with or as part of a radio, television, or cable broadcast transmission or for the purpose of archival preservation, transfers any copyrighted sounds recorded on a sound recording; (b) Any person who trans…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-4-606 Confiscation and disposition of items
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(1) A law enforcement officer shall, upon discovery, confiscate all unlawfully labeled, transferred, or recorded articles possessed for the purposes of selling or distributing in violation of this part 6 and all equipment and components used or intended to be used to knowingly an…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-4-607 Restitution
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, upon conviction of a violation of this part 6, the convicted person shall be ordered to make restitution to the owner or lawful producer of the master sound or audio-visual recording, or to the trade association representing the owner o…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-4-701 Theft of cable service - definitions
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(1) As used in this part 7, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) Cable operator means any person who: (I) Provides cable service over a cable system in which such person directly or through one or more affiliates owns a significant interest; or (II) Controls or is responsib…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-4-702 Civil action - damages
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(1) (a) A licensed or duly permitted cable operator may bring a civil action for damages against any person who commits civil theft of cable service. (b) Civil theft of cable service is the willful or intentional commission of any act described in section 18-4-701 (2). (c) No pla…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-4-703 Severability
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If any provision of this part 7 or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the other provisions or applications of this part 7 which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end …
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…