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C.R.S. § 18-20-111 — Unlawful manufacture, sale, distribution, marking, altering, or modification of equipment and devices related to limited gaming - unlawful instruction.

Current through 2025 Regular Session

Part of Article 20: Offenses Related to Limited Gaming, Colorado Revised Statutes.

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Full text of C.R.S. § 18-20-111

Statutory text current through the 2025 Regular Session. This is an officially sanctioned publication using the official text of the Colorado Revised Statutes; it is not the official statutes of the State of Colorado.

C.R.S. § 18-20-111Primary source, current through the 2025 Regular Session
(1) It is unlawful to manufacture, sell, or distribute any cards, chips, dice, game, or device that is intended to be used to violate any provision of article 30 of title 44. (2) It is unlawful to mark, alter, or otherwise modify related equipment or a limited gaming device in a manner that: (a) Affects the result of a wager by determining win or loss; or (b) Alters the normal criteria of random selection, which affects the operation of a game or which determines the outcome of a game. (3) It is unlawful for any person to instruct another in cheating or in the use of any device for that purpose, with the knowledge or intent that the information or use so conveyed may be employed to violate any provision of article 30 of title 44. (4) Any person issued a license pursuant to article 30 of title 44 violating any provision of this section commits a class 6 felony, and any other person violating any provision of this section commits a class 2 misdemeanor.

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Is unlawful manufacture, sale, distribution, marking, altering, or modification of equipment and devices related to limited gaming a felony or a misdemeanor in Colorado?

It depends on the circumstances: unlawful manufacture, sale, distribution, marking, altering, or modification of equipment and devices related to limited gaming ranges from a class 2 misdemeanor to a class 6 felony in Colorado under C.R.S. § 18-20-111.

Unlawful manufacture, sale, or distribution of gaming devices - licensee: class 6 felony (C.R.S. § 18-20-111(4)) · Unlawful manufacture, sale, or distribution of gaming devices - non-licensee: class 2 misdemeanor (C.R.S. § 18-20-111(4))

Which Colorado statute covers unlawful manufacture, sale, distribution, marking, altering, or modification of equipment and devices related to limited gaming?

Unlawful manufacture, sale, distribution, marking, altering, or modification of equipment and devices related to limited gaming is governed by C.R.S. § 18-20-111 (Unlawful manufacture, sale, distribution, marking, altering, or modification of equipment and devices related to limited gaming - unlawful instruction).

This reference is informational and is not legal advice.