Colorado statute
C.R.S. § 18-4-417 — Unlawful acts - theft detection devices.
Current through 2025 Regular Session
Part of Part 4: THEFT, Colorado Revised Statutes.
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Full text of C.R.S. § 18-4-417
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.
(1) (a) It is unlawful for any person to knowingly manufacture, distribute, or sell a theft detection shielding device or a theft detection deactivating device with the knowledge that some person intends to use the device in the commission of an offense involving theft. (b) It is unlawful for any person to possess a theft detection shielding device or a theft detection deactivating device with the intent to use the device possessed, or with the knowledge that some person intends to use the device possessed, in the commission of an offense involving theft. (c) It is unlawful for any person to knowingly deactivate or remove a theft detection device or any component thereof in any store or mercantile establishment without authorization prior to purchase. (2) As used in this section: (a) "Theft detection deactivating device" means any tool, instrument, mechanism, or other article adapted, designed, engineered, used, or operated to inactivate, incapacitate, or remove a theft detection device without authorization. "Theft detection deactivating device" includes, but is not limited to, jumper wires, wire cutters, and electronic article surveillance removal devices. (b) "Theft detection device" means an electronic or magnetic mechanism, machine, apparatus, tag, or article designed and operated for the purpose of detecting the unauthorized removal of merchandise from a store or mercantile establishment. (c) "Theft detection shielding device" means any tool, instrument, mechanism, or article adapted, designed, engineered, used, or operated to avoid detection by a theft detection device during the commission of an offense involving theft. "Theft detection shielding device" includes, but is not limited to, foil-lined or otherwise modified clothing, bags, purses, or containers capable of and for the sole purpose of avoiding detection devices. (3) Any person who violates any of the provisions of subsection (1) of this section commits a class 2 misdemeanor.
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Is unlawful acts a felony or a misdemeanor in Colorado?
Unlawful acts is a class 2 misdemeanor in Colorado under C.R.S. § 18-4-417.
Which Colorado statute covers unlawful acts?
Unlawful acts is governed by C.R.S. § 18-4-417 (Unlawful acts - theft detection devices).
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