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C.R.S. § 18-5-109 — Criminal possession of forgery devices.

Current through 2025 Regular Session

Part of Part 1: FORGERY, SIMULATION, IMPERSONATION, AND RELATED OFFENSES, Colorado Revised Statutes.

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Full text of C.R.S. § 18-5-109

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. § 18-5-109Primary source, current through the 2025 Regular Session
(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 otherwise forging written instruments or counterfeit marks; or (b) Such person makes or possesses any device, apparatus, equipment, or article capable of or adaptable to a use specified in paragraph (a) of this subsection (1), with intent to use it, or to aid or permit another to use it, for purposes of forgery or the production of counterfeit marks; or (c) Such person illegally possesses a genuine plate, die, or other device used in the production of written instruments or counterfeit marks, with intent to fraudulently use the same; or (d) Such person unlawfully makes, produces, possesses, or utters a document-making implement knowing that such document-making implement may be used or is used in the production of a false identification document or counterfeit mark or another implement for the production of false identification documents or counterfeit marks. (2) Criminal possession of forgery devices: (a) Committed in violation of subsection (1)(a), (1)(b), or (1)(d) of this section is a class 5 felony; (b) Committed in violation of subsection (1)(c) of this section is a class 6 felony. (3) As used in this section, "counterfeit mark" has the meaning set forth in section 18-5-110.5 (3)(a).

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Is criminal possession of forgery devices a felony or a misdemeanor in Colorado?

It depends on the circumstances: criminal possession of forgery devices ranges from a class 6 felony to a class 5 felony in Colorado under C.R.S. § 18-5-109.

Possession/making of specialized forgery devices, adaptable devices, or document-making implements: class 5 felony (C.R.S. § 18-5-109(2)(a)) · Illegal possession of genuine forgery device: class 6 felony (C.R.S. § 18-5-109(2)(b))

Which Colorado statute covers criminal possession of forgery devices?

Criminal possession of forgery devices is governed by C.R.S. § 18-5-109 (Criminal possession of forgery devices).

This reference is informational and is not legal advice.