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C.R.S. § 18-5-511 — Mortgaged goods receipt - penalty.

Current through 2025 Regular Session

Part of Part 5: OFFENSES RELATING TO THE UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE, Colorado Revised Statutes.

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Full text of C.R.S. § 18-5-511

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. § 18-5-511Primary source, current through the 2025 Regular Session
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 negotiates for value with intent to deceive and without disclosing the person's want of title or the existence of such security interest, commits a class 2 misdemeanor.

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Is mortgaged goods receipt a felony or a misdemeanor in Colorado?

Mortgaged goods receipt is a class 2 misdemeanor in Colorado under C.R.S. § 18-5-511.

Which Colorado statute covers mortgaged goods receipt?

Mortgaged goods receipt is governed by C.R.S. § 18-5-511 (Mortgaged goods receipt - penalty).

This reference is informational and is not legal advice.