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C.R.S. § 18-5-903 — Criminal possession of a financial device.

Current through 2025 Regular Session

Part of Part 9: IDENTITY THEFT AND RELATED OFFENSES, Colorado Revised Statutes.

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Full text of C.R.S. § 18-5-903

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. § 18-5-903Primary source, current through the 2025 Regular Session
(1) A person commits criminal possession of a financial device if the person has in his or her possession or under his or her control any financial device that the person knows, or reasonably should know, to be lost, stolen, or delivered under mistake as to the identity or address of the account holder. (2) (a) Except as provided in subsection (2)(c) of this section, criminal possession of one or more financial devices is a class 2 misdemeanor. (b) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2023.) (c) Criminal possession of three or more financial devices, of which at least two are issued to different account holders, is a class 5 felony.

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Is criminal possession of a financial device a felony or a misdemeanor in Colorado?

It depends on the circumstances: criminal possession of a financial device ranges from a class 2 misdemeanor to a class 5 felony in Colorado under C.R.S. § 18-5-903.

Criminal possession of financial device(s) — base offense: class 2 misdemeanor (C.R.S. § 18-5-903(2)(a)) · Criminal possession of three or more financial devices from different account holders: class 5 felony (C.R.S. § 18-5-903(2)(c))

Which Colorado statute covers criminal possession of a financial device?

Criminal possession of a financial device is governed by C.R.S. § 18-5-903 (Criminal possession of a financial device).

This reference is informational and is not legal advice.