Colorado § 18-18-415 Fraud and deceit

Colorado Statutes

§ 18-18-415 — Fraud and deceit

Colorado § 18-18-415

Title 18Criminal

Art.Uniform Controlled Substances

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-18-415 (2026).

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(1)(a) No person shall obtain a controlled substance or procure the administration of a controlled substance by fraud, deceit, misrepresentation, or subterfuge; or by the forgery or alteration of an order; or by the concealment of a material fact; or by the use of a false name or the giving of a false address.

(b)Information communicated to a practitioner in an effort to procure a controlled substance other than for legitimate treatment purposes or unlawfully to procure the administration of any such controlled substance shall not be deemed a privileged communication.

(c)No person shall willfully make a false statement in any order, report, or record required by this article.

(d)No person, for the purpose of obtaining a controlled substance, shall falsely assume the title o

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(1) (a) No person shall obtain a controlled
substance or procure the administration of a controlled substance by fraud, deceit,
misrepresentation, or subterfuge; or by the forgery or alteration of an order; or by
the concealment of a material fact; or by the use of a false name or the giving of a
false address.

(b) Information communicated to a practitioner in an effort to procure a
controlled substance other than for legitimate treatment purposes or unlawfully to
procure the administration of any such controlled substance shall not be deemed a
privileged communication.

(c) No person shall willfully make a false statement in any order, report, or
record required by this article.

(d) No person, for the purpose of obtaining a controlled substance, shall
falsely assume the title of, or represent himself to be, a manufacturer, distributor,
practitioner, or other person authorized by law to obtain a controlled substance.

(e) No person shall make or utter any false or forged order.

(f) No person shall affix any false or forged label to a package or receptacle
containing a controlled substance.

(2) Any person who violates any provision of this section commits:

(a) A level 4 drug felony and shall be punished as provided in section 18-1.3-401.5.

(b) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2010, (HB 10-1352), ch. 259, p. 1170, � 8,
effective August 11, 2010.)

Legislative History

Source: L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 371, � 1, effective July 1. L. 2002: (2)(a) and (2)(b) amended, p. 1520, � 215, effective October 1. L. 2010: (2) amended, (HB 10-1352), ch. 259, p. 1170, � 8, effective August 11. L. 2013: (2)(a) amended, (SB 13-250), ch. 333, p. 1923, � 24, effective October 1.