Colorado § 18-5-102 Forgery

Colorado Statutes

§ 18-5-102 — Forgery

Colorado § 18-5-102

Title 18Criminal

Art.Offenses Involving Fraud

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-5-102 (2026).

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(1)A person commits forgery, if, with intent to defraud, the person falsely makes, completes, alters, or utters a written instrument that is or purports to be, or that is calculated to become or to represent if completed:

(a)Part of an issue of money, stamps, securities, or other valuable instruments issued by a government or government agency; or

(b)Part of an issue of stock, bonds, or other instruments representing interests in or claims against a corporate or other organization or its property; or

(c)A deed, will, codicil, contract, assignment, commercial instrument, promissory note, or other instrument that does or may evidence, create, transfer, terminate, or otherwise affect a legal right, interest, obligation, or status; or

(d)A public record or an instrument filed or

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(1) A person commits forgery, if, with intent to defraud,
the person falsely makes, completes, alters, or utters a written instrument that is or
purports to be, or that is calculated to become or to represent if completed:

(a) Part of an issue of money, stamps, securities, or other valuable
instruments issued by a government or government agency; or

(b) Part of an issue of stock, bonds, or other instruments representing
interests in or claims against a corporate or other organization or its property; or

(c) A deed, will, codicil, contract, assignment, commercial instrument,
promissory note, or other instrument that does or may evidence, create, transfer,
terminate, or otherwise affect a legal right, interest, obligation, or status; or

(d) A public record or an instrument filed or required by law to be filed or
legally fileable in or with a public office or public servant; or

(e) A written instrument officially issued or created by a public office, public
servant, or government agency; or

(f) Part of an issue of tokens, transfers, certificates, or other articles
manufactured and designed for use in transportation fees upon public
conveyances, or as symbols of value usable in place of money for the purchase of
property or services available to the public for compensation; or

(g) Part of an issue of lottery tickets or shares designed for use in the lottery
held pursuant to article 40 of title 44; or

(h) A document-making implement that may be used or is used in the
production of a false identification document or in the production of another
document-making implement to produce false identification documents.

(2) Forgery is a class 5 felony.

(3) Uttering a forged document to a peace officer shall create a presumption
that the person intended to defraud such peace officer.

Legislative History

Source: L. 71: R&RE, p. 434, � 1. C.R.S. 1963: � 40-5-102. L. 89: (2) amended, p. 834, � 50, effective July 1. L. 93: Entire section R&RE, p. 1988, � 16, effective July 1. L. 2000: (1)(h) added, p. 647, � 3, effective July 1. L. 2003: (3) added, p. 1888, � 2, effective May 22. L. 2018: (1)(g) amended, (HB 18-1027), ch. 31, p. 363, � 9, effective October 1. L. 2023: IP(1) and (1)(c) amended, (HB 23-1293), ch. 298, p. 1786, � 16, effective October 1.