Colorado § 42-2-309 Unlawful acts

Colorado Statutes

§ 42-2-309 — Unlawful acts

Colorado § 42-2-309

Title 42Vehicles and

Art.Drivers' Licenses

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-2-309 (2026).

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(1)It is unlawful for any person:

(a)To display, cause or permit to be displayed, or have in that person's possession any surrendered, fictitious, fraudulently altered, or fraudulently obtained identification card;

(b)To lend that person's identification card to any other person or knowingly permit the use thereof by another;

(c)To display or represent any identification card not issued to that person as being that person's card;

(d)To permit any unlawful use of an identification card issued to that person;

(e)To do any act forbidden or fail to perform any act required by this part 3, which would not include use of such card after the expiration date;

(f)To photograph, photostat, duplicate, or in any way reproduce any identification card or facsimile thereof in such a ma

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(1) It is unlawful for any person:

(a) To display, cause or permit to be displayed, or have in that person's
possession any surrendered, fictitious, fraudulently altered, or fraudulently
obtained identification card;

(b) To lend that person's identification card to any other person or knowingly
permit the use thereof by another;

(c) To display or represent any identification card not issued to that person
as being that person's card;

(d) To permit any unlawful use of an identification card issued to that person;

(e) To do any act forbidden or fail to perform any act required by this part 3,
which would not include use of such card after the expiration date;

(f) To photograph, photostat, duplicate, or in any way reproduce any
identification card or facsimile thereof in such a manner that it could be mistaken
for a valid license, or to display or have in that person's possession any such
photograph, photostat, duplicate, reproduction, or facsimile unless authorized by
law;

(g) To photograph, photostat, duplicate, or in any way produce any
identification card as defined in section 42-2-301 (2), or facsimile thereof, unless
authorized by law, in such a manner that it could be mistaken for a valid
identification card or to display or possess any such photograph, photostat,
duplicate, production, or facsimile;

(h) To photograph, photostat, duplicate, or in any way reproduce any
identification card or facsimile thereof for the purpose of distribution, resale, reuse,
or manipulation of the data or images contained in such identification card unless
authorized by the department or otherwise authorized by law.

(2) (a) Notwithstanding section 42-2-310, a person who violates subsection
(1)(a) or (1)(e) of this section commits a class 2 misdemeanor and, upon conviction
thereof, shall be punished as provided in section 18-1.3-501.

(b) A person who violates subsection (1)(b), (1)(c), (1)(d), (1)(f), (1)(g), or (1)(h) of
this section commits a petty offense and, upon conviction thereof, shall be
punished as provided in section 18-1.3-503.

Legislative History

Source: L. 94: (1)(g) added, p. 495, � 1, effective March 31; entire title amended with relocations, p. 2162, � 1, effective January 1, 1995. L. 97: (1)(h) added, p. 355, � 3, effective August 6. L. 2021: (2) added, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3302, � 713, effective March 1, 2022.