C.R.S. Section 18-5-901
Definitions


As used in this part 9, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1)

“Account holder” means any person or business entity named on or associated with the account or named on the face of a financial device to whom or for whose benefit the financial device is issued by an issuer.

(2)

“Extension of credit” means any loan or agreement, express or implied, whereby the repayment or satisfaction of any debt or claim, whether acknowledged or disputed, valid or invalid, and however arising, may or will be deferred.

(3)

To “falsely alter” a written instrument or financial device means to change a written instrument or financial device without the authority of anyone entitled to grant such authority, whether it be in complete or incomplete form, by means of erasure, obliteration, deletion, insertion of new matter, transposition of matter, or any other means, so that the written instrument or financial device in its thus altered form falsely appears or purports to be in all respects an authentic creation of or fully authorized by its ostensible maker.

(4)

To “falsely complete” a written instrument or financial device means:

(a)

To transform an incomplete written instrument or financial device into a complete one by adding, inserting, or changing matter without the authority of anyone entitled to grant that authority, so that the complete written instrument or financial device falsely appears or purports to be in all respects an authentic creation of or fully authorized by its ostensible maker; or

(b)

To transform an incomplete written instrument or financial device into a complete one by adding or inserting materially false information or adding or inserting a materially false statement. A materially false statement is a false assertion that affects the action, conduct, or decision of the person who receives or is intended to receive the asserted information in a manner that directly or indirectly benefits the person making the assertion.

(5)

To “falsely make” a written instrument or financial device means to make or draw a written instrument or financial device, whether it be in complete or incomplete form, that purports to be an authentic creation of its ostensible maker, but that is not, either because the ostensible maker is fictitious or because, if real, the ostensible maker did not authorize the making or the drawing of the written instrument or financial device.

(6)

“Financial device” means any instrument or device that can be used to obtain cash, credit, property, services, or any other thing of value or to make financial payments, including but not limited to:

(a)

A credit card, banking card, debit card, electronic fund transfer card, or guaranteed check card;

(b)

A check;

(c)

A negotiable order of withdrawal;

(d)

A share draft; or

(e)

A money order.

(7)

“Financial identifying information” means any of the following that can be used, alone or in conjunction with any other information, to obtain cash, credit, property, services, or any other thing of value or to make a financial payment:

(a)

A personal identification number, credit card number, banking card number, checking account number, debit card number, electronic fund transfer card number, guaranteed check card number, or routing number; or

(b)

A number representing a financial account or a number affecting the financial interest, standing, or obligation of or to the account holder.

(8)

“Government” means:

(a)

The United States and its departments, agencies, or subdivisions;

(b)

A state, county, municipality, or other political unit and its departments, agencies, or subdivisions; and

(c)

A corporation or other entity established by law to carry out governmental functions.

(9)

“Issuer” means a person, a banking, financial, or business institution, or a corporation or other business entity that assigns financial rights by acquiring, distributing, controlling, or canceling an account or a financial device.

(10)

“Number” includes, without limitation, any grouping or combination of letters, numbers, or symbols.

(11)

“Of another” means that of a natural person, living or dead, or a business entity as defined in section 16-3-301.1 (11)(b), C.R.S.

(12)

“Personal identification number” means a number assigned to an account holder by an issuer to permit authorized use of an account or financial device.

(13)

“Personal identifying information” means information that may be used, alone or in conjunction with any other information, to identify a specific individual, including but not limited to a name; a date of birth; a social security number; a password; a pass code; an official, government-issued driver’s license or identification card number; a government passport number; biometric data; or an employer, student, or military identification number.

(14)

“Utter” means to transfer, pass, or deliver, or to attempt or cause to be transferred, passed, or delivered, to another person a written instrument or financial device, article, or thing.

(15)

“Written instrument” means a paper, document, or other instrument containing written or printed matter or the equivalent thereof, used for purposes of reciting, embodying, conveying, or recording information, and any money, token, stamp, seal, badge, or trademark or any evidence or symbol of value, right, privilege, or identification, that is capable of being used to the advantage or disadvantage of another.

Source: Section 18-5-901 — Definitions, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-18.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

18‑5‑101
Definitions
18‑5‑102
Forgery
18‑5‑104
Second degree forgery
18‑5‑104.5
Use of forged academic record
18‑5‑105
Criminal possession of a forged instrument
18‑5‑107
Criminal possession of second degree forged instrument
18‑5‑108
Merger of offenses
18‑5‑109
Criminal possession of forgery devices
18‑5‑110
Criminal simulation
18‑5‑110.5
Trademark counterfeiting
18‑5‑111
Unlawfully using slugs
18‑5‑112
Obtaining signature by deception
18‑5‑113
Criminal impersonation
18‑5‑114
Offering a false instrument for recording
18‑5‑116
Controlled substances - inducing consumption by fraudulent means
18‑5‑205
Fraud by check - definitions - penalties
18‑5‑206
Defrauding a secured creditor or debtor
18‑5‑207
Purchase on credit to defraud
18‑5‑208
Dual contracts to induce loan
18‑5‑209
Issuing a false financial statement - obtaining a financial transaction device by false statements
18‑5‑210
Receiving deposits in a failing financial institution
18‑5‑211
Insurance fraud - definitions
18‑5‑301
Fraud in effecting sales
18‑5‑302
Unlawful activity concerning the selling of land
18‑5‑303
Bait advertising
18‑5‑304
False statements as to circulation
18‑5‑305
Identification number - altering - possession
18‑5‑307
Fee paid to private employment agencies
18‑5‑308
Electronic mail fraud
18‑5‑309
Money laundering - illegal investments - penalty - definitions
18‑5‑401
Commercial bribery and breach of duty to act disinterestedly
18‑5‑402
Rigging publicly exhibited contests
18‑5‑403
Bribery in sports
18‑5‑501
Definitions
18‑5‑502
Failure to pay over assigned accounts
18‑5‑504
Concealment or removal of secured property
18‑5‑505
Failure to pay over proceeds unlawful
18‑5‑506
Fraudulent receipt - penalty
18‑5‑507
False statement in receipt - penalty
18‑5‑508
Duplicate receipt not marked - penalty
18‑5‑509
Warehouse’s goods mingled - receipts - penalty
18‑5‑510
Delivery of goods without receipt - penalty
18‑5‑511
Mortgaged goods receipt - penalty
18‑5‑512
Issuance of bad check
18‑5‑701
Definitions
18‑5‑702
Unauthorized use of a financial transaction device
18‑5‑705
Criminal possession or sale of a blank financial transaction device
18‑5‑706
Criminal possession of forgery devices
18‑5‑707
Unlawful manufacture of a financial transaction device
18‑5‑801
Definitions
18‑5‑802
Equity skimming of real property
18‑5‑803
Equity skimming of a vehicle
18‑5‑804
Civil action
18‑5‑901
Definitions
18‑5‑902
Identity theft
18‑5‑903
Criminal possession of a financial device
18‑5‑903.5
Criminal possession of an identification document
18‑5‑904
Gathering identity information by deception
18‑5‑905
Possession of identity theft tools
Green check means up to date. Up to date

Current through Fall 2024

§ 18-5-901’s source at colorado​.gov