Laws,
Statues of Limitations
and Uniform Transfers to Minors Act - Colorado
| 18-5-102. Forgery. |
| (1) A person commits forgery, if, with intent to defraud, such person falsely makes, completes, alters, or utters a written instrument which is or purports to be, or which is calculated to become or to represent if completed: | ||
| (c) A deed, will, codicil, contract, assignment, commercial instrument, promissory note, check, or other instrument which does or may evidence, create, transfer, terminate, or otherwise affect a legal right, interest, obligation, or status; or |
| (2) Forgery is a class 5 felony. |
Colorado Statute of Limitations
Just in case anyone is interested, this is the Statute of Limitations in Colorado. Notice that there is no limitation on the statute of limitations for forgery.
| Murder, kidnapping, treason, and any forgery regardless of the penalty provided | No limit |
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Attempt, conspiracy, or solicitation to commit murder; attempt, conspiracy, or solicitation to commit kidnapping; attempt, conspiracy, or solicitation to commit treason; and attempt, conspiracy, or solicitation to commit any forgery regardless of the penalty provided |
No limit |
| Other felonies | Three years |
| Misdemeanors | Eighteen months |
| Class 1 and 2 misdemeanor traffic offenses | One year |
| Petty offenses | Six months |
| 18-4-401. Theft. | ||
| (1) A person commits theft when he knowingly obtains or exercises control over anything of value of another without authorization, or by threat or deception, and: |
| (a) Intends to deprive the other person permanently of the use or benefit of the thing of value; or | ||
| (b) Knowingly uses, conceals, or abandons the thing of value in such manner as to deprive the other person permanently of its use or benefit; or | ||||
| (c) Uses, conceals, or abandons the thing of value intending that such use, concealment, or abandonment will deprive the other person permanently of its use and benefit; or | ||
| (1.5) For the purposes of this section, a thing of value is that of "another" if anyone other than the defendant has a possessory or proprietary interest therein. |
| (2) Theft is: | ||
| (d) A class 3 felony if the value of the thing involved is twenty thousand dollars or more. | ||
| (4) When a person commits theft twice or more within a period of six months without having been placed in jeopardy for the prior offense or offenses, and the aggregate value of the things involved is one thousand dollars or more but less than twenty thousand dollars, it is a class 4 felony; however, if the aggregate value of the things involved is twenty thousand dollars or more, it is a class 3 felony. |
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