Colorado § 18-4-703 - Severability.
Full text of Colorado Colorado Revised Statutes § 18-4-703 — Severability., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 18-4-703. Severability.
If any provision of this part 7 or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the other provisions or applications of this part 7 which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this part 7 are declared to be severable.
Source: L. 84: Entire part added, p. 545, § 1, effective July 1.
PART 8
THEFT OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SERVICES
18-4-801 to 18-4-802. (Repealed)
Source: L. 2012: Entire part repealed, (SB 12-044), ch. 274, p. 1448, § 4, effective June 8.
Editor's note: This part 8 was added in 1998. For amendments to this part 8 prior to its repeal in 2012, consult the 2011 Colorado Revised Statutes and the Colorado statutory research explanatory note beginning on page vii in the front of this volume.
ARTICLE 5
Offenses Involving Fraud
PART 1
FORGERY, SIMULATION, IMPERSONATION, AND RELATED OFFENSES
18-5-101. Definitions.
18-5-102. Forgery.
18-5-103. Second degree forgery. (Repealed)
18-5-104. Second degree forgery.
18-5-104.5. Use of forged academic record.
18-5-105. Criminal possession of a forged instrument.
18-5-106. Criminal possession of second degree forged instrument. (Repealed)
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.
18-5-115. Charitable fraud. (Repealed)
18-5-116. Controlled substances - inducing consumption by fraudulent means.
18-5-117. Unlawful possession of personal identifying information. (Repealed)
18-5-118. Offenses involving forgery of a penalty assessment notice issued to a minor under the age of eighteen years - suspension of driving privilege. (Repealed)
18-5-119. Theft of personal identifying information. (Repealed)
18-5-120. Gathering personal information by deception. (Repealed)
18-5-121. Division of motor vehicles official product protection - vehicular document piracy - applicability - penalty - definitions.
PART 2
FRAUD IN OBTAINING PROPERTY OR SERVICES
18-5-201. Definitions. (Repealed)
18-5-201.1. Definitions relating to guaranteed check cards. (Repealed)
18-5-202. Fraudulent use of a credit device. (Repealed)
18-5-202.1. Fraudulent use of guaranteed check card. (Repealed)
18-5-203. Theft of credit device or guaranteed check card. (Repealed)
18-5-204. Criminal possession of credit device or guaranteed check card. (Repealed)
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.
PART 3
FRAUDULENT AND DECEPTIVE SALES AND BUSINESS PRACTICES
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.
18-5-306. Counterfeit or imitation controlled substances. (Repealed)
18-5-307. Fee paid to private employment agencies.
18-5-308. Electronic mail fraud.
18-5-309. Money laundering - illegal investments - penalty - definitions.
PART 4
BRIBERY AND RIGGING OF CONTESTS
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.
PART 5
OFFENSES RELATING TO THE UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE
18-5-501. Definitions.
18-5-502. Failure to pay over assigned accounts.
18-5-503. Criminal liability of transferor of a bulk transfer. (Repealed)
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.
PART 6
IMITATION CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT
18-5-601 to
18-5-606. (Repealed)
PART 7
FINANCIAL TRANSACTION DEVICE CRIME ACT
18-5-701. Definitions.
18-5-702. Unauthorized use of a financial transaction device.
18-5-703. Criminal possession of a financial transaction device. (Repealed)
18-5-704. Sale or possession for sale of a financial transaction device. (Repealed)
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.
PART 8
EQUITY SKIMMING AND RELATED OFFENSES
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.
PART 9
IDENTITY THEFT AND RELATED OFFENSES
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 - bias-motivated crime enforcement - civil actions.
18-5-904. Gathering identity information by deception.
18-5-905. Possession of identity theft tools.
PART 1
FORGERY, SIMULATION, IMPERSONATION, AND RELATED OFFENSES
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