Colorado § 18-5-112 - Obtaining signature by deception.
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§ 18-5-112. Obtaining signature by deception.
(1) A person commits obtaining signature by deception if, by deception and with intent to defraud or to acquire a benefit for himself or another, he causes another to sign or execute a written instrument.
(2) As used in this section, "by deception" means by knowingly:
(a) Creating or confirming another's impression which is false and which the deceiver does not believe to be true; or
(b) Failing to correct a false impression held by another which the deceiver previously has created or confirmed; or
(c) Preventing another from acquiring information pertinent to any matter material to a proper understanding of any transaction in which the signature of such person is procured.
(3) Obtaining signatures by deception is a class 2 misdemeanor.
Source: L. 71: R&RE, p. 436, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 40-5-112.
ANNOTATION
Falsely inducing another to indorse check is within section. One who by false representations induces another to indorse a check for the payment of money, which the indorser thereafter is compelled to pay to a holder for value, is guilty of obtaining a thing of value by false pretenses. Miller v. People, 72 Colo. 375, 211 P. 380 (1922) (decided under former R.S. 08, § 1849).
Applied in People v. Vesely, 41 Colo. App. 325, 587 P.2d 802 (1978).
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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