Colorado § 24-80-902 - Punishment for illegal use.
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§ 24-80-902. Punishment for illegal use.
Any person who illegally uses or affixes the seal of this state to any written or printed document whatever, or fraudulently forges, defaces, corrupts, or counterfeits the same, or affixes said forged, defaced, corrupted, or counterfeited seal to any commission, deed, warrant, pardon, certificate, or other written or printed instrument, or has in his or her possession or custody any such seal, knowing it to be falsely made and counterfeited, and willfully conceals the same, commits a petty offense.
Source: G.L. § 2423. G.S. § 3118. R.S. 08: § 6292. C.L. § 487. CSA: C. 152, § 2. CRS 53: § 131-8-2. C.R.S. 1963: § 131-8-2. L. 77: Entire section amended, p. 880, § 53, effective July 1, 1979. L. 89: Entire section amended, p. 845, § 116, effective July 1. L. 2002: Entire section amended, p. 1535, § 259, effective October 1. L. 2021: Entire section amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3230, § 434, effective March 1, 2022.
Editor's note: The effective date for amendments made to this section by chapter 216, L. 77, was changed from July 1, 1978, to April 1, 1979, by chapter 1, First Extraordinary Session, L. 78, and was subsequently changed to July 1, 1979, by chapter 157, § 23, L. 79. See People v. McKenna, 199 Colo. 452, 611 P.2d 574 (1980).
Cross references: For the legislative declaration contained in the 2002 act amending this section, see section 1 of chapter 318, Session Laws of Colorado 2002.
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Section 24-80-902 ("Punishment for illegal use.") is part of the Colorado Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Colorado. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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