Colorado § 42-7-505 - Forging ability to respond in damages.
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§ 42-7-505. Forging ability to respond in damages.
Any person who forges or without authority signs any evidence of ability to respond in damages or who furnishes the director with a false statement evidencing that such person is insured under an automobile liability policy or bond, as required by the director in the administration of this article 7, commits a class 2 misdemeanor.
Source: L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2490, § 1, effective January 1, 1995. L. 2021: Entire section amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3322, § 764, effective March 1, 2022.
Cross references: For the penalty for a class 2 misdemeanor, see § 18-1.3-501.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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