Colorado § 44-30-821 - Cheating - penalty.
Full text of Colorado Colorado Revised Statutes § 44-30-821 — Cheating - penalty., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 44-30-821. Cheating - penalty.
(1) It is unlawful for any person, whether he or she is an owner or employee of, or a player in, an establishment, to cheat at any limited gaming activity.
(2) Repealed.
(3) Any person issued a license pursuant to this article 30 violating any provision of this section commits a class 6 felony and shall be punished as provided in section 18-1.3-401, and any other person violating any provision of this section commits a class 2 misdemeanor and shall be punished as provided in section 18-1.3-501.
Source: L. 2018: Entire article added with relocations, (SB 18-034), ch. 14, p. 211, § 2, effective October 1. L. 2021: (3) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3329, § 792, effective March 1, 2022. L. 2023: (3) amended, (HB 23-1293), ch. 298, p. 1798, § 70, effective October 1. L. 2025: (2) repealed, (SB 25-275), ch. 377, p. 2109, § 336, effective August 6.
Editor's note: (1) This section is similar to former § 12-47.1-822 as it existed prior to 2018.
(2) Subsection (2) was relocated to § 44-30-103 (7.5) in 2025.
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Section 44-30-821 ("Cheating - penalty.") 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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