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Colorado Revised Statutes Title 18. Criminal Code § 18-5-112. Obtaining signature by deception

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(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.

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