Colorado Code
Part 4 - Theft
§ 18-4-401. Theft - Repeal

(1) [ Editor's note: This version of the introductory portion to subsection (1) is effective March 1, 2022. ] A person commits theft when he or she knowingly obtains, retains, or exercises control over anything of value of another without authorization or by threat or deception; receives, loans money by pawn or pledge on, or disposes of anything of value or belonging to another that he or she knows or believes to have been stolen; or procures food or accommodations from a pubic establishment without making payment therefore, and:

(1.5) For the purposes of this section, a thing of value is that of "another" if anyone other than the defendant has a possessory or proprietary interest therein.

Source: L. 71: R&RE, p. 428, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 40-4-401. L. 75: IP(1), (2), and (3) amended and (3.1) added, pp. 618, 619, §§ 9, 10, effective July 1. L. 77: (4) amended, p. 972, § 1, effective May 27; (2) R&RE, (3) and (3.1) repealed, and (4) amended, pp. 973, 976, §§ 1, 2, 9, effective July 1. L. 81: (7) added, p. 987, § 1, effective July 1. L. 83: (8) added, p. 665, § 7, effective July 1. L. 84: (7)(a) and (7)(b) amended, p. 541, § 1, effective April 12; (2)(b), (2)(c), (4), (7)(a), and (8) amended, p. 536, §§ 5, 6, effective July 1, 1985. L. 85: (7)(a) amended, p. 1360, § 13, effective June 28. L. 87: (2)(b), (2)(c), and (4) amended, p. 352, § 3, effective March 16; (1.5) added and (7)(a) amended, pp. 615, 606, §§ 5, 13, effective July 1. L. 92: (2), (4), and (7)(a) amended, p. 433, § 1, effective April 10; (8) amended, p. 439, § 1, effective June 1. L. 93: (7) repealed, p. 1742, § 42, effective July 1. L. 97: (2)(b) and (2)(c) amended, p. 1548, § 23, effective July 1. L. 98: (4) and (8) amended, p. 1437, § 10, effective July 1; (4) amended, p. 793, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2006: (9) added, p. 1327, § 2, effective July 1. L. 2007: (2), (4), and (8) amended, p. 1690, § 3, effective July 1. L. 2009: (4) amended, (HB 09-1334), ch. 244, p. 1099, § 2, effective May 11. L. 2013: (1), (2)(b), (2)(c), (2)(d), and (4) amended, (2)(b.5) repealed, and (2)(e), (2)(f), (2)(g), (2)(h), (2)(i), and (2)(j) added, (HB 13-1160), ch. 373, p. 2195, § 1, effective June 5. L. 2021: (10) added, (SB 21-030), ch. 189, p. 1006, § 1, effective May 27; IP(1), (2)(b), (2)(c), and (2)(e) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3176, § 205, effective March 1, 2022; (2)(d)(II) added by revision, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, pp. 3176, 3331, §§ 205, 803.

Cross references: (1) For theft of sound recordings, see part 6 of this article 4; for charges for bad checks received as a restitution payment ordered as a condition of a plea agreement, see § 16-7-304; for charges for bad checks received as a restitution payment ordered as a condition of a deferred prosecution, see § 16-7-404.
(2) For the legislative declaration contained in the 2006 act enacting subsection (9), see section 1 of chapter 290, Session Laws of Colorado 2006. For the legislative declaration contained in the 2007 act amending subsections (2), (4), and (8), see section 1 of chapter 384, Session Laws of Colorado 2007. For the legislative declaration contained in the 2009 act amending subsection (4), see section 1 of chapter 244, Session Laws of Colorado 2009.