[ Editor's note: This version of this section is effective until March 1, 2022. ] Every person who defaces or destroys any written instrument evidencing a property right, whether vested or contingent, with the intent to defraud commits a class 1 misdemeanor.
Structure Colorado Code
Article 4 - Offenses Against Property
Part 5 - Trespass, Tampering, and Criminal Mischief
§ 18-4-502. First Degree Criminal Trespass
§ 18-4-502. First Degree Criminal Trespass
§ 18-4-503. Second Degree Criminal Trespass - Repeal
§ 18-4-504. Third Degree Criminal Trespass - Repeal
§ 18-4-504.5. Definition of Premises
§ 18-4-505. First Degree Criminal Tampering
§ 18-4-505. First Degree Criminal Tampering
§ 18-4-506. Second Degree Criminal Tampering
§ 18-4-506.3. Tampering With Equipment Associated With Oil or Gas Gathering Operations - Penalty
§ 18-4-506.5. Tampering With a Utility Meter - Penalty
§ 18-4-507. Defacing or Destruction of Written Instruments
§ 18-4-507. Defacing or Destruction of Written Instruments
§ 18-4-508. Defacing, Destroying, or Removing Landmarks, Monuments, or Accessories
§ 18-4-509. Defacing a Cave - Definitions - Repeal
§ 18-4-510. Defacing Posted Notice
§ 18-4-510. Defacing Posted Notice
§ 18-4-511. Littering of Public or Private Property - Repeal
§ 18-4-512. Abandonment of a Motor Vehicle
§ 18-4-513. Criminal Use of a Noxious Substance
§ 18-4-514. Use of Photographs, Video Tapes, or Films of Property
§ 18-4-515. Entry to Survey Property - Exception to Criminal Trespass
§ 18-4-516. Criminal Operation of a Device in Motion Picture Theater