Colorado Code
Part 2 - Nursing Facilities
§ 25.5-6-206. Personal Needs Benefits - Amount - Patient Personal Needs Trust Fund Required - Funeral and Final Disposition Expenses - Penalty for Illegal Retention and Use

(c) [ Editor's note: This version of subsection (8)(c) is effective March 1, 2022. ] Unlawful retention of patient personal needs funds is:

(d) [ Editor's note: This version of subsection (8)(d) is effective March 1, 2022. ] Unlawful use of a patient personal needs trust fund is:
(I) A petty offense if the amount is less than three hundred dollars;
(II) A class 2 misdemeanor if the amount is three hundred dollars or more but less than one thousand dollars;
(III) A class 1 misdemeanor if the amount is one thousand dollars or more but less than two thousand dollars;
(IV) A class 6 felony if the amount is two thousand dollars or more but less than five thousand dollars;

Source: L. 2006: Entire article added with relocations, p. 1934, § 7, effective July 1. L. 2012: (8)(a) and (8)(d) amended, (HB 12-1310), ch. 20, p. 1400, § 20, effective June 7. L. 2013: (1), (2)(a), (3)(a), (4), (6), and (7) amended, (SB 13-167), ch. 394, p. 2292, § 4, effective June 5. L. 2014: (2)(a) amended, (SB 14-130), ch. 338, p. 1504, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2021: (1) amended, (SB 21-006), ch. 123, p. 497, § 25, effective September 7; (8)(c) and (8)(d) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3241, § 483, effective March 1, 2022.