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Colorado · Through Colorado Revised Statutes 2026

C.R.S. § 18-5-112: Obtaining signature by deception.

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  1. Title 18 - CRIMINAL CODE
  2. Article 5 - Offenses Involving Fraud
  3. Part 1 - FORGERY, SIMULATION, IMPERSONATION, AND RELATED OFFENSES

(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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