{"data":{"id":"us-co/c.r.s.-18-5-114","jurisdiction":"us-co","citation":"C.R.S. § 18-5-114","heading":"Offering a false instrument for recording.","body":"(1) A person commits offering a false instrument for recording in the first degree if, knowing that a written instrument relating to or affecting real or personal property or directly affecting contractual relationships contains a material false statement or material false information, and with intent to defraud, he presents or offers it to a public office or a public employee, with the knowledge or belief that it will be registered, filed, or recorded or become a part of the records of that public office or public employee.\n\n(2) Offering a false instrument for recording in the first degree is a class 5 felony.\n\n(3) A person commits offering a false instrument for recording in the second degree if, knowing that a written instrument relating to or affecting real or personal property or directly affecting contractual relationships contains a material false statement or material false information, he presents or offers it to a public office or a public employee, with the knowledge or belief that it will be registered, filed, or recorded or become a part of the records of that public office or public employee.\n\n(4) Offering a false instrument for recording in the second degree is a class 2 misdemeanor.","path":["Title 18 - CRIMINAL CODE","Article 5 - Offenses Involving Fraud","Part 1 - FORGERY, SIMULATION, IMPERSONATION, AND RELATED OFFENSES"],"source_url":"https://olls.info/crs/crs2026-title-18.htm","current_through":"Colorado Revised Statutes 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:37:45Z","sha256":"534f8aefe1b5730faea1f0a81004f7668809f3bd036a7958d722892dd360a954","source_id":"us-co","stale":false,"prev":"us-co/c.r.s.-18-5-113","next":"us-co/c.r.s.-18-5-115"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}