Colorado Revised Statutes
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-5-104 (2026)
Second degree forgery
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(1) A person commits second degree forgery if, with intent to defraud, such person falsely makes, completes, alters, or utters a written instrument of a kind not described in section 18-5-102 or 18-5-104.5.
(2) Second degree forgery is a class 2 misdemeanor. Source: L. 71: R&RE, p. 435, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 40-5-104. L. 93: Entire section amended, p. 1989, § 18, effective July 1. L. 96: (1) amended, p. 841, § 2, effective July 1. L. 2021: (2) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3181, § 227, effective March 1, 2022.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7
cases, 1978–2020 · leading case: v. People, 2020 CO 54 (Colo. 2020).
v. People, 2020 CO 54 (Colo. 2020). “¶32 The information originally charged Hoggard with second-degree forgery under section 18-5-104, but it did not state what document was allegedly forged.”
People v. Cunefare, 102 P.3d 302 (Colo. 2004). “Section 18-5-104, C.R.S.2004, defines the misdemeanor offense of second degree forgery as the falsifying of a written instrument "of a kind not described in section 18-5-102 .”
People v. Riley, 2015 COA 152 (Colo. Ct. App. 2015). “-2015, and second degree forgery in violation of section 18-5-104, C.R.S. 2015, The trial court held a consolidated jury trial on all of the charges.”
People v. Hoggard, 2017 COA 88 (Colo. Ct. App. 2017). “” § 18-5-104 (emphasis added). ¶ 33 The catch-all structure of the second degree forgery statute allows a defendant to be fairly convicted of the misdemeanor offense without a particularized finding as to the type of document that was falsified.”
People v. Vesely, 587 P.2d 802 (Colo. Ct. App. 1978). “Defendant also argues that the evidence was insufficient to support the conviction, and that instructions on the lesser included offenses of third degree forgery (§ 18-5-104, C.R.S.1973), criminal simulation (§ 18-5-110, C.”
People v. Gerdes, 891 P.2d 995 (Colo. 1995). “The hearing board found that by executing the agent’s signature on the indemnification agreement the respondent has committed acts with the intent to defraud, see § 18-5-104, 8B C.R.S. (1994 Supp.) (second-degree forgery), conduct that would constitute a serious crime under C.”
People v. Riley, 2015 COA 79 (Colo. Ct. App. 2015). “2014, and second degree forgery in violation of section 18-5-104, C.R.S. 2014. The trial court held a consolidated jury trial on all of the charges.”
— Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-5-104(1) — 4 cases
v. People, 2020 CO 54 (Colo. 2020). “¶32 The information originally charged Hoggard with second-degree forgery under section 18-5-104, but it did not state what document was allegedly forged.”
People v. Hoggard, 2017 COA 88 (Colo. Ct. App. 2017). “” § 18-5-104 (emphasis added). ¶ 33 The catch-all structure of the second degree forgery statute allows a defendant to be fairly convicted of the misdemeanor offense without a particularized finding as to the type of document that was falsified.”
People v. Riley, 2015 COA 152 (Colo. Ct. App. 2015). “-2015, and second degree forgery in violation of section 18-5-104, C.R.S. 2015, The trial court held a consolidated jury trial on all of the charges.”
People v. Riley, 2015 COA 79 (Colo. Ct. App. 2015). “2014, and second degree forgery in violation of section 18-5-104, C.R.S. 2014. The trial court held a consolidated jury trial on all of the charges.”
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