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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-5-105 (2026)

Criminal possession of a forged instrument

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A person commits a class 6 felony when, with knowledge that it is forged and with intent to use to defraud, such person possesses any forged instrument of a kind described in section 18-5-102.

Source: L. 71: R&RE, p. 435, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 40-5-105. L. 89: Entire section amended, p. 834, § 52, effective July 1. L. 93: Entire section amended, p. 1989, § 19, effective July 1.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1994–2021 · leading case: People v. Kerst, 181 P.3d 1167 (Colo. 2008).
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People v. Kerst, 181 P.3d 1167 (Colo. 2008). · cites it 3× “(2007), and three counts of possession of a forged instrument in violation of section 18-5-105, CRS. (2007). 3 Kerst moved to suppress the evidence obtained during the search of her home on the grounds that the search warrant was invalid.”
People v. Miralda, 981 P.2d 676 (Colo. Ct. App. 1999). · cites it 3× “The statute defining this offense, § 18-5-105, C.R.S.1998, requires that a person possess a forged instrument with knowledge that it is forged “and with intent to use [it] to defraud.”
Beecroft v. People, 874 P.2d 1041 (Colo. 1994). · cites it 2× “Instead of sentencing Beecroft to confinement, the judge crafted an intermediate sanction pursuant to section 18-5-105(10), which is not “confinement” under section 16-11-306.”
People v. Morones-Quinonez, 2015 COA 161 (Colo. Ct. App. 2015). “Morones was charged with one count of criminal possession of a forged instrument, § 18-5-105, C.R.8.2015, and one count of criminal impersonation, § 18-5-118(1)(8), C.”
v. Bros., 2021 COA 109 (Colo. Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 3× “2019, a level 4 drug felony;  possessing a forged instrument (three counterfeit $100 bills) in violation of section 18-5-105, C.R.S. 2020, a class 6 felony;  displaying a false identification card in violation of section 42-4-309(1)(a), C.”
— Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-5-105(10) — 1 case
Beecroft v. People, 874 P.2d 1041 (Colo. 1994). “Instead of sentencing Beecroft to confinement, the judge crafted an intermediate sanction pursuant to section 18-5-105(10), which is not “confinement” under section 16-11-306.”
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