Colorado · Colorado Revised Statutes — Title 18, Criminal Code

C.R.S. Title 18 § 18-5-305: Identification number - altering - possession

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

A person commits a crime by obscuring an identification number on an article intending to prevent identification, or by selling/disposing of articles knowing the identification number is obscured. Possession of such an article is evidence of guilt unless reported to law enforcement before arrest.

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