Colorado statute
C.R.S. § 18-5-104.5 — Use of forged academic record.
Current through 2025 Regular Session
Part of Part 1: FORGERY, SIMULATION, IMPERSONATION, AND RELATED OFFENSES, Colorado Revised Statutes.
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Full text of C.R.S. § 18-5-104.5
Statutory text current through the 2025 Regular Session. This is an officially sanctioned publication using the official text of the Colorado Revised Statutes; it is not the official statutes of the State of Colorado.
(1) A person commits use of a forged academic record if, with intent to seek employment or with intent to seek admission to a public or private institution of higher education in this state or for the purpose of securing a scholarship or other form of financial assistance from the institution itself or from other public or private sources of financial assistance, such person falsely makes, completes, alters, or utters a written instrument which is or purports to be, or is calculated to become or to represent if completed, a bona fide academic record of an institution of secondary or higher education. (2) For purposes of this section: (a) "Academic record" means a transcript, diploma, grade report, or similar document of an institution of secondary or higher education. (b) "Financial assistance" means financial assistance for educational purposes, including, but not limited to, loans, scholarships, grants, fellowships, assistantships, work-study programs, or other forms of financial aid. (3) Use of a forged academic record is a class 2 misdemeanor.
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Questions this section answers
Is use of forged academic record a felony or a misdemeanor in Colorado?
Use of forged academic record is a class 2 misdemeanor in Colorado under C.R.S. § 18-5-104.5.
Which Colorado statute covers use of forged academic record?
Use of forged academic record is governed by C.R.S. § 18-5-104.5 (Use of forged academic record).
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