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C.R.S. § 18-5-705 — Criminal possession or sale of a blank financial transaction device.

Current through 2025 Regular Session

Part of Part 7: FINANCIAL TRANSACTION DEVICE CRIME ACT, Colorado Revised Statutes.

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Full text of C.R.S. § 18-5-705

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.

C.R.S. § 18-5-705Primary source, current through the 2025 Regular Session
(1) A person commits criminal possession or sale of a blank financial transaction device if, without the authorization of the issuer or manufacturer, he has in his possession or under his control or receives from another person, with intent to use, deliver, circulate, or sell it or with intent to cause the use, delivery, circulation, or sale of it, or sells any financial transaction device which has not been embossed or magnetically encoded with the name of the account holder, personal identification code, expiration date, or other proprietary institutional information. (2) Criminal possession of a blank financial transaction device is a class 6 felony. (3) Criminal possession of two or more blank financial transaction devices is a class 5 felony. (4) Delivery, circulation, or sale of one blank financial transaction device is a class 5 felony. (5) Delivery, circulation, or sale of two or more blank financial transaction devices is a class 3 felony. (6) For purposes of this section, a blank financial transaction device is one that has at least one or more characteristics of a financial transaction device but does not contain all of the characteristics of a completed financial transaction device.

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Is criminal possession or sale of a blank financial transaction device a felony or a misdemeanor in Colorado?

It depends on the circumstances: criminal possession or sale of a blank financial transaction device ranges from a Class 6 Felony to a Class 3 Felony in Colorado under C.R.S. § 18-5-705.

Possession of a single blank financial transaction device: Class 6 Felony (C.R.S. § 18-5-705(2)) · Possession of two or more blank financial transaction devices: Class 5 Felony (C.R.S. § 18-5-705(3)) · Delivery, circulation, or sale of one blank financial transaction device: Class 5 Felony (C.R.S. § 18-5-705(4)) · Delivery, circulation, or sale of two or more blank financial transaction devices: Class 3 Felony (C.R.S. § 18-5-705(5))

Which Colorado statute covers criminal possession or sale of a blank financial transaction device?

Criminal possession or sale of a blank financial transaction device is governed by C.R.S. § 18-5-705 (Criminal possession or sale of a blank financial transaction device).

This reference is informational and is not legal advice.