Any person who illegally uses or affixes the seal of this state to any written or printed document whatever, or fraudulently forges, defaces, corrupts, or counterfeits the same, or affixes said forged, defaced, corrupted, or counterfeited seal to any commission, deed, warrant, pardon, certificate, or other written or printed instrument, or has in his or her possession or custody any such seal, knowing it to be falsely made and counterfeited, and willfully conceals the same, commits a class 5 felony and shall be punished as provided in section 18-1.3-401, C.R.S.
Source: G.L. § 2423. G.S. § 3118. R.S. 08: § 6292. C.L. § 487. CSA: C. 152, § 2. CRS
53: § 131-8-2. C.R.S. 1963: § 131-8-2. L. 77: Entire section amended, p. 880, § 53, effective July 1, 1979. L. 89: Entire section amended, p. 845, § 116, effective July 1. L. 2002: Entire section amended, p. 1535, § 259, effective October 1.
Editor's note: The effective date for amendments made to this section by chapter 216, L. 77, was changed from July 1, 1978, to April 1, 1979, by chapter 1, First Extraordinary Session, L. 78, and was subsequently changed to July 1, 1979, by chapter 157, § 23, L. 79. See People v. McKenna, 199 Colo. 452, 611 P.2d 574 (1980).
Cross references: For the legislative declaration contained in the 2002 act amending this section, see section 1 of chapter 318, Session Laws of Colorado 2002.