Any officer or enlisted person who refuses to account for and to surrender up any moneys or any uniforms or equipment or other military property for which he or she is responsible or accountable, or who appropriates the same to his or her own use, or who knowingly makes a false payroll or signs a false certificate which is the basis for the payment of moneys under this article, or who aids or abets another in any of these acts commits a class 6 felony and shall be punished as provided in section 18-1.3-401, C.R.S.
Source: L. 55: p. 625, § 52. CRS 53: § 94-9-52. C.R.S. 1963: § 94-1-52. L. 77: Entire section amended, p. 881, § 56, effective July 1, 1979. L. 89: Entire section amended, p. 847, § 120, effective July 1. L. 2002: Entire section amended, p. 601, § 50, effective May 24; entire section amended, p. 1541, § 282, effective October 1.
Editor's note: (1) 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).
(2) Amendments to this section by Senate Bill 02-099 and House Bill 02-1046 were harmonized.
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.