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Obscure Criminal Laws in Denver and Arapahoe County

On Behalf of | Jul 26, 2017 | Criminal Law |

Criminal Laws You’ve Never Heard of in Denver and Arapahoe County

Colorado has thousands of criminal laws where you can slip up and end up facing criminal prosecution. Whether in Denver or Arapahoe County, you could commit a crime, be arrested, and get a criminal record with little notice that you were doing was wrong. Let’s look at 10 of these little known laws and educate ourselves. Read about Criminal Law Violation Sentencing in Colorado.

Unlawful Transfer for Sale, C.R.S. 18-4-602: #1 Denver Criminal Lawyer’s Obscure Law

In Denver, you can’t transfer copyrighted material like music or a movie to someone else for money, or you’ll commit a class 6 felony. This is not the same thing as federal copyright infringement.

Criminal Operation of a Device in Motion Picture Theater, C.R.S. 18-4-516: #2 Law From Jefferson County

This criminal law violation occurs if you use your cell phone to record a movie in a movie theater. It is a class one misdemeanor with jail time in the Jefferson County Jail.

Theft of Cable Service, C.R.S. 18-4-701: #3 Douglas County Defense Attorney’s Unknown Criminal Law

You commit this crime in Douglas County by obtaining cable TV service without paying for it.

Criminal Simulation, C.R.S. 18-5-110: #4 Arapahoe County Unknown Law

You violate this law if you make something look like an antique or like it was made by someone famous, when it was not, and you profit from the misrepresentation.

Bait Advertising Law, C.R.S. 18-5-303: #5 Adams County Criminal Lawyer Law and Class 2 Misdemeanor

You can be charged with this crime by advertising a sale item with insufficient supply to meet the reasonable demand for the item.

Fee Paid to Private Employment Agencies, C.R.S. 18-5-307: #6 Denver Obscure Criminal Law and Misdemeanor

It is unlawful violation of criminal law to take a fee, or keep a fee, as an employment agency, unless the employee is placed in a real job for 100 days. You also cannot advertise jobs which don’t exist, among other rules.

Fraudulent Receipt, C.R.S. 18-5-506: #7 Hidden Law in Aurora, Colorado,

It is a felony for a warehouse worker in Aurora to give a receipt for goods to anyone when they have not actually delivered the goods listed on the receipt.

Equity Skimming, C.R.S. 18-5-801: #8 Defense Lawyer’s Rare Law in Lakewood, Colorado

It is a felony if you take an interest in real property in Lakewood which has a loan on it and it is in default or becomes in default, and you rent it to someone and don’t use the rent proceeds to pay the loan debt.

Bigamy, C.R.S. 18-6-201: #9 Criminal Lawyer’s Wheat Ridge Unknown Law

You commit a felony in Wheat Ridge if, while married or a partner in a civil union, you cohabitate, marry, enter a civil union with another, unless you reasonably believed your prior relationship partner was dead, the prior partner has been missing for 5 years, or you thought you could legally remarry.

Harboring a Minor, C.R.S. 18-6-601: #10 Castle Rock Little Known Law

It is a class 2 misdemeanor criminal law violation in Castle Rock to shelter a minor without permission, in violation of a custody order, if you fail to return the child to police, or assist the child to hide from police, or fail to notify the child’s parent of where the child is located.

These are just a few Colorado Criminal laws which the public, and many lawyers, have never heard of. If police contact you, call us at 303-731-0719. Together, we can protect your future.