Certificates of title and duplicate certificates entered or issued under this article shall be subjects of theft, and anyone stealing any such certificate commits a class 6 felony and shall be punished as provided in section 18-1.3-401, C.R.S.L. 03: p. 349, § 90. R.S. 08: § 806. C.L. § 5016. CSA: C. 40, § 261. CRS 53: § 118-10-93. C.R.S. 1963: § 118-10-93. L. 67: p. 578, § 18. L. 77: Entire section amended, p. 886, § 70, effective 7/1/1979. L. 89: Entire section amended, p. 851, § 140, effective July 1. L. 2002: Entire section amended, p. 1554, § 341, effective October 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). For the legislative declaration in the 2002 act amending this section, see section 1 of chapter 318, Session Laws of Colorado 2002.
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