Whoever forges, or procures to be forged, or assists in forging the seal of the registrar, or the name, signature, or handwriting of any officer of the registry office, in cases where such officer is expressly or impliedly authorized to affix his or her signature; or forges, or procures to be forged, or assists in forging the name, signature, or handwriting of any person whomsoever to any instrument which is expressly or impliedly authorized to be signed by such person; or uses any document upon which any impression or part of the impression of any seal of said registrar has been forged, knowing the same to have been forged, or any document the signature to which has been forged, commits a class 6 felony and shall be punished as provided in section 18-1.3-401, C.R.S.L. 03: p. 349, § 93. R.S. 08: § 809. C.L. § 5019. CSA: C. 40, § 264. CRS 53: § 118-10-96. C.R.S. 1963: § 118-10-96. L. 77: Entire section amended, p. 886, § 72, effective 7/1/1979. L. 89: Entire section amended, p. 852, § 142, effective July 1. L. 2002: Entire section amended, p. 1555, § 343, effective October 1.The effective date for amendments made to this section by chapter 216, L.

Entire section amended, p. 852, § 142, effective July 1. L. 2002: Entire section amended, p. 1555, § 343, 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.