Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-21-533

Current through Chapter 519 of the 2024 Legislative Session and Chapter 2 of the 2024 First Extraordinary Session

Section 24-21-533 - Wrongful possession of journal or seal

A person who unlawfully possesses and uses a notary's journal, an official seal, a notary's electronic signature, or any papers, copies, or electronic records relating to notarial acts commits a petty offense and shall be punished as specified in section 18-1.3-503.

C.R.S. § 24-21-533

Amended by 2021 Ch. 462, § 408, eff. 3/1/2022.

Amended by 2017 Ch. 264, § 121, eff. 5/25/2017 (deleted operative date added by 2017 Ch. 207 and changed effective date to 7/1/2018).

Added by 2017 Ch. 207, § 2, eff. 8/9/2017, op. 7/1/2018.

L. 2017: Entire part added, (SB 17-132), ch. 806, p. 806, § 2, effective 7/1/2018.

Section 803(2) of chapter 462 (SB 21-271), Session Laws of Colorado 2021, provides that the act changing this section applies to offenses committed on or after March 1, 2022.

2021 Ch. 462, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).