- Each state department, agency, division, board, commission, committee, and educational institution which has installed a postage meter shall place an imprint plate on such meter and a notice attached to the meter showing that the metered mail is official state of Colorado mail and that there is a penalty for the unlawful use of such postage meter for private purposes.
- [ Editor’s note: This version of subsection (2) is effective until March 1, 2022.] Any person who uses a state-installed postage meter for private purposes commits a class 3 misdemeanor and shall be punished as provided in section 18-1.3-501, C.R.S.
(2) [ Editor’s note: This version of subsection (2) is effective March 1, 2022. ] Any person who uses a state-installed postage meter for private purposes commits a civil infraction and shall be punished as provided in section 18-1.3-503.
Source: L. 83: Entire section added, p. 892, § 1, effective June 20. L. 2002: (2) amended, p. 1532, § 245, effective October 1. L. 2021: (2) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3226, § 413, effective March 1, 2022.
Editor’s note: 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.
Cross references: For the legislative declaration contained in the 2002 act amending subsection (2), see section 1 of chapter 318, Session Laws of Colorado 2002.