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§ 18-4-702. Civil Action – Damages

A licensed or duly permitted cable operator may bring a civil action for damages against any person who commits civil theft of cable service. Civil theft of cable service is the willful or intentional commission of any act described in section 18-4-701 (2). No plaintiff that files an action pursuant to this section for theft […]

§ 18-4-703. Severability

If any provision of this part 7 or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the other provisions or applications of this part 7 which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this part 7 are […]

§ 18-4-510. Defacing Posted Notice

[ Editor’s note: This version of this section is effective until March 1, 2022. ] Any person who knowingly mars, destroys, or removes any posted notice authorized by law commits a class 1 petty offense.

§ 18-4-701. Theft of Cable Service – Definitions

As used in this part 7, unless the context otherwise requires: “Cable operator” means any person who: Provides cable service over a cable system in which such person directly or through one or more affiliates owns a significant interest; or Controls or is responsible for the management and operation of such cable system through any […]

§ 18-4-511. Littering of Public or Private Property – Repeal

Any person who deposits, throws, or leaves any litter on any public or private property or in any waters commits littering. It shall be an affirmative defense that: Such property is an area designated by law for the disposal of such material and the person is authorized by the proper public authority to so use […]

§ 18-4-512. Abandonment of a Motor Vehicle

Any person who abandons any motor vehicle upon a street, highway, right-of-way, or any other public property, or upon any private property without the express consent of the owner or person in lawful charge of that private property commits abandonment of a motor vehicle. To “abandon” means to leave a thing with the intention not […]

§ 18-4-513. Criminal Use of a Noxious Substance

[ Editor’s note: This version of subsection (1) is effective until March 1, 2022.] Any person who deposits on the land or in the building or vehicle of another, without his consent, any stink bomb or device, irritant, or offensive-smelling substance with the intent to interfere with another’s use or enjoyment of the land, building, […]

§ 18-4-514. Use of Photographs, Video Tapes, or Films of Property

Pursuant to section 13-25-130, C.R.S., photographs, video tapes, or films of property over which a person is alleged to have exerted unauthorized control or otherwise to have obtained unlawfully are competent evidence if the photographs, video tapes, or films are admissible into evidence under the rules of law governing the admissibility of photographs, video tapes, […]

§ 18-4-515. Entry to Survey Property – Exception to Criminal Trespass

Effective July 1, 1992, no person shall be in violation of the trespass laws of this part 5 if the requirements of this section are met. The provisions of this section provide an exception to the trespass laws only and do not affect or supersede the provisions and requirements of articles 1 to 7 of […]

§ 18-4-516. Criminal Operation of a Device in Motion Picture Theater

A person who, while within a motion picture theater, knowingly operates an audiovisual recording function of a device for the purpose of recording a motion picture, while a motion picture is being exhibited, without the consent of the owner or lessee of the motion picture theater, commits the offense of criminal operation of a device […]