In Fort Collins and Larimer County, Identity Theft is charged when a person is accused of using another’s personal information to get money, services or something of value. While no one likes having to deal with medical debt, one woman wanted to avoid it so badly, she used her sister’s identity. According to the report, the sister called to report the identity theft after receiving bills for medical services that she never received. After investigating, it was determined that the woman had used her sister’s identifying information to receive the medical services at different hospitals in Colorado.
Larimer County Identity Theft Lawyer: Definition of Identity Theft in Colorado
The Larimer County, Colorado law definition of Identity Theft – C.R.S. 18-5-902 – is:
(a) Knowingly uses the personal identifying information, financial identifying information, or financial device of another without permission or lawful authority with the intent to obtain cash, credit, property, services, or any other thing of value or to make a financial payment;
(b) Knowingly possesses the personal identifying information, financial identifying information, or financial device of another without permission or lawful authority, with the intent to use or to aid or permit some other person to use such information or device to obtain cash, credit, property, services, or any other thing of value or to make a financial payment;
(c) With the intent to defraud, falsely makes, completes, alters, or utters a written instrument or financial device containing any personal identifying information or financial identifying information of another;
(d) Knowingly possesses the personal identifying information or financial identifying information of another without permission or lawful authority to use in applying for or completing an application for a financial device or other extension of credit; or
(e) Knowingly uses or possesses the personal identifying information of another without permission or lawful authority with the intent to obtain a government-issued document.
Based on the information provided in the article, the woman was likely charged under subsection (a).
Sentence for Identity Theft in Loveland and Estes Park
In Fort Collins, Loveland, and Estes Park, Identity Theft is a class 4 felony if charged under subsection (a) or (c). If the person is charged under subsections (b), (d), or (e) it is a class 2 misdemeanor. There is an aggravating factor where a person charged for possessing 3 or more financial devices or is found in possession of three or more people’s identifying or financial information, then it is charged as a class 6 felony.
If you or someone you love has been charged with Identity Theft, be smart, exercise your right to remain silent, and contact the best criminal defense attorneys from the O’Malley Law Office at 970-658-0007 to schedule a free initial consultation. Together, we can protect your future.
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