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2021 Colorado Code
Title 18 - Criminal Code
Article 13 - Miscellaneous Offenses
§ 18-13-124. Dissemination of False Information to Obtain Hospital Admittance or Care
Universal Citation: CO Code § 18-13-124 (2021)
- Any person commits the offense of dissemination of false information to obtain hospital admittance or care where such person knowingly provides false identifying information for the purpose of either obtaining admittance to, or health services from, a hospital or evading an obligation by the person to make payment to the hospital for services provided at the person's request. For purposes of this section, “identifying information” includes, without limitation, a name, address, or telephone number, or health coverage information.
- [ ] Any person who commits the offense of dissemination of false information to obtain hospital admittance or care commits a class 1 misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished as provided in section 18-1.3-501.
(2) [ ] Any person who commits the offense of dissemination of false information to obtain hospital admittance or care commits a petty offense and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished as provided in section 18-1.3-501 .
Editor's note: This version of subsection (2) is effective March 1, 2022.History. Source: L. 2002: Entire section added, p. 1809, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2021: (2) amended,(SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3217, § 373, 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.
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