CO HB1187

Creates a new crime of mail theft under Colorado Revised Statutes section 18-4-421, prohibiting taking, holding, concealing, or destroying mail addressed to another person with intent to defraud or deprive the recipient.

First violation is an unclassified misdemeanor punishable by up to 364 days imprisonment or a fine up to $500, or both.

Second or subsequent violations are unclassified felonies punishable by up to 5 years imprisonment or a fine up to $1,000, or both.

Defines "mail" broadly as letters, postal cards, packages, bags, or other sealed articles addressed to a person, and applies whether the mail recipient is alive or deceased at the time of violation.

Effective July 1, 2020, and does not prevent additional charges for other crimes committed using stolen mail or while attempting mail theft violations.