# C.R.S. § 12-220-210: 12-220-210. Use or sale of forged or invalid diploma, license, license renewal certificate,

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CO_T12_A220_P2_S12-220-210

## Section

- **Citation:** C.R.S. § 12-220-210
- **Heading:** 12-220-210. Use or sale of forged or invalid diploma, license, license renewal certificate,
- **Jurisdiction:** Colorado
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** CO Code / Title 12 / Article 220 / Part 2 / Section 12-220-210

## Text

12-220-210. Use or sale of forged or invalid diploma, license, license renewal certificate, or identification. (1) (a) It is unlawful for any person to use or attempt to use:

(I) As the person's own, a diploma from a dental college or school or school of dental therapy or dental hygiene, or a license or license renewal certificate, that was issued or granted to another person; or

(II) A forged diploma, license, license renewal certificate, or identification.

(b) It is also unlawful for any person to file with the board a forged document in response to a request by the board for documentation of an applicant's qualifications for licensure.

(2) It is unlawful to sell or offer to sell a diploma conferring a dental, dental therapy, or dental hygiene degree or a license or license renewal certificate granted pursuant to this article 220 or prior dental practice laws, or to procure such diploma or license or license renewal certificate:

(a) With the intent that it be used as evidence of the right to practice dentistry, dental therapy, or dental hygiene by a person other than the one upon whom it was conferred or to whom the license or license renewal certificate was granted; or

(b) With fraudulent intent to alter the document and use or attempt to use it when it is so altered.

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