Colorado Code § 18-5-111

Unlawfully using slugs
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(1) A person commits unlawfully using slugs, if:
(a) With intent to defraud the vendor of property or a service sold by means of a coin
machine, he knowingly inserts, deposits, or uses a slug in such machine or causes the machine to
be operated by any other unauthorized means; or
(b) He makes, possesses, or disposes of a slug or slugs with intent to enable a person to
use it or them fraudulently in a coin machine.
(2) "Coin machine" means a coin box, turnstile, vending machine, or other mechanical
or electronic device or receptacle designed to receive a coin or bill of a certain denomination or
token made for the purpose and, in return for the insertion or deposit thereof, to offer, to provide,
to assist in providing, or to permit the acquisition of some property or some public or private
service.
(3) "Slug" means any object or article which, by virtue of its size, shape, or any other
quality, is capable of being inserted, deposited, or otherwise used in a coin machine as an
improper but effective substitute for a genuine coin, bill, or token, and of thereby enabling a
person to obtain without valid consideration the property or service sold through the machine.
(4) Unlawfully using slugs is a petty offense.

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