Felony Theft Amount and Penalties in Colorado

Theft becomes a felony at two thousand dollars. Tiers: less than $300, petty offense; $300 or more but less than $1,000, class 2 misdemeanor; $1,000 or more but less than $2,000, class 1 misdemeanor; $2,000 or more but less than $5,000, class 6 felony; $5,000 or more but less than $20,000, class 5 felony; $20,000 or more but less than $100,000, class 4 felony; $100,000 or more but less than one million dollars, class 3 felony; one million dollars or more, class 2 felony. Two or more thefts within six months may be aggregated into a single charge.

For felonies committed on or after July 1, 2020, felonies are divided into six classes with these presumptive ranges (minimum / maximum / mandatory parole): Class 1: life imprisonment / no parole period. Class 2: eight years / twenty-four years / five years if a crime of violence, otherwise three years. Class 3: four years / twelve years / three years. Class 4: two years / six years / three years. Class 5: one year / three years / two years. Class 6: one year / eighteen months / one year. Fines (in addition to or instead of imprisonment): Class 1 no fine; Class 2 $5,000 to one million dollars; Class 3 $3,000 to seven hundred fifty thousand dollars; Class 4 $2,000 to five hundred thousand dollars; Classes 5 and 6 $1,000 to one hundred thousand dollars. Drug felonies are graded separately (levels 1-4) under § 18-1.3-401.5, and sentences can exceed the presumptive range for crimes of violence and aggravating circumstances.

For offenses committed on or after March 1, 2022: Class 1 misdemeanor, up to 364 days imprisonment, not more than a one thousand dollar fine, or both; Class 2 misdemeanor, up to 120 days imprisonment, not more than a seven hundred fifty dollar fine, or both. Petty offense: a fine of not more than three hundred dollars, imprisonment for not more than ten days in a county jail, or both. Civil infraction: a fine of not more than one hundred dollars unless otherwise provided by statute; a civil infraction is a civil matter. Drug misdemeanors are graded separately (DM1, DM2). The maximum consecutive county jail sentence for misdemeanors charged in a single case is twenty-four months.