Acciones civiles por robo de servicios de cable en Colorado

Explicación Simple

Si alguien roba servicios de cable, la compañía puede demandarlo. No necesita dar muchos detalles sobre cuánto perdió para iniciar la demanda.

Es como si alguien entrara a tu casa y se llevara tu comida sin pedir permiso. Tú podrías reclamarle y exigir que te devuelva lo que se llevó.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan, un propietario de un negocio, instala un dispositivo que recibe señal de cable sin pagar. La compañía de cable lo descubre y decide demandarlo por robo de servicios de cable, ya que él no tiene un contrato válido.

Penalidades

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Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

C.R.S. 18-4-702 – Civil action (1) Intentionally left blank —Ed. (a) A licensed or duly permitted cable operator may bring a civil action for damages against any person who commits civil theft of cable service. (b) Civil theft of cable service is the willful or intentional commission of any act described in section 18-4-701 (2). (c) No plaintiff that files an action pursuant to this section for theft of cable services shall be required to plead damages with particularity as a condition precedent for maintaining such an action. (d) There is a rebuttable presumption that a violation of section 18-4-701 (2)(a) has occurred if there exists in the actual possession of the person a device that permits the reception of unauthorized cable services for which no payment has been made to a cable operator and no legitimate purpose exists. (e) There is a rebuttable presumption that a violation of section 18-4-701 (2)(b) has occurred if cable service to the person’s business or residential property was disconnected by a cable operator, notification of such action by certified mail was provided to such person, and a connection of such service exists at such person’s business or residential property after the date of the disconnection. (f) There is a rebuttable presumption that a violation of section 18-4-701 (2)(c) has occurred if the cable operator, as a matter of standard procedure: (I) Places written warning labels on its converters or decoders explaining that tampering with such device