When you’re accused of Harassment in Weld County, you will need a dedicated defense attorney to protect you from criminal charges. More specifically, if you’re accused of Harassment, you’re accused of harassing, annoying, or alarming another person by means of physical acts or via communication. Lately, the headlines have been filled with news of a judge who is being reprimanded for judicial misconduct. Apparently, he has taken part in: sexual harassment in the workplace, sexual relations with a felon, and he is habitually late for court. Obviously, this is unacceptable behavior, and as a result this judge has been reprimanded for it. However, if he were to be formally charged in the state of Colorado, he would be charged with a misdemeanor.
What is Harassment, C.R.S. 18-9-111, in Greeley?
According to Colorado law, Harassment, C.R.S. 18-9-111, in Greeley occurs when:
(a) Strikes, shoves, kicks, or otherwise touches a person or subjects him to physical contact; or (b) In a public place directs obscene language or makes an obscene gesture to or at another person; or (c) Follows a person in or about a public place; or (e) Directly or indirectly initiates communication with a person or directs language toward another person, anonymously or otherwise, in a manner intended to harass or threaten bodily injury or property damage, or makes any comment, request, suggestion, or proposal that is obscene; or (g) Makes repeated communications at inconvenient hours that invade the privacy of another and interfere in the use and enjoyment of another’s home or private residence or other private property; or (h) Repeatedly insults, taunts, challenges, or makes communications in offensively coarse language to, another in a manner likely to provoke a violent or disorderly response. In Longmont and Weld County, a Harassment charge is sentenced as a misdemeanor if the person is convicted. However, the class of the misdemeanor depends on the context of the crime. If someone is just having a really bad day and they get into someone’s face or they curse at or follow someone, they can be charged with a class 3 misdemeanor. But, if someone shouts a racial slur at a person, or they make fun of a disability, making it a bias motivated, or hate crime, it becomes a class 1 misdemeanor. The punishment for a class 3 misdemeanor is: The punishment for a class 1 misdemeanor is: Photo by Thomas Martinsen on UnsplashHow is Harassment Sentenced in Longmont and Weld County?
ARE YOU FACING A HARASSMENT CHARGE IN GREELEY OR WELD COUNTY?
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