You will want a lawyer when police charge you for Disorderly Conduct in Weld County. You can receive this charge for a variety of acts, like being too loud in a private residence or fighting in public. One woman was actually charged for twerking on top of a moving car. The story states that while they were stuck waiting for a train to pass, the woman wanted to put on a show for those around her. However, local cops felt she was causing hazardous situations to other drivers, and there was a high possibility she could have fallen and gotten hurt. Due to the question of overall safety, they arrested her for Disorderly Conduct.
What is Disorderly Conduct, C.R.S. 18-9-106, in Greeley?
In Greeley, it is considered to be Disorderly Conduct, C.R.S. 18-9-106, when a person:
(a) Makes a coarse and obviously offensive utterance, gesture, or display in a public place and the utterance, gesture, or display tends to incite an immediate breach of the peace; or
(c) Makes unreasonable noise in a public place or near a private residence that he has no right to occupy; or
(d) Fights with another in a public place except in an amateur or professional contest of athletic skill; or
(e) Not being a peace officer, discharges a firearm in a public place except when engaged in lawful target practice or hunting or the ritual discharge of blank ammunition cartridges as an attendee at a funeral for a deceased person who was a veteran of the armed forces of the United States; or
(f) Not being a peace officer, displays a deadly weapon, displays any article used or fashioned in a manner to cause a person to reasonably believe that the article is a deadly weapon, or represents verbally or otherwise that he or she is armed with a deadly weapon in a public place in a manner calculated to alarm.
Since the woman created a hazardous and “coarse display” by dancing provocatively on top of a driving car, creating a dangerous situation, she was charged for Disorderly Conduct. Had she been yelling profanities at the train while they waited, or had she shot at the train with a firearm, she would have been charged with Disorderly Conduct too.
How is Disorderly Conduct Sentenced in Longmont and Windsor?
When someone is convicted of Disorderly Conduct in Longmont or Windsor, it can be sentenced in 3 ways. If that woman had twerked in Colorado, she would receive a class 1 petty offense. A person would receive the same sentence if they were too loud in public or near a private residence.
A class 1 petty offense consists of: Up to 6 months in Weld County Jail, and a fine up to $500.
If someone has fought in public, they would be sentenced with a class 3 misdemeanor. But, if someone has been charged with this crime in relation to a gun, firearm, or deadly weapon, it will be sentenced as a class 2 misdemeanor. Additionally, if someone has disrupted a funeral by doing any of the above actions, it will also be a class 2 misdemeanor sentence. If you have any other questions or need further clarification, don’t be afraid to reach out to our office. We can schedule a free consultation or answer any questions you have!
If you or a loved one are charged with Disorderly Conduct in Greeley or Weld County, contact the O’Malley Law Office immediately.
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