Castle Rock Lawyer for Harassment | C.R.S. 18-9-111
In Castle Rock, Colorado, being charged with Harassment is easier that you’d think. With it’s broad definition, someone can face Harassment charges for confrontations / disagreements with their neighbor, a person at the mall, an ex-boyfriend/girlfriend on a phone call or text message, or a stranger online. Our lawyers have seen Harassment charges made as a way to get revenge after an argument and after bullying, among many scenarios. If you are being charged with harassment, make sure that your side is heard and fought for, by hiring an experienced harassment defense lawyer.
Penalty for Harassment in Parker, Colorado
If you are being charged with Harassment in Parker, Colorado, you will be facing a class 3 misdemeanor. This means a Douglas County jail sentence up to 6 months, and a fine between $50 – $750. If the Harassment was committed because of the victim’s race, color, religion, ancestry, or national origin, the crime becomes a class 1 misdemeanor. The penalty will range from 6 – 18 months in the Colorado Department of Corrections and/or a fine between $500 -$5,000.
Definition of Harassment in Douglas County
In Douglas County, the definition of Harassment (C.R.S. 18-9-111) is this:
- A person commits harassment if, with intent to harass, annoy, or alarm another person, he or she:
- Strikes, shoves, kicks, or otherwise touches a person or subjects him to physical contact; or
- In a public place directs obscene language or makes an obscene gesture to or at another person; or
- Follows a person in or about a public place; or
- Directly or indirectly initiates communication with a person or directs language toward another person, anonymously or otherwise, by telephone, telephone network, data network, text message, instant message, computer, computer network, computer system, or other interactive electronic medium in a manner intended to harass or threaten bodily injury or property damage, or makes any comment, request, suggestion, or proposal by telephone, computer, computer network, computer system, or other interactive electronic medium that is obscene; or
- Makes a telephone call or causes a telephone to ring repeatedly, whether or not a conversation ensues, with no purpose of legitimate conversation; or
- 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
- Repeatedly insults, taunts, challenges, or makes communications in offensively coarse language to, another in a manner likely to provoke a violent or disorderly response.
Highlands Ranch and Lone Tree Harassment Defense Attorney
Call Us at 303-265-1950
If you are contacted by Highlands Ranch Police Officers or Lone Tree Police Officers regarding Harassment claims / charges, be smart. Exercise your right to remain silent and contact the experienced attorneys at Sawyer Legal Group. Call us today at 303-265-1950. Together, we can protect your future.
