Title: CRS 18-3-206 - Colorado "Menacing" Laws and Penalties
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Content: Up to 6 months in jail, and/or
A fine of $50-$750. However, menacing is a Colorado class 5 felony if: you use a deadly weapon or any article a person would reasonably believe is a deadly weapon, or
you represent verbally or otherwise that you are armed with a deadly weapon. Consequences of a Colorado felony menacing conviction can include: 1-3 years in prison, and/or
A fine of $1,000-$100,000. Defending a Colorado menacing charge
To be guilty of menacing, it is not enough that you threatened someone or that the alleged victim was scared. You had to have intended to scare someone. However, we all know that sometimes people say stupid things, which others misunderstand. Worse, people sometimes use a person’s statement to get back at them for imagined wrongs. But even a misdemeanor menacing charge can give you a criminal record.