Title: CRS 18-3-206 - Colorado "Menacing" Laws and Penalties
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CRS 18-3-206 – Colorado “Menacing” Laws
Colorado Legal Defense Group » Criminal Defense » Criminal Laws A-Z » Menacing Laws
Updated March 11, 2021
Crime of "menacing" in Colorado
Under CRS 18-3-206, Colorado law defines the crime of menacing as using threats or actions knowingly to place, or to attempt to place, another person in fear of imminent serious bodily injury. In some states, menacing is known as battery and/or making criminal threats. Menacing is frequently charged along with Colorado assault and/or Colorado domestic violence. Colorado menacing can be a misdemeanor or a felony
If no deadly weapon was involved, menacing is a class 3 Colorado misdemeanor. Penalties can include: 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.