Title: CRS 18-3-206 - Colorado "Menacing" Laws and Penalties
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Content: 1. What is criminal menacing in Colorado? Section 18-3-206 of the Colorado Revised Statutes (C.R.S.) provides: (1) A person commits the crime of menacing if, by any threat or physical action, he or she knowingly places or attempts to place another person in fear of imminent serious bodily injury. Menacing is a class 3 misdemeanor, but, it is a class 5 felony if committed: (a) By the use of a deadly weapon or any article used or fashioned in a manner to cause a person to reasonably believe that the article is a deadly weapon; or
(b) By the person representing verbally or otherwise that he or she is armed with a deadly weapon. See our related articles on domestic violence assault in Colorado and violating restraining orders. 1.1. Serious bodily injury
Under CRS 18-1-901 (3) (p), “serious bodily injury” means bodily injury which, either at the time of the actual injury or at a later time, involves a substantial risk of death, a substantial risk of serious permanent disfigurement, a substantial risk of protracted loss or impairment of the function of any part or organ of the body, or breaks, fractures, or burns of the second or third degree.