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Fort Collins Obstructing a Peace Officer Attorney
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If you have been charged with Obstructing a Peace Officer, be smart, exercise your right to remain silent and contact the O’Malley Law Office at 970-658-0007.

Obstructing a Peace Officer is a common charge in Fort Collins and Larimer County. It is often the result of any little issue that comes up when a person is being arrested. A woman was recently charged with a slew of crimes, including Obstructing a Police Officer when she refused to be arrested peacefully. According to the report, the woman allegedly assaulted an officer in an attempt to get away. She was being investigated for a domestic issue. Once she was finally in handcuffs, it was reported that she intentionally tripped the police officer escorting her to the vehicle, resulting in both of them falling to the ground.

Larimer County Obstructing a Peace Officer Defense Lawyer: How is Obstructing a Police Officer Charged in Colorado?

The Larimer County, Colorado law definition of Obstructing a Peace Officer – C.R.S. 18-8-104 – is:

(1)(a) A person commits obstructing a peace officer, firefighter, emergency medical service provider, rescue specialist, or volunteer when, by using or threatening to use violence, force, physical interference, or an obstacle, such person knowingly obstructs, impairs, or hinders the enforcement of the penal law or the preservation of the peace by a peace officer, acting under color of his or her official authority; knowingly obstructs, impairs, or hinders the prevention, control, or abatement of fire by a firefighter, acting under color of his or her official authority; knowingly obstructs, impairs, or hinders the administration of medical treatment or emergency assistance by an emergency medical service provider or rescue specialist, acting under color of his or her official authority; or knowingly obstructs, impairs, or hinders the administration of emergency care or emergency assistance by a volunteer, acting in good faith to render such care or assistance without compensation at the place of an emergency or accident.

(b) To assure that animals used in law enforcement or fire prevention activities are protected from harm, a person commits obstructing a peace officer or firefighter when, by using or threatening to use violence, force, physical interference, or an obstacle, he or she knowingly obstructs, impairs, or hinders any such animal.

Based on the information provided in the article, the woman was charged for using a physical interference (her foot) to hinder the officer from doing their job – putting her in the police vehicle and taking her to jail.

Penalty for Obstructing a Peace Officer in Loveland

In Fort Collins and Loveland, Obstructing a Peace Officer is a class 2 misdemeanor. This level misdemeanor is punishable by up to 120 days in the Larimer County Jail.

If you or someone you love has been charged with Obstructing a Peace Officer, be smart, exercise your right to remain silent and contact the best criminal defense attorneys from the O’Malley Law Office at 970-658-0007 to schedule a free initial consultation. Together, we can protect your future.

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