There are many different acts that can result in Harassment charges in Fort Collins and Larimer County. A couple of those acts include calling someone. A man is facing Telephone Harassment charges related to his telephone usage after a city code enforcement officer reported him to police. According to the article, the man was calling the code enforcement officer’s office 5 to 6 times a day, upset about his neighbor putting up a privacy fence in the back yard. The report claims that the man used vulgar language in his messages and calls.
Larimer County Harassment Lawyer: Definition of Telephone Harassment in Colorado
The Larimer County, Colorado law definition of Harassment – C.R.S. 18-9-111 – is:
(a) Strikes, shoves, kicks, or otherwise touches a person or subjects him to physical contact; or
(b) In a public place directs obscene language or makes an obscene gesture to or at another person; or
(c) Follows a person in or about a public place; or
(d) Repealed.
(e) 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
(f) Makes a telephone call or causes a telephone to ring repeatedly, whether or not a conversation ensues, with no purpose of legitimate conversation; or
(g) 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
(h) Repeatedly insults, taunts, challenges, or makes communications in offensively coarse language to, another in a manner likely to provoke a violent or disorderly response.
It’s likely the man would be charged with Telephone Harassment under subsection (f) and (h). Subsection (f) refers to making repeated phone calls and subsection (h) would be related to the language he used.
Sentence for Harassment in Loveland and Estes Park
In Fort Collins, Loveland, and Estes Park, Harassment is a class 3 misdemeanor. This level misdemeanor is punishable by up to 6 months in the Larimer County Jail. Harassment can be charged as a class 1 misdemeanor if the person commits any of the above subsections with the intent to intimidate or harass the other person because of their race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, physical or mental disability, or sexual orientation.
If you or someone you love has been charged with Harassment, 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 your free initial consultation. Together, we can protect your future.
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