Harassment is charged for various reasons in Fort Collins, Loveland and Estes Park. One reason a person may be charged with Harassment is for making prank calls. A news reporter was recently in front of the court for using his state governor’s personal cell phone number to make prank calls to others. According to the report, the reporter had used the website prankdial.com and put in the governor’s cell phone number. The governor assumed the cell phone had been hacked after receiving notices that her number was making prank calls to others. The reporter ended up pleading to the lesser charge of Disorderly Conduct.
Prank Calls Harassment in Larimer County: Definition of 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(d) Repealed.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.
When prank calls are concerned, it is usually a charge under subsection (f) or (g) depending on the specific circumstances.
Sentence for Harassment in Fort Collins and Loveland
In Fort Collins, Loveland, and Estes Park, Harassment is charged based on the subsection the person has been charged under. A charge under subsection (a) or (c) is a class 1 misdemeanor. A charge under subsection (e), (f), (g), or (h) is a class 2 misdemeanor. A charge under subsection (b) is a petty offense.
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 a free initial consultation. Together, we can protect your future.
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