Interference with Staff, Faculty or Students of a School is a serious criminal charge in Loveland and Fort Collins. Authorities take any potential threats against a school or anyone inside a school very seriously. A former student of a Colorado high school was recently reported that he intended to come to the school with a bomb and guns. The school was secured and the person accused of making the threat was located and detained. He was charged with multiple crimes – including Menacing, False Report of Explosives, and Harassment.
How is Interference with Staff, Faculty, or Students of Educational Institutions Charged in Fort Collins?
The Fort Collins, Colorado law definition of Interference with Staff, Faculty, or Students of Educational Institutions – C.R.S. 18-9-109 – is:
(a) Lawful freedom of movement on the premises;
(b) Lawful use of the property or facilities of the institution;
(c) The right of lawful ingress and egress to the institution’s physical facilities.
(2) No person shall, on the premises of any educational institution or at or in any building or other facility being used by any educational institution, willfully impede the staff or faculty of such institution in the lawful performance of their duties or willfully impede a student of the institution in the lawful pursuit of his educational activities through the use of restraint, abduction, coercion, or intimidation or when force and violence are present or threatened.
(3) No person shall willfully refuse or fail to leave the property of or any building or other facility used by any educational institution upon being requested to do so by the chief administrative officer, his designee charged with maintaining order on the school premises and in its facilities, or a dean of such educational institution, if such person is committing, threatens to commit, or incites others to commit any act which would disrupt, impair, interfere with, or obstruct the lawful missions, processes, procedures, or functions of the institution.”
(6)(a) A person shall not knowingly make or convey to another person a credible threat to cause death or to cause bodily injury with a deadly weapon against:
(I) A person the actor knows or believes to be a student, school official, or employee of an educational institution; or
(II) An invitee who is on the premises of an educational institution.
(b) For purposes of this subsection (6), ”credible threat“ means a threat or physical action that would cause a reasonable person to be in fear of bodily injury with a deadly weapon or death.
Likely, the man above would be charged under subsection (6) for making a credible threat.
Penalty for Interference with Staff, Faculty, or Students of Educational Institutions in Larimer County
Interference with Staff, Faculty, or Students of Educational Institutions can be a class 1 or class 2 misdemeanor, or petty offense depending on which subsection the person is charged under. A charge under subsection (6) is a class 1 misdemeanor. This level misdemeanor is punishable by up to 364 days in the Larimer County Jail.
If you or someone you love has been charged with Interference with Staff, Faculty, or Students of Educational Institutions, 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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