Reckless Endangerment Attorney in Fort Collins
What Does Recklessly Mean in Colorado Law?

Reckless Endangerment is an easily charged crime in Colorado. Click here to read more about this crime and what Recklessly means.

In Fort Collins, Larimer County, and across Colorado, Reckless Endangerment is charged when a person does something that creates a risk another person will be harmed. If you are thinking, wow, that sounds very unspecific and broad, well, you are right. It is very broad. No injury need occur to charge this crime. It’s as simple as someone seeing you do something that they think may be dangerous and calling the police. Let’s look at some examples of Reckless Endangerment cases and how easily this crime can be charged.

Larimer County Reckless Endangerment Lawyer: Definition of Recklessly and Reckless Endangerment

The Larimer County, Colorado law definition of Reckless Endangerment – C.R.S. 18-3-208 – is:

A person who recklessly engages in conduct which creates a substantial risk of serious bodily injury to another person commits reckless endangerment, which is a class 3 misdemeanor.

Under C.R.S. 18-1-501(8), ‘recklessly’ means:

A person acts “recklessly” when he [she] consciously disregards a substantial and unjustifiable risk that a result will occur or that a circumstance exists.

Examples of Reckless Endangerment Cases in Loveland and Estes Park

There are many different scenarios that can be charged as Reckless Endangerment in Fort Collins, Loveland, and Estes Park. For example, you can have your child on an ATV with you driving around a campground. If your child is not wearing a helmet and someone sees you and decides they don’t like that, you could get charged with Reckless Endangerment. Say you have passengers in the car and you get pulled over for a traffic violation. If your passengers are not wearing their seatbelts, Reckless Endangerment charges may follow. Similarly, if you are caught speeding and the cop decides that your speed was especially dangerous to other drivers on the road, your speeding ticket may also include Reckless Endangerment charges. Accidentally discharging your gun when showing a friend or cleaning it, even if no one is injured, could still get you charged.


If you or someone you love has been ticket for Reckless Endangerment, 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 consultation.

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