Violation of a Protection Order is charged in Fort Collins and Larimer County when a person is accused of breaking one of the requirements set out in a court ordered protection order. A woman was recently charged with this crime after an altercation at Walmart. According to the report, the woman was shopping with her child when she saw an old neighbor, with whom she did not get along. The neighbor had filed a restraining order against her when they lived near each other. The woman clearly had some unresolved issues with the neighbor because when she saw her, she pulled down her mask and tried to spit on the neighbor. She then grabbed a 10-pound meat stick and hit the former neighbor with it. The woman was arrested and charged with Assault and Violation of a Protection Order.
Crime of Violation of a Protection Order in Larimer County, Colorado
The Larimer County, Colorado law definition of Crime of Violation of a Protection Order – C.R.S. 18-6-803.5 – is:
(a) Contacts, harasses, injures, intimidates, molests, threatens, or touches the protected person or protected property, including an animal, identified in the protection order or enters or remains on premises or comes within a specified distance of the protected person, protected property, including an animal, or premises or violates any other provision of the protection order to protect the protected person from imminent danger to life or health, and such conduct is prohibited by the protection order;
(b) Except as permitted pursuant to section 18-13-126 (1)(b), hires, employs, or otherwise contracts with another person to locate or assist in the location of the protected person; or
(c) Violates a civil protection order issued pursuant to section 13-14-105.5 or a mandatory protection order issued pursuant to section 18-1-1001 (9) by:
(I) Possessing or attempting to purchase or receive a firearm or ammunition while the protection order is in effect; or
(II) Failing to timely file a signed affidavit or written statement with the court as described in section 13-14-105.5 (9), 18-1-1001 (9)(i), or 18-6-801 (8)(i).
Because the court had entered an order of protection preventing the woman from contacting her neighbor, by approaching her, spitting on her and hitting her with a meat stick, she definitely violated the provisions of the protection order.
Sentence for Meat Stick Protection Order Violation in Loveland and Estes Park
In Fort Collins, Loveland, and Estes Park, violation of a protection order is a class 2 misdemeanor. This level misdemeanor is punishable by up to 120 days in the Larimer County Jail and up to $750 in fines. However, if the person has previously been convicted of violating the protection order, then it is a class 1 misdemeanor, which is punishable by up to 364 days in jail.
If you or someone you love has been charged with Violation of a Protection Order, 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. We also practice in Greeley – Weld County. CLICK HERE TO VISIT OUR GREELEY WEBSITE. Together, we can protect your future.
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