5 Things to Know About Eluding a Police Officer or Vehicular Eluding
from Greeley’s Leading Attorneys

Have you been charged with Eluding a Police Officer or Vehicular Eluding. Contact the O’Malley Law Office at 970-616-6009.

Driving or trying to out-run a Greeley, Colorado, police officer can result in an Eluding a Police Officer or Vehicular Eluding charge. While this first charge is a class 2 misdemeanor offense, the second is a felony.  Both can result in a large fine and time in the Weld County Jail or prison. Eluding can often be a mistake from a driver not knowing the police were pulling them over or not notice the officer was there.  Come and meet our aggressive eluding attorneys to get your best defense. The top lawyers at the O’Malley Law Office want you to know 5 things about Eluding a Police Officer or Vehicular Eluding, so read below and be smart.

#1. What is the Definition of Eluding or Attempting to Elude a Police Officer, C.R.S. 42-4-1413, in Weld County?

In Weld County, the definition of Eluding or Attempting to Elude a Police Officer, C.R.S. 42-4-1413, is:

Any operator of a motor vehicle who the officer has reasonable grounds to believe has violated a state law or municipal ordinance, who has received a visual or audible signal such as a red light or a siren from a police officer driving a marked vehicle showing the same to be an official police, sheriff, or Colorado state patrol car directing the operator to bring the operator’s vehicle to a stop, and who willfully increases his or her speed or extinguishes his or her lights in an attempt to elude such police officer, or willfully attempts in any other manner to elude the police officer, or does elude such police officer commits a class 2 misdemeanor traffic offense.

It is important to know that the defendant does not have to actually elude the Greeley Police officer, successfully to be charged, any attempt to elude an officer can be charged. This makes it easy for a police officer to charge this crime in addition to the reason for the traffic stop.

#2 Greeley, Colorado Examples of Attempting to Elude or Eluding a Police Officer

Some examples of Attempting to Elude or Eluding a Police Officer, in Greeley are:

  • Speeding away
  • Stopping the car and getting out of the car and running
  • Turning down multiple roads trying to hide from the officer
  • Turning the lights off on the car to make it harder to detect

#3 What is the Difference Between Eluding a Police Officer or Vehicular Eluding, C.R.S. 18-9-116.5, in Weld County?

In Weld County, when you are attempting to evade a police officer in your car and the manner in which you are driving is reckless or dangerous, you could face a Vehicular Eluding charge. This is a more severe criminal charge and can result in a felony. The definition of Vehicular Eluding is:

Any person who, while operating a motor vehicle, knowingly eludes or attempts to elude a peace officer also operating a motor vehicle, and who knows or reasonably should know that he or she is being pursued by said peace officer, and who operates his or her vehicle in a reckless manner, commits vehicular eluding.

When facing a Vehicular Eluding charge, it can sometimes be pled to the lesser charge of Eluding or Attempting to Elude a Police Officer if it can be proven that you were not driving reckless or in a manner that was dangerous. Only your traffic attorney can successfully identify key points to convince a Deputy District Attorney to amend the charge down.,

#4 In Greeley, Colorado, What are the Penalties and Sentence for Eluding or Vehicular Eluding of a Police Officer?

The sentence in Greeley, for Eluding or Attempting to Elude a Police Officer, is a class 2 misdemeanor traffic offense. The penalties for a conviction could be $150 -$300 in fines, 10-90 days in Weld County Jail and it is permanently on your record. Although this is a better sentence than that for Vehicular Eluding which is 1-3 years. Vehicular Eluding also has steep fine of $2,000 built in#5 Why Hire a Weld County Defense Attorney for an Eluding a Police Officer or Vehicular Eluding Charge?

Our top Weld County Eluding attorneys from the O’Malley Law Office can help you navigate your situation and possibly get the charges dismissed. There are defenses your defense attorney can present the DA and Court, so let’s talk about your case.  Having a criminal defense attorney fight for you and your future is important and why you need to hire the best.

If you or someone you love has been charged with Eluding a Police Officer or Vehicular Eluding, be smart, exercise your right to remain silent, and contact the best criminal defense attorneys from the O’Malley Law Office at 970-616-6009 today. Together, we can protect your future.

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