Criminal Mischief is charged in Greeley and Weld County when a person is accused of causing property damage to another’s property. Often, in Criminal Mischief cases where Domestic Violence is a factor, it is shared property. Yes, that’s right. You can get charged with a crime for breaking your own property. Let’s take a closer look at the Colorado law definition of Criminal Mischief to see how this all works.
Milliken Criminal Mischief Lawyer: Definition of Criminal Mischief in Weld County
The Milliken, Weld County, Colorado law definition of Criminal Mischief – C.R.S. 18-4-501 – is:
It is specifically noted that damaging property owned by the person JOINTLY will result in this criminal charge.
Examples of Criminal Mischief – Domestic Violence in Erie and Evans
The Domestic Violence sentence enhancer is added the Criminal Mischief when the property damaged belongs to a person with whom you have been or are currently in an intimate relationship. Here are some examples of Criminal Mischief as an act of Domestic Violence:
- You and your girlfriend get into an argument and out of frustration, you slam the door against the wall. The doorknob goes through the dry wall causing a hole in the wall of the home you both live in.
- You are angry at your husband for leaving to go have a night with the boys, so you slash the one of the tires on a truck you jointly own.
- You find some texts between your boyfriend and another woman and throw his phone across the room, breaking it.
Weld County Sentence for Criminal Mischief
Criminal Mischief is charged as a petty offense, misdemeanor, or felony depending on the value of the item or items damaged. Criminal mischief is:
- A petty offense when the aggregate damage to the real or personal property is less than three hundred dollars;
- A class 2 misdemeanor when the aggregate damage to the real or personal property is three hundred dollars or more but less than one thousand dollars;
- A class 1 misdemeanor when the aggregate damage to the real or personal property is one thousand dollars or more but less than two thousand dollars;
- A class 6 felony when the aggregate damage to the real or personal property is two thousand dollars or more but less than five thousand dollars;
- A class 5 felony when the aggregate damage to the real or personal property is five thousand dollars or more but less than twenty thousand dollars;
- A class 4 felony when the aggregate damage to the real or personal property is twenty thousand dollars or more but less than one hundred thousand dollars;
- A class 3 felony when the aggregate damage to the real or personal property is one hundred thousand dollars or more but less than one million dollars; and
- A class 2 felony when the aggregate damage to the real or personal property is one million dollars or more.
If you or someone you love has been charged with Criminal Mischief, 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 to schedule your free initial consultation. Together, we can protect your future.
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