Tampering is an easily charged crime in Greeley and Weld County. It’s basically charged if you mess with someone’s property to annoy them. Usually, we see Tampering charged as an act of Domestic Violence. An example would be a couple arguing and one person throws the other’s clothes out of the house out of anger after they refused to leave.
Weld County Criminal Tampering Defense Lawyer: How is Second Degree Criminal Tampering Charged?
The Weld County, Colorado law definition of Second Degree Criminal Tampering – C.R.S. 18-4-506 – is:
The intent is what makes this crime so silly – inconvenience or annoy. Obviously, when you are not getting along with someone, it would be easy to react in a way that you know will inconvenience or annoy another. Maybe you have repeatedly talked with your partner about their car keys. They are constantly misplacing them and it has caused you to be late on multiple occasions. After a disagreement about this issue, the wife hides her husband’s keys when she found them not where they are supposed to be. An argument ensues and the issue escalates to yelling. Police are called and when the husband tells them about his wife hiding the keys, she gets charged with Second Degree Criminal Tampering.
Colorado Law and Domestic Violence Defense Lawyer: What Does Domestic Violence Mean in Erie and Evans?
Often, we get calls from people telling us they have been charged with Domestic Violence. This statement is not actually the case – Domestic Violence is not a criminal charge in Erie and Evans. Instead, it is a sentence enhancer that can be added to any criminal charge. The sentence enhancer means that there is a mandatory arrest in any case considered Domestic Violence. A person cannot be released until they are seen by a Weld County judge, so a mandatory protection order can be entered. If convicted, the DV sentence enhancer would require a person to complete Domestic Violence treatment.