CRIMINAL MISCHIEF

If you or a family member have been charged with Criminal Mischief, you are going to need assistance from a skilled and confident attorney right away. The penalties for can be as simple as a fine for a Petty Offense, or they can include up to 8-24 years in Prison for a Class 2 Felony. The sooner you obtain legal representation, the easier it will be to navigate the criminal justice system.

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What IS CRIMINAL MISCHIEF?

  • Criminal Mischief is when a person knowingly damages the property of another person, and it can include property that is jointly owned by the person who damages the property.

  • Criminal Mischief can be as low as a Petty Offense or as high as a Class 2 Felony, depending on the value of the property that was damaged.

C.R.S. 18-4-501 - CRIMINAL MISCHIEF

(1) A person commits criminal mischief when he or she knowingly damages the real or personal property of one or more other persons, including property owned by the person jointly with another person or property owned by the person in which another person has a possessory or proprietary interest, in the course of a single criminal episode.

(4) Criminal mischief is:

(a) A petty offense when the aggregate damage to the real or personal property is less than three hundred dollars;

(b) 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;

(c) 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;

(d) 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;

(e) 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;

(f) 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;

(g) 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

(h) A class 2 felony when the aggregate damage to the real or personal property is one million dollars or more.

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