Colorado Statutes

§ 18-3-206 — Menacing

Colorado § 18-3-206
JurisdictionColorado
Title 18Criminal
Art.Offenses Against the Person

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-3-206 (2026).

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A person commits the crime of menacing if, by any threat or physical action, he or she knowingly places or attempts to place another person in fear of imminent serious bodily injury. Menacing is a class 1 misdemeanor, but it is a class 5 felony if committed by the use of a firearm, knife, or bludgeon or a simulated firearm, knife, or bludgeon.

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Legislative History

Source: L. 71: R&RE, p. 421, � 1. C.R.S. 1963: � 40-3-206. L. 77: Entire section amended, p. 961, � 12, effective July 1. L. 2000: Entire section amended, p. 694, � 5, effective July 1. L. 2021: Entire section amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3173, � 195, effective March 1, 2022.

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