Engaging in a Riot

If you or a family member have been charged with Engaging in a Riot, you are going to need assistance from a skilled and confident attorney right away. The penalties for this charge range from 364 days in jail and a fine of up to $1,000 all the way up to 6 years in prison and a fine up to $500,000. The sooner you obtain legal representation, the easier it will be to navigate the criminal justice system.

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What DOES Engaging in a Riot MEAN?

  • Engaging in a Riot is when a person engages in a riot.

  • The penalty for the charge will depend upon the use or threat or the use of deadly weapons or destructive devices in engaging in the riot.

  • If a deadly weapon or destructive device is used or the threat or their use is verbally represented by the person charged, the charge is a Class 4 Felony, which can include up to 6 years in the Department of Corrections and a fine of up to $500,000.

  • If no deadly weapon or destructive device is used or threatened to be used, the charge is a Class 2 Misdemeanor, which can include up to 364 days in jail, and a fine of up to $1,000.

C.R.S. 18-9-104 - ENGAGING IN A Riot

(1) A person commits an offense if he or she engages in a riot. The offense is a class 4 felony if in the course of rioting the actor employs a deadly weapon, a destructive device, or any article used or fashioned in a manner to cause a person to reasonably believe that the article is a deadly weapon, or if in the course of rioting the actor represents verbally or otherwise that he or she is armed with a deadly weapon; otherwise, it is a class 2 misdemeanor.

(2) The provisions of section 18-9-102 (2) are applicable to attempt, solicitation, and conspiracy to commit an offense under this section.

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