What is third degree assault in Colorado?
By Grant Grosgebauer, Mile High Legal · Last reviewed September 24, 2026 Third degree assault (C.R.S. § 18-3-204) is Colorado’s least severe assault charge, a class 1 misdemeanor. It’s also designated an “extraordinary risk crime” under C.R.S. § 18-1.3-501(3), which raises its maximum jail exposure to 18 months rather than the standard 364-day cap for […]
What is second degree assault in Colorado?
By Grant Grosgebauer, Mile High Legal · Last reviewed September 24, 2026 Second degree assault (C.R.S. § 18-3-203) covers a range of scenarios involving injury with a weapon, intent to cause bodily injury with a deadly weapon, or certain other aggravating circumstances, and it’s generally a class 4 felony. In most circumstances it’s also designated […]
What is first degree assault in Colorado?
By Grant Grosgebauer, Mile High Legal · Last reviewed September 24, 2026 First degree assault, under C.R.S. § 18-3-202, is Colorado’s most serious assault charge, a class 3 felony designated a crime of violence, which means mandatory prison time on conviction, in the range of 10 to 32 years, plus fines that can run from […]
Assault & Menacing
By Grant Grosgebauer, Mile High Legal · Last reviewed September 29, 2026 Colorado grades assault in degrees based on severity. First degree assault (C.R.S. § 18-3-202), the most serious, generally involves intentionally causing serious bodily injury with a deadly weapon, and it’s a class 3 felony carrying 10 to 32 years in prison and fines […]