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C.R.S. § 18-4-501 — Criminal mischief.

Current through 2025 Regular Session

Part of Part 5: TRESPASS, TAMPERING, AND CRIMINAL MISCHIEF, Colorado Revised Statutes.

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Full text of C.R.S. § 18-4-501

Statutory text current through the 2025 Regular Session. This is an officially sanctioned publication using the official text of the Colorado Revised Statutes; it is not the official statutes of the State of Colorado.

C.R.S. § 18-4-501Primary source, current through the 2025 Regular Session
(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. (2) and (3) Repealed. (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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Questions this section answers

Is criminal mischief a felony or a misdemeanor in Colorado?

It depends on the circumstances: criminal mischief ranges from a Petty Offense to a Class 2 Felony in Colorado under C.R.S. § 18-4-501.

Criminal mischief (damage < $300): Petty Offense (C.R.S. § 18-4-501(4)(a)) · Criminal mischief ($300–$1,000): Class 2 Misdemeanor (C.R.S. § 18-4-501(4)(b)) · Criminal mischief ($1,000–$2,000): Class 1 Misdemeanor (C.R.S. § 18-4-501(4)(c)) · Criminal mischief ($2,000–$5,000): Class 6 Felony (C.R.S. § 18-4-501(4)(d)) · Criminal mischief ($5,000–$20,000): Class 5 Felony (C.R.S. § 18-4-501(4)(e)) · Criminal mischief ($20,000–$100,000): Class 4 Felony (C.R.S. § 18-4-501(4)(f)) · Criminal mischief ($100,000–$1,000,000): Class 3 Felony (C.R.S. § 18-4-501(4)(g)) · Criminal mischief ($1,000,000 or more): Class 2 Felony (C.R.S. § 18-4-501(4)(h))

Which Colorado statute covers criminal mischief?

Criminal mischief is governed by C.R.S. § 18-4-501 (Criminal mischief).

This reference is informational and is not legal advice.