Being loud, obnoxious and crude in a public place will often result in Disorderly Conduct charges in Castle Rock and Douglas County. A man was recently charged with this crime after he got a little out of control over some barbecue sauce. According to the report, the man was at a Waffle House and became angry when the employees explained they did not have any barbecue sauce. The man became disorderly, yelling expletives and insulting those around him. He was uncooperative, so the police were called and he was arrested for Disorderly Conduct.

Douglas County Disorderly Conduct Lawyer: Definition of Disorderly Conduct

The Douglas County, Colorado law definition of Disorderly Conduct – C.R.S. 18-9-106 – is:

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A person commits disorderly conduct if he or she intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly:

(a) Makes a coarse and obviously offensive utterance, gesture, or display in a public place and the utterance, gesture, or display tends to incite an immediate breach of the peace; or

(c) Makes unreasonable noise in a public place or near a private residence that he has no right to occupy; or

(d) Fights with another in a public place except in an amateur or professional contest of athletic skill; or

(e) Not being a peace officer, discharges a firearm in a public place except when engaged in lawful target practice or hunting or the ritual discharge of blank ammunition cartridges as an attendee at a funeral for a deceased person who was a veteran of the armed forces of the United States; or

(f) Not being a peace officer, displays a deadly weapon, displays any article used or fashioned in a manner to cause a person to reasonably believe that the article is a deadly weapon, or represents verbally or otherwise that he or she is armed with a deadly weapon in a public place in a manner calculated to alarm.”

The man would likely be charged under subsection (a) for his language or (c) for his volume.

Sentence for Disorderly Conduct in Highlands Ranch and Parker

A Disorderly Conduct charge for a violation of subsections (a) or (c) is a class 1 petty offense, unless the offense interferes with a funeral, in which case is it a class 2 misdemeanor. A charge under subsection (d) is a class 3 misdemeanor and a charge under subsections (e) or (f) is a class 2 misdemeanor.

If you or a loved one has been charged with Disorderly Conduct, be smart, exercise your right to remain silent, and contact the best criminal defense attorneys from the O’Malley Law Office at 303-265-1950 today. Together, we can protect your future.

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