Knowledge of criminal sentencing is important if you are being charged with a crime in Colorado. You want the right Denver criminal defense attorney representing you if facing any Colorado criminal sentence. Your sentence will be determined by multiple factors, including the classification and exact offense you have been charged with, your criminal history, and other variables. Below are Colorado’s criminal sentencing ranges:
Felonies (Later than 07/01/1993):
|
Class
|
Minimum Penalty
|
Maximum Penalty
|
Mandatory Parole Period
|
|
1
|
Life
|
Death
|
None
|
|
2
|
8 years/$5,000
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24 years/$1,000,000
|
5 years
|
|
3
|
4 years/$3,000
|
12 years/$750,000
|
5 years
|
|
3
(Extraordinary Risk)
|
4 years/$3,000
|
16 years/$750,000
|
5 years
|
|
4
|
2 years/$2,000
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6 years/$500,000
|
3 years
|
|
4
(Extraordinary Risk)
|
2 years/$2,000
|
8 years/$500,000
|
3 years
|
|
5
|
1 year/$1,000
|
3 years/$100,000
|
2 years
|
|
5
(Extraordinary Risk)
|
1 year/$1,000
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4 years/$100,00
|
2 years
|
|
6
|
1 year/$1,000
|
18 months/$100,000
|
1 year
|
|
6
(Extraordinary Risk)
|
1 year/$1,000
|
2 years/$100,000
|
1 year
|
Extraordinary Risk Felonies:
- Stalking
- Controlled Substance Offenses: Distributing, manufacturing, selling, dispensing, possessing with intent to sell, dispense or manufacture
- Aggravated robbery
- Felony invasion of privacy for sexual gratification
- Crimes of violence
- Child abuse
Misdemeanors:
|
Class
|
Minimum Penalty
|
Maximum Penalty
|
|
1
|
6 months/$500
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18 months/$5,000
|
|
1
(Extraordinary Risk)
|
6 months/$500
|
24 months/$5,000
|
|
2
|
3 months/$250
|
12 months/$1,000
|
|
3
|
$50
|
6 months/$750
|
Extraordinary Risk Misdemeanors:
- Sexual assault
- Sexual assault in the second degree
- Sexual assault in the third degree
- Unlawful sexual contact
- Failure to register as a sex offender (misdemeanor)
- Invasion of privacy for sexual gratification (misdemeanor)
- Assault in the third degree
- Second or subsequent violation of a protection order
- Child abuse
Petty Offenses:
|
Class
|
Minimum Penalty
|
Maximum Penalty
|
|
1
|
0
|
6 months/$500
|
|
2
|
0
|
Dependent upon offense
|
Misdemeanor Traffic Offenses:
|
Class
|
Minimum Penalty
|
Maximum Penalty
|
|
1
|
10 days/$300
|
1 year/$1,000
|
|
2
|
10 days/$150
|
90 days/$300
|
Traffic Infractions:
|
Class
|
Minimum Penalty
|
Maximum Penalty
|
|
A
|
$15
|
$100
|
|
B
|
$15
|
$100
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