Harassment.
Denver Revised Municipal Code § 38-91
in effectSec. 38-91. - Harassment.
(a) It shall be unlawful for a person, with intent to harass, annoy, or alarm another person to:
(1) Strike, shove, kick, or otherwise touch a person or subject the person to physical contact;
(2) In a public place direct obscene language or make an obscene gesture to or at another person;
(3) Directly or indirectly initiate communication with a person or direct language toward another person, anonymously or otherwise, by telephone in a manner intended to threaten bodily injury or property damage, or make any comment, request, suggestion, or proposal by telephone that is obscene; or
(4) Make a telephone call or cause a telephone to ring repeatedly, whether or not a conversation ensues, with no purpose of legitimate conversation; or
(5) Make repeated communications at inconvenient hours that invade the privacy of another and interfere in the use and enjoyment of another's home or private residence or other private property.
(b) As used in this section, "obscene" means a patently offensive description of ultimate sexual acts or solicitation to commit ultimate sexual acts, whether or not said ultimate sexual acts are normal or perverted, actual or simulated, including masturbation, cunnilingus, fellatio, anilingus, or excretory functions.
(c) Violation of subsection (a)(1) of this section is a class 2 offense.
(d) Violation of subsection (a)(2) of this section is a class 4 offense.
(e) Violation of subsection (a)(3), (a)(4), or (a)(5) of this section is a class 3 offense.
(Ord. No. 328-26, § 18, 6-29-26)
Source: City and County of Denver, Revised Municipal Code and Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/co/denver/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITIIREMUCO_CH38OFMIPR_ARTIVOFAGPUORSA_DIV1GE_S38-91HAFetched: 10/27/2026