Threats.
Denver Revised Municipal Code § 38-92
in effectSec. 38-92. - Threats.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly to make a threat to damage or to destroy the property of another person.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any person, by any threat or physical action, to knowingly place or attempt to place another person in fear of imminent serious bodily injury.
(c) As used in this section, "serious bodily injury" means bodily injury that, either at the time of the actual injury or at a later time, involves a substantial risk of death; a substantial risk of serious permanent disfigurement; a substantial risk of protracted loss or impairment of the function of any part or organ of the body; or breaks, fractures, a penetrating knife or penetrating gunshot wound, or burns of the second or third degree.
(d) Violation of subsection (a) of this section is a class 3 offense.
(e) Violation of subsection (b) of this section is a class 2 offense.
(Code 1950, §§ 846.5-5, 846.5-6; Ord. No. 328-26, § 19, 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_S38-92THFetched: 10/27/2026