Colorado does not have a crime called “sexual battery” like some states do. Instead, Colorado has a similar crime called “unlawful sexual contact.” This offense occurs when you either: knowingly touch someone’s intimate parts without their consent, or knowingly cause someone to touch your intimate parts without their consent, or entice a child to expose their intimate parts or to have sex with another person for your sexual gratification. An example of unlawful sexual contact is intentionally groping someone’s breasts or buttocks against their wishes. What differentiates unlawful sexual cont ..read more

You need a CCW permit to conceal carry handguns in Las Vegas and throughout Nevada. Otherwise, you risk being prosecuted for a category C felony carrying: 1 to 5 years in prison and up to $10,000 in fines.1 How to get a CCW permit in Las Vegas You can apply online for a CCW permit with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD). In Las Vegas, the concealed weapons permit fees are: $100.25 for a new CCW permit (or to renew one that has been expired for more than one year); $65.25 to renew a CCW permit that is still current; $85.25 to renew a CCW permit that has expired for a year o ..read more

The amount of time that insurance companies have to investigate a claim depends on the state. It is generally anywhere from a couple of weeks to over a month. The length of a particular investigation will depend on several factors, like the claim’s complexity and the amount at issue. Insurance companies can also request more time to complete it. Insurance claims must be resolved in a “reasonable time” Once it has received an insurance claim, the insurance company has to resolve it in a reasonable amount of time. This requirement is often a state law. It is also usually stated in the insurance ..read more

In Colorado, animal cruelty is prosecuted as “aggravated” when you either knowingly torture an animal, or needlessly mutilate or kill an animal. Forgetting to feed an animal for one day – or kicking an animal out of aggravation once – would qualify as regular animal cruelty, not aggravated.1 Examples of aggravated animal cruelty Scenarios that would qualify as aggravated animal cruelty in Colorado include: purposely starving a house pet strangling a dog maiming a cat with a knife repeatedly punching or kicking a rabbit dropping a hamster out of the window putting a kitten in a pen with a pi ..read more

In California, chargeback fraud is typically the crime of buying something with your credit card, demanding a refund from the seller without returning the item, and then disputing the charge with your credit card company. Also known as “double-dipping,” you would have the item and its cost in money. It can be prosecuted under a variety of criminal statutes. How chargeback fraud can work There are a couple of different ways to commit chargeback fraud, which is also known as: friendly fraud, liar-buyer fraud, double-dipping, or cyber shoplifting. The most common type of chargeback fraud scheme ..read more

Getting criminal charges dropped before trial is one of the best outcomes you can achieve. There are numerous grounds for getting charges dropped, though persuading the prosecutor to drop the charge is rarely easy. If you are successful, you will not have to go to trial. However, dropped charges can be refiled later if new evidence emerges. What happens when criminal charges are dropped If you get prosecutors to drop the criminal charges that have been filed against you, then your case would end. If you were in custody or confinement, you would be released. There would be no more court dates a ..read more

If you miss a mandatory court date, a bench warrant will likely be issued. This means you can detained and brought to court for a hearing on why you failed to appear. If you cannot justify your absence, then you can also be charged with failure to appear. However, if you have a good excuse for your absence, then the judge may not impose any penalties. 7 good excuses for missing a court date There are several legitimate excuses for missing a required court date. 7 of them are: you were never notified of the court date, you did not make a written promise to appear, you had a medical emergency ..read more

If you miss your court date, the judge will likely issue a bench warrant for your arrest. Prosecutors may also file criminal charges for failure to appear (FTA). Your driver’s license may even get suspended. When police execute the bench warrant, you will be brought to court. This applies to missed court dates in both civil and criminal cases. A bench warrant will be issued When your case comes up on the judge’s docket but you are not present, the judge will issue a bench warrant. Similar to an arrest warrant, a bench warrant instructs law enforcement officers to find you, arrest you, and bri ..read more

Negligence is the failure to act like a reasonable person in similar circumstances. Gross negligence is more extreme. You act with gross negligence if your conduct shows a reckless disregard for the safety of others. While the results of your grossly negligent behavior might not have been intentional, they are still more culpable than if they were just negligent. Ordinary negligence Ordinary negligence, often referred to as just “negligence,” is an act or omission that a reasonably prudent person would not do in a similar situation.[1] If someone acts negligently and you get hurt, they can be ..read more

As a general rule, arrest warrants do not expire. Rather, they stay active indefinitely until the person named by the warrant is arrested or the warrant is “recalled and quashed.” That said, arrest warrants that do not get executed for years may result in your case being dismissed under the criminal statute of limitations or as a violation of your right to a speedy trial. Types of warrants There are numerous different types of warrants. They include: arrest warrants, which order law enforcement to arrest the person named, bench warrants, which are orders by a judge to arrest someone for viola ..read more