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Domestic Violence - Third Degree Assault

 

Under Colorado law, a person commits the crime of assault in the third degree if:
• The person knowingly or recklessly causes bodily injury to another person or with criminal negligence the person causes bodily injury to another person by means of a deadly weapon.
 
Third degree assault is class 1 misdemeanor.