CRS

Question 1

Punching someone repeatedly causing bruising and pain.

Answer 1

18-3-204: Assault in the 3rd degree (knowingly or recklessly causes bodily injury)

Question 2

Punching someone and breaking their jaw.

Answer 2

18-3-203(1)(g) – Assault in the 2nd Degree – Serious bodily injury.

Question 3

Using a knife to stab someone, causing serious bodily injury.

Answer 3

18-3-202(1)(a) – Assault in the 1st Degree – SBI with deadly weapon.

Question 4

Swinging a baseball bat at someone and intentionally hitting them (non-serious injury).

Answer 4

18-3-203 – Assault in the 2nd Degree – bodily injury with deadly weapon.

Question 5

Recklessly waving a gun causing it to fire and injure someone (SBI).

Answer 5

18-3-203(1)(d) – Assault in the 2nd Degree – reckless SBI with deadly weapon.

Question 6

Causing injury by criminal negligence with a gun.

Answer 6

18-3-204 – Assault in the 3rd Degree – negligent injury with deadly weapon.

Question 7

Causing pain to someone with no weapon and no serious injury.

Answer 7

18-3-204 – Assault 3rd Degree (bodily injury = pain is enough).

Question 8

Dragging someone into a vehicle to demand ransom.

Answer 8

18-3-301 – Kidnapping 1st Degree – ransom or concession

Question 9

Moving someone from their home to your car without ransom motive.

Answer 9

18-3-302 – Kidnapping 2nd Degree – unlawful movement without ransom.

Question 10

Blocking a doorway and preventing a person from leaving a room.

Answer 10

18-3-303 – False Imprisonment – knowingly restraining without legal authority.

Question 11

Threatening someone to get into your car and driving them across town (no ransom).

Answer 11

18-3-302: Kidnapping 2nd Degree – movement with force or threat.

Question 12

Holding someone tied up in a basement demanding they apologize or comply.

Answer 12

18-3-301 – Kidnapping 1st Degree – concession from victim.

Question 13

Intentionally killing someone after deliberation.

Answer 13

18-3-102 – Murder 1st Degree – after deliberation.

Question 14

Knowingly killing someone without deliberation.

Answer 14

18-3-103 – Murder 2nd Degree.

Question 15

Criminal negligence resulting in someone’s death.

Answer 15

18-3-105 – Criminally Negligent Homicide.

Question 16

Causing death while committing or attempting a robbery.

Answer 16

18-3-102 – Felony Murder (automatic 1st Degree Murder).

Question 17

Taking something of value from a person by force, threats, or intimidation.

Answer 17

18-4-301 – Robbery.

Question 18

Taking something from a person and using a deadly weapon.

Answer 18

18-4-302 – Aggravated Robbery.

Question 19

Taking property valued less than $300.

Answer 19

18-4-401 – Theft (petty offense)

Question 20

Taking property valued $2,000 or more.

Answer 20

18-4-401 - Theft (class 6 felony)

Question 21

Sexual Intrusion or penetration without consent.

Answer 21

18-3-402 - Sexual Assault

Question 22

Knowingly subjecting another to unwanted sexual contact.

Answer 22

18-3-404 - Unlawful Sexual Contact

Question 23

Taking a substantial step with intent to commit a crime.

Answer 23

18-2-101 - Criminal Attempt

Question 24

Helping, aiding, or encouraging someone to commit a crime.

Answer 24

18-2-301 - Criminal Solicitation

Question 25

Agreeing with another to commit a crime + overt act.

Answer 25

18-2-201 - Conspiracy

Question 26

Driving on the wrong side of the road.

Answer 26

42-4-603 - Obediance to Traffic Control Devices

Question 27

Running a red light.

Answer 27

42-4-604 - Traffic control signal legend

Question 28

Failing to notice a substantial risk and causing harm.

Answer 28

18-1-501(3) - Criminal negligence

Question 29

Define Serious Bodily Injury.

Answer 29

18-1-901(3)(p) - Risk of death, disfigurement, or long term impairment.

Question 30

Setting fire to a building on purpose and the building is not your own.

Answer 30

18-4-102 – 1st Degree Arson – Felony. Knowingly sets fire to, burns, or causes to be burned any building or occupied structure of another.

Question 31

Burning your own property but the fire puts another person or property at risk.

Answer 31

18-4-103 – 2nd Degree Arson – Felony (value-based). Knowingly sets fire to or burns property (other than a building) of another, or own property if others are endangered.

Question 32

Burning someone else’s clothes, furniture, fence, or personal property worth $50 or more.

Answer 32

18-4-103 – 2nd Degree Arson (value ≥ $50).

Question 33

Burning personal property worth less than $50.

Answer 33

18-4-103 – 2nd Degree Arson (value < $50) – Misdemeanor version.

Question 34

Causing a fire by accident but through recklessness (like throwing a lit cigarette into dry brush).

Answer 34

18-4-105 – 4th Degree Arson – Reckless burning – If fire places another in danger of death or SBI → Felony.

Question 35

Fire you set damages property but does NOT endanger people.

Answer 35

18-4-105 – 4th Degree Arson (property damage only) – Misdemeanor.

Question 36

Someone intentionally sets a fire that burns a building with people inside.

Answer 36

18-4-102 – 1st Degree Arson – Highest severity (occupied structure = huge sentencing risk).

Question 37

Define “Occupied Structure.”

Answer 37

18-4-101(2) – Any structure, vehicle, or place designed for or used by people where one or more persons may be present, even if no one is present at the time.

Question 38

Burning grasslands, forests, fields, or wildfire conditions.

Answer 38

Usually falls under 18-4-105 – 4th Degree Arson unless part of intentional structure-burning (then elevate to 102 or 103 depending on property type).

Question 39

Knowingly or recklessly causing injury to a child.

Answer 39

18-6-401 - Child Abuse

Question 40

Child placed in a situation that poses a threat of injury (even if no injury occurs).

Answer 40

18-6-401(1)(a) – Child Abuse – “Permits to be placed in a situation that endangers.”

Question 41

Child abuse resulting in serious bodily injury.

Answer 41

When a person acts knowingly or recklessly and the child abuse results in serious bodily injury to the child, it is a class 3 felony.

Question 42

Child abuse resulting in death. What class felony?

Answer 42

Class 2 felony except if the child is under 12 and there was a position of trust, then it is first degree murder.

Question 43

Taking or enticing a child from lawful custody.

Answer 43

18-3-304 - Violation of Custody Order

Question 44

Keeping a child longer than permitted after visitation time ends.

Answer 44

18-3-304(2) - Violation of Custody Order

Question 45

Inducing, aiding, or encouraging a child to violate any law.

Answer 45

18-6-701 – Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor

Question 46

Buying cigarettes for a minor.

Answer 46

18-13-121- Furnishing cigarettes, tobacco products, or nicotine products to persons under twenty-one years of age.

Question 47

Giving alcohol to your neighbors 16 year old son.

Answer 47

18-13-122 - Illegal possession or consumption of ethyl alcohol or marijuana by an underage person

Question 48

Selling alcohol to a minor.

Answer 48

44-3-901(b)(I) - Unlawful Acts (class 2 md)

Question 49

You give 2 ounces of marijuana to a minor.

Answer 49

18-18-406(c) - Offenses relating to marijuana and marijuana concentrate.

Question 50

Sexual intrusion by telling victim they will hurt their family if they do not submit.

Answer 50

18-3-402 – Sexual Assault

Question 51

Sexual contact with someone less than 15 when actor is ≥ 4 years older.

Answer 51

18-3-405 – Sexual Assault on a Child

Question 52

Pattern of sexual contact with a child over time.

Answer 52

18-3-405.3 - Sexual assault on a child by one in a position of trust

Question 53

Unwanted sexual contact without penetration.

Answer 53

18-3-404 - Unlawful Sexual Contact

Question 54

Knowingly exposing ones genitals to a child for sexual gratification.

Answer 54

18-7-302 - Indecent Exposure (class 6 felony bc of child element)

Question 55

Someone possesses child pornography on their computer.

Answer 55

18-6-403(3) – Sexual Exploitation of a child. Possession counts as sexual exploitation.

Question 56

Persuading a child to meet for sexual contact through electronic means.

Answer 56

18-3-305 - Enticement of a Child

Question 57

Texting a minor with the goal of meeting them in person for sex.

Answer 57

18-3-405.4 - Internet sexual exploitation of a child.

Question 58

Failing to report suspected child abuse when legally required.

Answer 58

19-3-304 - Persons required to report child abuse or neglect.

Question 59

Involves damaging another's real or personal property of one or more persons.

Answer 59

18-4-501: Criminal Mischief

Question 60

With the intent to cause interruption or impairment of a service rendered to the public by a utility or by an institution providing health or safety protection, the person tampers with the property of a utility or institution.

Answer 60

18-4-505: First Degree Criminal Tampering

Question 61

Intent to cause injury, inconvenience, or annoyance to that person or another, knowingly makes an unauthorized connection with a property of a utility

Answer 61

18-4-506: Second Degree Criminal Tampering

Question 62

Knowingly and unlawfully enters or remains in a dwelling of another or enters any motor vehicle with intent to commit a crime therein.

Answer 62

18-4-502: First Degree Criminal Trespass

Question 63

Unlawfully enters or remains in or upon the premises of another which are enclosed in a manner designed to exclude intruders or are fenced. Knowingly and unlawfully remains in the vehicle of another.

Answer 63

18-4-503: Second Degree Criminal Trespass

Question 64

Unlawfully enters or remains in or upon the premises of another.

Answer 64

18-4-504: Third Degree Criminal Trespass