Lauren Boebert

Boebert's pit bulls allegedly attacked a neighbor's dog. She was charged with two counts of 'dog at large' and one count of failing to license a dog. She pleaded guilty to a single count of 'dog at large' and paid a $75 fine.

Putter's Pub & Steakhouse in Rifle, Colorado, owned by Lauren Boebert, was found to have served alcohol to an underage undercover Liquor Enforcement Division operative. The business admitted the 2015 violation, had its liquor license temporarily suspended, and paid a fine to the Colorado Liquor Enforcement Division.

Boebert was detained and cited for disorderly conduct at the Country Jam festival in 2015 after deputies said she encouraged people arrested for underage drinking and repeatedly claimed she had 'friends at Fox News.' She failed to appear at two hearings and was arrested on a failure-to-appear warrant. The disorderly conduct charge was ultimately dismissed in January 2016 for lack of likelihood of conviction.

In 2016 Boebert was charged with careless driving and operating an unsafe vehicle after a single-vehicle crash in Garfield County. She failed to appear in court, prompting an arrest warrant, and was briefly jailed in February 2017. She pleaded guilty to the unsafe vehicle charge and the careless driving charge was dismissed.

Boebert was charged with careless driving and operating an unsafe vehicle after rolling her truck into a Garfield County ditch in summer 2016. She failed to appear for her October 5, 2016 court date, resulting in an arrest warrant. She was arrested on February 13, 2017, photographed, fingerprinted, and held approximately 100 minutes before posting bond and paying a $100 fine. She subsequently pleaded guilty to operating an unsafe vehicle; the careless driving charge was dismissed.

Lauren Boebert's restaurant Shooters Grill in Rifle, CO, reopened for in-person dining on May 9, 2020, in defiance of Colorado's COVID-19 public health closure orders. Garfield County issued a cease-and-desist order on May 12. Boebert continued operating and moved service to the sidewalk. On May 13, the county obtained a temporary restraining order from a court. On May 15, the county suspended the restaurant's 30-day food service license. The court case was subsequently dismissed after new executive orders permitted restaurants to reopen at 50% capacity, but the license suspension stood while the county and Boebert's attorney negotiated terms for reinstatement.

After the House adopted H.Res. 38 in February 2021 requiring members to pass through metal detectors outside the House chamber (installed following the January 6 Capitol riot), Boebert bypassed the magnetometer. The House Sergeant at Arms imposed a $5,000 first-offense fine. On November 30, 2021, the House Committee on Ethics received formal notification of the fine. Boebert did not file an appeal before the deadline under House Rule II, clause 3(g)(3)(B), making the fine final.

Political activist David Wheeler and the super PAC American Muckrakers filed a federal defamation lawsuit (filed June 2023; case no. 1:23-cv-01463, D. Colo.) alleging Boebert made maliciously false statements about Wheeler and his organization on multiple occasions in 2022. Boebert's motion to dismiss under Colorado's anti-SLAPP law was denied in August 2023. Magistrate Judge Kathryn Starnella found Boebert potentially liable for threatening to sue American Muckrakers donors but found the core defamation claims unlikely to succeed. Wheeler reported a 92% drop in donations attributable to Boebert's statements. On June 26, 2024, Wheeler announced a confidential settlement proposed by Boebert.

Boebert received a speeding ticket on Vail Pass in May 2024 for driving 19 mph over the limit. After paying the citation late, the case was referred to Eagle County Court and resolved via a plea agreement in July 2024.