CO · jury_instructions
CJI-Civ. 12:18
Violation of Statute or Ordinance — Evidence of Failure to Exercise Reasonable Care
At the time of the occurrence in question in this case, the following (statute[s])
(ordinance[s]) of the [name of municipal corporation], State of Colorado (was) (were) in
effect:
(insert quotation of applicable statute[s] or ordinance[s]).
If you find the defendant, (name), violated (this) (these) (statute[s]) (ordinance[s]),
you may consider this violation as evidence that the defendant failed to exercise reasonable
care. You must consider this evidence along with all other evidence in determining whether
the defendant exercised reasonable care.
History
CJI-Civ. (2026), Colorado Supreme Court Committee on Pattern Civil Jury Instructions. Dated 2026-02-25 by the committee page's "Revised 2/25/26".
Provenance
- Source
- www.coloradojudicial.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-24
- Edition
- civ-2026-02-25
- Content hash
ba669102590ff6248c7b8aeb210ae02391923f2f5372430e396454db7de698ff
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