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CJI-Civ. 17:2

Probable Cause — Defined

activein force · 2026-02-25 – presentcompiled-edition

Probable cause means that the defendant, (name), in good faith believed, and that a

reasonable person, under the same or similar circumstances, would also have believed, that

the plaintiff, (name), was guilty of the offense with which (insert applicable pronoun) was

charged.

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
e1a295dc369b2a37252856f0a4a56acb3eb3700d7a3538ba505c6a4dcdc6aa08
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