CO · jury_instructions
CJI-Civ. 20:11
Consent
The defendant, (name), is not legally responsible to the plaintiff, (name), on (insert
applicable pronoun) claim of (assault) (battery) if the affirmative defense of consent is
proved. This defense is proved if you find all of the following:
1. The plaintiff, by words or conduct, (consented) (or) (led the defendant reasonably
to believe that [insert applicable pronoun] consented) to the (contact) (or) (threatened
contact) by the defendant; and
2. The (contact) (or) (threatened contact) by the defendant was the same or
substantially similar to that consented to by the plaintiff; and
(3. The plaintiff was capable of giving consent.)
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
038799b728cbee9df598f873d44f7dad07d8fffc2fca15d0bc3d841d6bd6e67e
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