CO · jury_instructions
CJI-Civ. 21:9
Privilege to Defend Person or Property
The defendant, (name), is not legally responsible to the plaintiff, (name), on (insert
applicable pronoun) claim of (false imprisonment) (false arrest) if the affirmative defense of
privilege to defend (person) (property) is proved. This defense is proved if you find both of
the following:
1. When the defendant restricted the plaintiff’s freedom of movement, (insert
applicable pronoun) believed and had reasonable grounds to believe that the plaintiff
intended to (inflict harm upon [insert applicable pronoun] person or that of another) (or)
(interfere or continue to interfere with the defendant’s right to possess [insert applicable
pronoun] land or personal property); and
2. This restriction of the plaintiff’s freedom of movement was reasonably imposed,
under the circumstances, to prevent the plaintiff’s actions, considering the length of the
time of the restriction, the seriousness of the threatened harm to, or interference with, the
defendant’s (person) (or) (property), and the seriousness of any harm that might result to
the plaintiff from the restriction.
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
b8ad96dbbd858a72a616afd11f3f96009a9d8bad4ee5d94bee52280117a04626
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