CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 12-1:06.5
UNLAWFUL CARRYING OF A FIREARM IN A GOVERNMENT BUILDING
The elements of the crime of unlawful carrying of a firearm in a
government building are:
1. That the defendant,
2. in the State of Colorado, at or about the date and place charged,
3. knowingly,
4. carried a firearm, whether loaded or not loaded,
[5. on the property of or within any building, or its adjacent
parking area, in which
[6. the chambers, galleries, or offices of the general assembly, or
either house thereof, were located.]
[6. a legislative hearing or meeting of the general assembly was
being conducted.]
[6. the official office of any member, officer, or employee of the
general assembly was located.]
[6. the chambers or galleries of a local government’s governing
body were located.]
[6. a meeting of a local government’s governing body was being
conducted.]
[6. the official office of any elected member of a local government’s
governing body or of the chief executive officer of a local
government was located.]]
[5. in a courthouse or any other building or portion of a building
used for court proceedings, or its adjacent parking area.]
[_. and that the defendant’s conduct was not legally authorized by
the affirmative defense[s] in Instruction[s] ___.]
After considering all the evidence, if you decide the prosecution has
proven each of the elements beyond a reasonable doubt, you should find
the defendant guilty of unlawful carrying of a firearm in a government
building.
After considering all the evidence, if you decide the prosecution has
failed to prove any one or more of the elements beyond a reasonable doubt,
you should find the defendant not guilty of unlawful carrying of a firearm
in a government building.
History
COLJI-Crim. (2025), Colorado Supreme Court Model Criminal Jury Instructions Committee. The committee's page: "The 2025 edition was published online on February 25, 2026." © 2025 Supreme Court of Colorado for the State of Colorado.
Provenance
- Source
- www.coloradojudicial.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-24
- Edition
- crim-2026-02-25
- Content hash
848b995baf7eadef04150f24a3a4270573860536fbad3af81fc36aed84f0830a
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