CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 12-1:52
UNLAWFUL SALE OF AMMUNITION (UNDERAGE)
The elements of the crime of unlawful sale of ammunition (underage)
are:
1. That the defendant,
2. in the State of Colorado, at or about the date and place charged,
3. was a retail ammunition vendor, and
[4. sold ammunition to a person who was under twenty-one years
of age.]
[4. prior to completing a sale of ammunition at an in-person
transaction, the defendant or [his] [her] employee did not verify
that the purchaser was at least twenty-one years of age by
requiring the purchaser to produce a valid government-issued
photo identification.]
[5. 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 sale of ammunition (underage).
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 sale of ammunition
(underage).
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
1e4aafc9cd608f3326a88c0367d449ba0905ceac52f58d31964cc8de5e03c6e9
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