CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 13:07.3
INTENTIONAL MISREPRESENTATION OF ENTITLEMENT TO AN ASSISTANCE ANIMAL
The elements of the crime of intentional misrepresentation of
entitlement to an assistance animal are:
1. That the defendant,
2. in the State of Colorado, at or about the date and place charged,
3. intentionally,
4. misrepresented entitlement to an animal in his [her] possession
as an assistance animal,
5. for the purpose of obtaining any of the rights or privileges set
forth in state or federal law for an individual with a disability
as a reasonable accommodation in housing, and
6. he [she] was previously given a written or verbal warning
regarding the fact that it is illegal to intentionally misrepresent
entitlement to an assistance animal, and
[7. he [she] knew that the animal was not an assistance animal
with regard to him [her].]
[7. he [she] knew that he [she] did not have a disability.]
[8. 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 intentional misrepresentation of entitlement to an
assistance animal.
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 intentional misrepresentation
of entitlement to an assistance animal.
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
954d2182cff972fd1b599645677d4c801b72aa5618ce03f166ae472018cfc637
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