CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 13:07.7
INTENTIONAL MISREPRESENTATION OF A SERVICE ANIMAL
The elements of the crime of intentional misrepresentation of a
service animal are:
1. That the defendant,
2. in the State of Colorado, at or about the date and place charged,
3. intentionally,
4. misrepresented an animal in his [her] possession as his [her]
service animal or service-animal-in-training,
5. for the purpose of obtaining [list the relevant right(s) or
privilege(s) set forth in section 24-34-803, C.R.S., 2016], and
6. he [she] was previously given a written or verbal warning
regarding the fact that it is illegal to intentionally misrepresent
a service animal, and
7. he [she] knew that the animal in question was not a service
animal or service-animal-in-training.
[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 a service 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 a service 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
c81261bb3e3a5c9abb1f1376fa18354094367fad7f9a63dfdcec4f132e0996fc
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