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COLJI-Crim. 13:13

UNLAWFUL PURCHASE OR SALE OF COMMODITY METALS OR DETACHED CATALYTIC CONVERTERS (PEACE OFFICER)

activein force · 2026-02-25 – presentcompiled-edition

The elements of the crime of unlawful purchase or sale of commodity

metals or detached catalytic converters (peace officer) are:

1. That the defendant,

2. in the State of Colorado, at or about the date and place charged,

3. was an owner, keeper, or proprietor of a junk shop, junk store,

salvage yard, or junk cart or other vehicle, or a collector of or

dealer in junk, salvage, or other secondhand property, and

4. failed to make a book or register detailing all transactions

involving commodity metals or detached catalytic converters

available to any peace officer for inspection at any reasonable

time.

[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 purchase or sale of commodity metals or

detached catalytic converters (peace officer).

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 purchase or sale of

commodity metals or detached catalytic converters (peace officer).

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.

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www.coloradojudicial.gov
Retrieved
2026-09-24
Edition
crim-2026-02-25
Content hash
2f6f23ca2db929a600eb4cacda223f83542f769980f1a4ed9413ae1d11bad7c1
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