CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 13:13
UNLAWFUL PURCHASE OR SALE OF COMMODITY METALS OR DETACHED CATALYTIC CONVERTERS (PEACE OFFICER)
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.
Provenance
- Source
- www.coloradojudicial.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-24
- Edition
- crim-2026-02-25
- Content hash
2f6f23ca2db929a600eb4cacda223f83542f769980f1a4ed9413ae1d11bad7c1
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