CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 13:20
HAZARDOUS WASTE VIOLATIONS (ABANDONING A VEHICLE)
The elements of the crime of hazardous waste violation (abandoning
a vehicle) are:
1. That the defendant,
2. in the State of Colorado, at or about the date and place charged,
3. abandoned a vehicle containing hazardous waste,
4. upon a street, highway, right-of-way, or any other public
property or upon any private property without the express
consent of the owner or person in lawful charge of that private
property.
[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 hazardous waste violation (abandoning a vehicle).
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 hazardous waste violation
(abandoning a vehicle).
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
6638839155c5c00fe246df26e2a123c39b1219f4dea728d88338683e5794aef2
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