CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 13:21.SP
HAZARDOUS WASTE VIOLATIONS—SPECIAL INSTRUCTION (INDICIA OF INTENT TO ABANDON A VEHICLE)
Evidence of the following gives rise to a permissible inference of an
intention not to retain possession of, or assert ownership or control over, a
vehicle:
The vehicle had been left for more than three days unattended and
unmoved; or license plates or other identifying marks had been
removed from the vehicle; or the vehicle had been damaged or was
deteriorated so extensively that it had value only for junk or salvage;
or the owner had been notified by a law enforcement agency to
remove the vehicle and it had not been removed within twenty-four
hours after notification.
A permissible inference allows, but does not require, you to find a
fact from proof of another fact or facts, if that conclusion is justified by the
evidence as a whole. It is entirely your decision to determine what weight
shall be given the evidence.
You must bear in mind that the prosecution always has the burden of
proving each element of the offense beyond a reasonable doubt, and that a
permissible inference does not shift that burden to the defendant.
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
2c48d6dc62d8cfa841de094d74b5a8a10849ff8cc2ed8a8ffa42e32ed139a6aa
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