CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 13:24
UNLAWFUL SALE OR TRADE OF SECONDHAND PROPERTY (RECORDS)
The elements of the crime of unlawful sale or trade of secondhand
property (records) are:
1. That the defendant,
2. in the State of Colorado, at or about the date and place charged,
3. was a secondhand dealer, and
[4. failed to make a record containing all required information, as
defined in these instructions,
5. of each sale or trade of secondhand property made by him
[her], his [her] agent, or any person acting on his [her] behalf,
6. which sale or trade equaled or exceeded thirty dollars in value
for each item.]
[4. failed to make available to a peace officer for inspection at a
reasonable time,
5. a record containing all required information, as defined in these
instructions.]
[4. failed to mail or deliver a record containing all required
information, as defined in these instructions,
[5. of a sale or trade of secondhand property made by him [her],
his [her] agent, or any person acting on his [her] behalf,
6. which sale or trade equaled or exceeded thirty dollars in value
for each item,
7. to a local law enforcement agency within three days of the date
of such sale or trade.]
[4. failed to keep a copy of a record containing all required
information, as defined in these instructions,
5. of a sale or trade of secondhand property made by him [her],
his [her] agent, or any person acting on his [her] behalf,
6. which sale or trade equaled or exceeded thirty dollars in value
for each item,
7. for at least one year after the date of the sale or trade.]
[_. 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 sale or trade of secondhand property
(records).
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 sale or trade of
secondhand property (records).
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
503b9ac3b6ce8fbef4462386e96cc8e80f7e38e501dbbc78af9e19912ae42743
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