CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 13:39
ABUSE OF PROPERTY INSURANCE (ACCEPTING REBATE)
The elements of the crime of abuse of property insurance (accepting)
are:
1. That the defendant,
2. in the State of Colorado, at or about the date and place charged,
3. was an insurance company, or its agent, employee,
representative, or other person acting on behalf of the insurance
company, and
4. knowingly,
5. accepted a rebate or a gift, cash, or thing of value,
6. from any person who provides repairs, goods, or services,
7. in connection with any claim under an insurance policy which
insured for property damage.
[8. 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 abuse of property insurance (accepting).
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 abuse of property insurance
(accepting).
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
4db412540de3b64928167b6298e24256d58d005fe330f3a9f3f57929fc64d0f4
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