CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 13:65
PROHIBITED BAIL BOND ACTIVITIES (ACCEPTING ANYTHING OF VALUE AS INDEMNITOR)
The elements of the crime of prohibited bail bond activity (accepting
anything of value as indemnitor) are:
1. That the defendant,
2. in the State of Colorado, at or about the date and place charged,
3. was engaged in the business of writing bail bonds, and
4. accepted anything of value, other than the premium,
5. from a person on whose bond the defendant was indemnitor or
from another on behalf of the principal,
6. and accepting the thing of value was not authorized by [insert
relevant provision from title 10, C.R.S.].
[7. 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 prohibited bail bond activity (accepting anything of
value as indemnitor).
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 prohibited bail bond activity
(accepting anything of value as indemnitor).
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
154dc6ffe69f728404867dfb4893ef42467c16d413ee1da68c4ba415fab8a47a
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