CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 13:66
PROHIBITED BAIL BOND ACTIVITIES (BLANK BAIL BONDS)
The elements of the crime of prohibited bail bond activity (blank bail
bonds) 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. signed or countersigned blank bail bonds.
[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 prohibited bail bond activity (blank bail bonds).
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
(blank bail bonds).
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
f823f549a555471f8ca7db05f8accbfe6f0b29cee25d844b59b77deb9408a612
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