CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 13:68
PROHIBITED BAIL BOND ACTIVITIES (NO RECEIPT)
The elements of the crime of prohibited bail bond activity (no receipt)
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. failed to issue to the person from whom collateral or security
was taken a receipt that included a description of the collateral
or security when it was taken into custody.
[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 (no receipt).
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
(no receipt).
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
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