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COLJI-Crim. 16:08

FAILURE TO FILE REQUIRED REPORT OF PURCHASES OF VALUABLE ARTICLES (LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY)

activein force · 2026-02-25 – presentcompiled-edition

The elements of the crime of failure to file required report of

purchases of valuable articles (local law enforcement agency) are:

1. That the defendant,

2. in the State of Colorado, at or about the date and place charged,

3. knowingly,

4. was a purchaser of valuable articles, and

[5. failed to provide the local law enforcement agency, on a weekly

basis, with two records, on a form provided by the local law

enforcement agency, of all valuable articles purchased during

the preceding week.]

[5. provided the local law enforcement agency with a form that

failed to include [insert information required to be recorded in

the purchaser’s register pursuant to section 18-16-105, C.R.S.

2025], a physical description of the seller, or the dollar amount

of the purchase.]

[5. failed to provide the local law enforcement agency with one

copy of the seller’s declaration of ownership.]

[5. provided to the local law enforcement agency a form detailing

all valuable articles purchased during the preceding week that

was not signed by [the seller] [the defendant] [the defendant’s

agent who participated in the purchase] at the time of

purchase.]

[6. 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 failure to file required report of purchases of

valuable articles (local law enforcement agency).

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 failure to file required report of

purchases of valuable articles (local law enforcement agency).

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
5020dd85185b61b04c2a656d58afa120115a2f30f4e304b6510bead030301347
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