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COLJI-Crim. 16:09

FAILURE TO FILE REQUIRED REPORT OF PURCHASES OF VALUABLE ARTICLES (SELLER’S 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 (seller’s 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 forward to the law enforcement agency having

jurisdiction in the area where the seller resides, on a weekly

basis, two records, on a form provided by the purchaser’s local

law enforcement agency, of all valuable articles purchased

during the preceding week.]

[5. forwarded to the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction in

the area where the seller resides 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 forward to the law enforcement agency having

jurisdiction in the area where the seller resides one copy of the

seller’s declaration of ownership.]

[5. forwarded to the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction in

the area where the seller resides 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 (seller’s 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 (seller’s 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.

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Source
www.coloradojudicial.gov
Retrieved
2026-09-24
Edition
crim-2026-02-25
Content hash
dba906ad49b24067fa1b04a3a69b0b1a90cbae93b0c44107607337fb705ac361
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