CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 16:09
FAILURE TO FILE REQUIRED REPORT OF PURCHASES OF VALUABLE ARTICLES (SELLER’S LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY)
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.
Provenance
- Source
- www.coloradojudicial.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-24
- Edition
- crim-2026-02-25
- Content hash
dba906ad49b24067fa1b04a3a69b0b1a90cbae93b0c44107607337fb705ac361
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