CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 18:67
FAILURE TO OBTAIN A LICENSE OR REGISTRATION
The elements of the crime of failure to obtain a license or registration
are:
1. That the defendant,
2. in the State of Colorado, at or about the date and place charged,
3. was a [insert description from article 18 of title 18; part 1 of
article 280 of title 12; or part 2 of article 80 of title 27], and
4. failed to obtain a license or registration to [insert description of
requirement(s) from article 18 of title 18; part 1 of article 280 of
title 12; or part 2 of article 80 of title 27].
[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 failure to obtain a license or registration.
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 obtain a license or
registration.
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
13eeb33b46a392c8e7f75d5b5851832fb7debc9f0f7e5f5d1b268274594fe6d1
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