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COLJI-Crim. 18:77

MAKING A FALSE STATEMENT RELATED TO A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE

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

The elements of the crime of making a false statement related to a

controlled substance are:

1. That the defendant,

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

3. willfully,

4. made a false statement in any required order, report, or record

of [insert a description of the requirement, from article 18 of

title 18].

[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 making a false statement related to a controlled

substance.

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 making a false statement

related to a controlled substance.

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
3851f3f71903941689a39812da688935c092e8875a0c2d9ad9010fa3dfa53b4b
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