CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 20:23
GAMING FRAUD (LACK OF AUTHORITY)
The elements of the crime of gaming fraud (lack of authority) are:
1. That the defendant,
2. in the State of Colorado, at or about the date and place charged,
3. placed a limited gaming game or slot machine into play or
displayed such a game or slot machine,
4. without the authorization of the Colorado limited gaming
control commission.
[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 gaming fraud (lack of authority).
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 gaming fraud (lack of
authority).
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
22f4edc57e2dc97dd074a17f3366e95ed37bfab08c00ffbaddc68ce0665eeafb
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