CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 3-2:38
AIMING LASER DEVICE AT AIRCRAFT
The elements of the crime of aiming laser device at aircraft are:
1. That the defendant,
2. in the State of Colorado, at or about the date and place charged,
3. knowingly,
4. pointed, focused, or aimed the beam of a laser device at an
aircraft in flight or on the ground while occupied, and
5. the incident was reported by the pilot or a crew member of the
impacted aircraft to a law enforcement officer or law
enforcement agency.
[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 aiming laser device at aircraft.
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 aiming laser device at aircraft.
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
2a327c6fba01d696a947eeaf207216a70ac185621b310cf59b5244e686d8a563
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