CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 4-4:28.5
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT IN THE THIRD DEGREE (RECEIVE OR RETAIN)
The elements of the crime of motor vehicle theft in the third degree
(receive or retain) are:
1. That the defendant,
2. in the State of Colorado, at or about the date and place charged,
3. knowingly,
4. received or retained a motor vehicle from another person who
was not the owner of the motor vehicle, and
5. [he] [she] exercised control over the motor vehicle, and
6. [he] [she] knew or should reasonably have known that the act
was without authorization of the owner.
[7. 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 motor vehicle theft in the third degree (receive or
retain).
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 motor vehicle theft in the third
degree (receive or retain).
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
7bce4489a1714ad4b6c2334129c6b25145bc86c2a94f861a09a0a6455cda8d7c
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