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COLJI-Crim. 4-4:34

UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF A THEFT DETECTION SHIELDING DEVICE OR A THEFT DETECTION DEACTIVATING DEVICE

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

The elements of the crime of unlawful possession of a theft detection

shielding device or a theft detection deactivating device are:

1. That the defendant,

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

3. possessed a theft detection shielding device or a theft detection

deactivating device,

[4. with the intent to use the device possessed in the commission of

an offense involving theft.]

[4. with the knowledge that some person intended to use the

device possessed in the commission of an offense involving

theft.]

[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 unlawful possession of a theft detection shielding

or theft detection deactivating device.

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 unlawful possession of a theft

detection shielding or theft detection deactivating device.

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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www.coloradojudicial.gov
Retrieved
2026-09-24
Edition
crim-2026-02-25
Content hash
6ae81ba2a064dbd9b7da77f12e30c0ab7eaaf7d060c57a13c87798a88b81806b
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