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COLJI-Crim. 4-4:35

DEACTIVATION OR REMOVAL OF A THEFT DETECTION DEVICE

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

The elements of the crime of deactivation or removal of a theft

detection device are:

1. That the defendant,

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

3. knowingly,

4. deactivated or removed a theft detection device, or any

component thereof,

5. in a store or mercantile establishment,

6. without authorization,

7. prior to purchase.

[8. 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 deactivation or removal of a theft detection 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 deactivation or removal of a

theft detection 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.

Provenance

Source: www.coloradojudicial.gov
Retrieved: 2026-09-24
Edition: crim-2026-02-25
Content hash: 4d62d6cb7c2d78f93c54e3235a31826396345b560e088ce38255823ea41193cd

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