CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 4-5:12
FIRST DEGREE CRIMINAL TAMPERING
The elements of first degree criminal tampering are:
1. That the defendant,
2. in the State of Colorado, at or about the date and place charged,
3. with intent,
4. to cause interruption or impairment of a service rendered to the
public by a utility or by an institution providing health or
safety protection,
5. tampered with property of a utility or institution, and
6. his [her] conduct did not constitute the crime of tampering with
equipment associated with oil or gas gathering operations, or
the crime of tampering with a utility meter.
[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 first degree criminal tampering.
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 first degree criminal
tampering.
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
f397a73d3a2c777128db1c5e87c5712ef3520b9b6fbd14ef918b493b7eb286da
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