CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 42:01.7
TAMPERING WITH AN APPROVED IGNITION INTERLOCK DEVICE (INTERFERING)
The elements of the crime of tampering with an approved ignition
interlock device (interfering) are:
1. That the defendant,
2. in the State of Colorado, at or about the date and place charged,
[3. intercepted, bypassed, or interfered with,]
[3. aided any other person in intercepting, bypassing, or
interfering with,]
4. an approved ignition interlock device,
5. for the purpose of preventing or hindering the lawful operation
or purpose of the approved ignition interlock device.
[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 tampering with an approved ignition interlock
device (interfering).
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 tampering with an approved
ignition interlock device (interfering).
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
a38a212b196616e55881cde5bc18dc82a78a55423790185a114a0b413b0f805c
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