CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 42:02
DRIVING UNDER RESTRAINT (GENERAL)
The elements of the crime of driving under restraint are:
1. That the defendant,
2. in the State of Colorado, at or about the date and place charged,
3. drove a motor vehicle or off-highway vehicle,
4. upon any highway of this state,
5. with knowledge that his [her] license or privilege to drive,
either as a resident or a nonresident, was under restraint for
any reason.
[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 driving under restraint.
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 driving under restraint.
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
9d3c49d5d2e0fe5f4786dcdf7a1e9642432dd006430714309b921dd9fb0b9a64
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