CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 42:06.8
CARELESS DRIVING (APPROACHING OR PASSING—TIRES WITH CHAINS)
The elements of the crime of careless driving (approaching or
passing—tires with chains) are:
1. That the defendant,
2. in the State of Colorado, at or about the date and place charged,
3. was a driver in a vehicle, and
4. failed to exhibit due care and caution when approaching or
passing,
5. a motor vehicle where the tires were being equipped with
chains on the side of the highway.
[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 careless driving (approaching or passing—tires
with chains).
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 careless driving (approaching
or passing—tires with chains).
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
3dffa4ef035007ecc37b66aa4cec4c04ef49298d857e8081fe6ad33464b35003
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