CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 42:47
IMPROPER RELEASE OF IMPOUNDED VEHICLE
The elements of the crime of improper release of impounded vehicle
are:
1. That the defendant,
2. in the State of Colorado, at or about the date and place charged,
3. was an owner, operator, or employee of a garage or service
station, or an appointed custodian, and
4. released a vehicle impounded or ordered held by an officer of
the Colorado state patrol,
5. without a release from an officer of the Colorado state patrol or
a bona fide court order.
[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 improper release of impounded vehicle.
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 improper release of
impounded vehicle.
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
b54ce28805de3c08621c533d11dbe73aa5826a04253237714da01b2625c2b63b
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