CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 42:48
FAILURE TO GIVE NOTICE OF SPILL
The elements of the crime of failure to give notice of spill are:
1. That the defendant,
2. in the State of Colorado, at or about the date and place charged,
3. was the driver of a motor vehicle transporting hazardous
materials as cargo, and
4. the vehicle was involved in a hazardous materials spill,
whether intentional or unintentional, and
5. the defendant failed to give immediate notice of the location of
such spill and such other information as necessary to the
nearest law enforcement agency.
[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 failure to give notice of spill.
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 failure to give notice of spill.
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
0ecbb928711dd9272e0dd31f52806bfcf1c4e915fd41f8ec928d12ad8e51a51c
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