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COLJI-Crim. 5-2:06

DEFRAUDING A SECURED CREDITOR

activein force · 2026-02-25 – presentcompiled-edition

The elements of the crime of defrauding a secured creditor are:

1. That the defendant,

2. in the State of Colorado, at or about the date and place charged,

3. with intent,

4. to defraud a creditor,

5. by defeating, impairing, or rendering worthless or

unenforceable any security interest,

6. sold, assigned, transferred, conveyed, pledged, encumbered,

concealed, destroyed, or disposed of any collateral subject to a

security interest.

[7. 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 defrauding a secured creditor.

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 defrauding a secured creditor.

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: 7919eff939f244e4e51bf2b929ba792f596fea97b2213e2e5493aa146c97abbb

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