CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 5-3:09
BAIT ADVERTISING
The elements of the crime of bait advertising are:
1. That the defendant,
2. in the State of Colorado, at or about the date and place charged,
3. with the intent, plan, or purpose,
4. not to sell or provide the advertised property or services at all,
or not at the price at which he [she] offered them, or not in a
quantity sufficient to meet the reasonable expected public
demand, unless the quantity was specifically stated in the
advertisement,
5. offered property or services as part of a scheme or plan,
6. in any manner, including advertising or any other means of
communication.
[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 bait advertising.
After considering all the evidence, if you decide the prosecution has
failed to prove any one or more elements beyond a reasonable doubt, you
should find the defendant not guilty of bait advertising.
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
5d6475041a075e4abf2368d952881db6a3d544b7e75b18e5850e59ea8b4cda11
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