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COLJI-Crim. 5-4:03

COMMERCIAL BRIBERY—BRIBING ANOTHER AS TO A DUTY OF FIDELITY

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

The elements of the crime of commercial bribery (bribing another as

to a duty of fidelity) are:

1. That the defendant,

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

3. conferred or offered or agreed to confer any benefit the

acceptance of which would have been consideration for another

person knowingly violating or agreeing to violate a duty of

fidelity to which he [she] was subject,

4. as agent or employee; or trustee, guardian, or other fiduciary;

or lawyer, physician, accountant, appraiser, or other

professional adviser; or officer, director, partner, manager, or

other participant in the direction of the affairs of an

incorporated or unincorporated association; or duly elected or

appointed representative or trustee of a labor organization or

employee welfare trust fund; or arbitrator or other purportedly

disinterested adjudicator or referee.

[5. 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 commercial bribery (bribing another as to a duty of

fidelity).

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 commercial bribery (bribing

another as to a duty of fidelity).

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
3aba1ab68ce58ff9bf4615eee77b0c9d35cc57cd891475a8f2d0ad8e117c77ee
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