CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 5-9:04
IDENTITY THEFT (FINANCIAL DEVICE OR EXTENSION OF CREDIT)
The elements of the crime of identity theft ([financial device]
[extension of credit]) are:
1. That the defendant,
2. in the State of Colorado, at or about the date and place charged,
3. knowingly,
4. possessed the personal identifying information or financial
identifying information of another,
5. without permission or lawful authority,
6. to use in applying for or completing an application for a
financial device or other extension of credit.
[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 identity theft ([financial device] [extension of
credit]).
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 identity theft ([financial device]
[extension of credit]).
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
e0e3f8b1014d314cc4ab497ac602931c7f88d9f7b59887a6e18f1721f71a6dee
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