CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 5-9:09
CRIMINAL POSSESSION OF AN IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENT
The elements of criminal possession of an identification document
are:
1. That the defendant,
2. in the State of Colorado, at or about the date and place charged,
3. knowingly,
4. had in [his] [her] possession or under [his] [her] control,
5. another person’s actual driver’s license, actual government-issued identification card, actual social security card, or actual
passport,
6. knowing that [he] [she] did so without permission or lawful
authority.
[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 criminal possession of an identification document.
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 criminal possession of an
identification document.
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
9dedc68ff0c424e98d5b77ba3fd892b568d82eef22f74e6bafba063955f7c271
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