CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 5-9:11
GATHERING IDENTITY INFORMATION BY DECEPTION
The elements of the crime of gathering identity information by
deception are:
1. That the defendant,
2. in the State of Colorado, at or about the date and place charged,
3. knowingly,
4. made or conveyed a materially false statement,
5. without permission or lawful authority,
6. with the intent to obtain, record, or access the personal
identifying information or financial identifying information of
another.
[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 gathering identity information by deception.
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 gathering identity information
by deception.
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
e40becaae540a57564f796e242cd3acdb9fd47b08867547b29cf3d01fe229711
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