CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 7-2:08
KEEPING A PLACE OF PROSTITUTION (USE)
The elements of the crime of keeping a place of prostitution (use) are:
1. That the defendant,
2. in the State of Colorado, at or about the date and place charged,
3. had or exercised control over the use of any place which offered
seclusion or shelter for the practice of prostitution, and
4. knowingly,
5. granted or permitted the use of the place for the purpose of
prostitution.
[6. 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 keeping a place of prostitution (use).
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 keeping a place of prostitution
(use).
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
a2382cdf33727e012d54e04bbd1bc9891495e9010fa44e92271db0571922bf06
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