COLJI-Crim. 8-1:19.5

The elements of the crime of false report of mass shooting or active

shooter are:

1. That the defendant,

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

3. knowingly,

4. reported to any other person,

5. that there was a mass shooting or an active shooter in a public

or private place or vehicle designed for the transportation of

persons or property, and

6. the report was false, and

[7. the report caused the occupants of a building, place of

assembly, or facility of public transportation to be evacuated or

to be issued a shelter-in-place order.]

[7. the report caused any disruption or impact to regular

activities.]

[7. the report resulted in the initiation of a standard response

protocol in response to the false report.]

[8. 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 false report of mass shooting or active shooter.

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 false report of mass shooting or

active shooter.