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COLJI-Crim. 9-1:29

REFUSING OR FAILING TO LEAVE A PUBLIC BUILDING

activein force · 2026-02-25 – presentcompiled-edition

The elements of the crime of refusing or failing to leave a public

building are:

1. That the defendant,

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

3. willfully,

4. was at or in any public building owned, operated, or controlled

by the state, or any of the political subdivisions of the state, or

at any building owner, operated, or controlled by the federal

government, and

5. refused or failed to leave the public building,

6. upon being requested to do so by the chief administrative

officer or his [her] designee charged with maintaining order in

the public building, and

7. the defendant committed, was committing, threatened to

commit, or incited others to commit any act which did, or

would have if completed, disrupt, impair, interfere with, or

obstruct the lawful missions, processes, procedures, or

functions being carried on in the public building.

[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 refusing or failing to leave a public building.

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 refusing or failing to leave a

public building.

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
6b7c6b3c7972778ec35e95933fcf29bbe7dc8cd287b66f3defedfbd78009c03e
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