CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 9-1:29
REFUSING OR FAILING TO LEAVE A PUBLIC BUILDING
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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