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COLJI-Crim. 9-1:30

IMPEDING PROCEEDINGS IN A PUBLIC BUILDING

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

The elements of the crime of impeding proceedings in 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. at any meeting or session conducted by any judicial, legislative,

or administrative body or official at or in any public building,

5. impeded, disrupted, or hindered the normal proceedings of

such meeting or session,

6. by any act of intrusion into the chamber or other areas

designated for the use of the body or official conducting the

meeting or session or by any act designed to intimidate, coerce,

or hinder any member of such body or official engaged in the

performance of duties at such meeting or session.

[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 impeding proceedings in 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 impeding proceedings in 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
cf98f6401eafd63d989def3a538b8a80c905232c576abc3d6566f20736021d11
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