CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 9-1:39
HARASSMENT (REPEATED COMMUNICATION)
The elements of the crime of harassment (repeated communication)
are:
1. That the defendant,
2. in the State of Colorado, at or about the date and place charged,
3. with intent,
4. to harass, annoy, or alarm another person,
5. made repeated communications,
6. at inconvenient hours,
7. that invaded the privacy of another and interfered in the use
and enjoyment of another’s home, private residence, or private
property.
[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 harassment (repeated communication).
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 harassment (repeated
communication).
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
0a5eb724b964b44a4a507d8b54b34bb1ab4382a55147c3dae546ab98179ba482
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