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COLJI-Crim. 9-1:46

ENDANGERING PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION (TAMPER)

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

The elements of the crime of endangering public transportation

(tamper) are:

1. That the defendant,

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

3. with intent,

4. tampered with a facility of public transportation,

5. to cause any damage, malfunction, nonfunction, theft, or

unauthorized removal of material,

6. which would result in the creation of a substantial risk of death

or serious bodily injury to anyone.

[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 endangering public transportation (tamper).

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 endangering public

transportation (tamper).

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
56f37fe508fe4d1e767f2a5eea37783eadd79cc313a3f7e563bcdba1907d01dd
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