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COLJI-Crim. 9-1:63

FAILURE OR REFUSAL TO LEAVE PREMISES OR PROPERTY UPON REQUEST OF A PEACE OFFICER (ANOTHER PERSON; BELIEF AS TO DEADLY WEAPON)

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

The elements of the crime of failure or refusal to leave premises or

property upon request of a peace officer (another person; belief as to

deadly weapon) are:

1. That the defendant,

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

3. knowingly,

4. barricaded or refused police entry to any premises or property

through use, or threatened use, of force, and

5. refused or failed to leave any premises or property upon being

requested to do so by a peace officer,

6. who had probable cause to believe a crime was occurring and

that defendant constituted a danger to himself [herself] or

others, and

7. in the same criminal episode,

8. knowingly,

9. held another person hostage or confined or detained another

person,

10. by knowingly causing the other person to reasonably believe

that he [she] possessed a deadly weapon.

[11. 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 failure or refusal to leave premises or property

upon request of a peace officer (another person; belief as to deadly

weapon).

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 failure or refusal to leave

premises or property upon request of a peace officer (another person; belief

as to deadly weapon).

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
3831bc67b125cda814105cd11722e7a1924dff9bca6c5c4baddb9bb5ea9f55ee
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