CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 9-2:14
UNAUTHORIZED RELEASE OF AN ANIMAL
The elements of the crime of unauthorized release of an animal are:
1. That the defendant,
2. in the State of Colorado, at or about the date and place charged,
3. intentionally,
4. released any animal which was lawfully confined for scientific,
research, commercial, legal sporting, or educational purposes
or for public safety purposes because the animal had been
determined to be dangerous to people, had an infectious
disease, or was quarantined to determine whether or not it had
an infectious disease,
5. without the consent of the owner or custodian of the animal.
[6. 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 unauthorized release of an animal.
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 unauthorized release of an
animal.
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
206bea865ae794e8b9b267f70ab45461a090d919d27eaec648ea6ec5de5f0926
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