CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 9-3:32
UNLAWFUL USE OF INFORMATION
The elements of the crime of unlawful use of information are:
1. That the defendant,
2. in the State of Colorado, at or about the date and place charged,
3. obtained information pursuant to a court order for wiretapping
or eavesdropping, and
4. knowingly,
5. used, published, or divulged the information to any person or
in any manner, and
6. was not authorized to do so as a(n) [insert a description of the
relevant provision granting authority from section 16-15-
102(12)–(14), C.R.S. 2025, which is incorporated by section 18-9-
305(4.7)(a), C.R.S. 2025].
[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 unlawfully use of information.
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 unlawful use of information.
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
34ae378f43b1fa0ec418caa579b08b0c41a9d68c7704bd0b9c75264551f160f7
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