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COLJI-Crim. 9-3:33

MISUSE OF AN AUTOMATED DIALING SYSTEM

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

The elements of the crime of misuse of an automated dialing system

are:

1. That the defendant,

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

3. utilized an automated dialing system with a prerecorded

message,

4. for the purpose of soliciting another person to purchase goods

or services, whether such solicitation occurred or was intended

to occur during the prerecorded message or during some

further communication initiated by or resulting from the

prerecorded message, and

5. there was no existing business relationship between such

persons, or, if there was an existing business relationship, the

person being called did not then consent to hear the

prerecorded message.

[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 misuse of an automated dialing system.

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 misuse of an automated dialing

system.

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
d56663be8c9eb021821c847331cbfcb9655053dd6c328269d6e7e6f05bf60400
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