CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. F:123
ENGAGED IN THE PERFORMANCE OF HIS [HER] DUTIES (THIRD DEGREE ASSAULT SENTENCE ENHANCEMENT)
A peace officer, emergency medical service provider, emergency
medical care provider, or firefighter is “engaged in the performance of his
[her] duties” if he [she] is engaged or acting in, or who is present for the
purpose of engaging or acting in, the performance of any duty, service, or
function imposed, authorized, required, or permitted by law to be
performed by a peace officer, emergency medical service provider,
emergency medical care provider, or firefighter, whether or not the peace
officer, emergency medical service provider, emergency medical care
provider, or firefighter is within the territorial limits of his [her]
jurisdiction, if the peace officer, emergency medical service provider,
emergency medical care provider, or firefighter is in uniform or the person
committing an assault upon or offense against or otherwise acting toward
such peace officer, emergency medical service provider, emergency
medical care provider, or firefighter knows or reasonably should know that
the victim is a peace officer, emergency medical service provider,
emergency medical care provider, or firefighter or if the peace officer,
emergency medical service provider, emergency medical care provider, or
firefighter is intentionally assaulted in retaliation for the performance of his
[her] official duties.
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
81b0607238ad95baf4af6b3e77b19325d1af5bf8af876c58b6ce83c1b4facf4a
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