Conn. Crim. Jury Instr. 6.8-1

The defendant is charged [in count __] with criminal violation of a protective order. The

statute defining this offense reads in pertinent part as follows:

a person is guilty of criminal violation of a protective order when an order1 has been

issued against such person, and such person violates such order.

For you to find the defendant guilty of this charge, the state must prove the following elements

beyond a reasonable doubt:

Element 1 - Protective order

The first element is that a court issued a protective order against the defendant. <Review

evidence of order.>

Element 2 - Violation

The second element is that the defendant violated a condition of the protective order. To violate

a condition means to act in disregard of or to go against the condition. <Insert specific

condition that the defendant is charged with violating.> A person acts “intentionally” with

respect to conduct when (his/her) conscious objective is to engage in such conduct. <See Intent:

General, Instruction 2.3-1.>

Conclusion

In summary, the state must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that 1) a court issued a protective

order against the defendant, and 2) (he/she) violated a condition of that protective order.

If you unanimously find that the state has proved beyond a reasonable doubt each of the elements

of the crime of criminal violation of a protective order, then you shall find the defendant guilty.

On the other hand, if you unanimously find that the state has failed to prove beyond a reasonable

doubt any of the elements, you shall then find the defendant not guilty.

1 Issued pursuant to General Statutes §§ 46b-38c (e), 53a-28 (f), 54-1k, or 54-82r.