14-1401. Criminal trespass; public property; essential elements.
For you to find the defendant guilty of criminal trespass [as charged in Count __________]1, the state must prove to your satisfaction beyond a reasonable doubt each of the following elements of the crime:
1. The defendant entered __________________ (identify lands or structure entered); [the least intrusion constitutes an entry;]2
2. This property was not open to the public at that time;
3. The defendant knew that the defendant did not have permission to enter;
4. This happened in New Mexico on or about the __________ day of ______________, __________.
USE NOTES
1. Insert the count number if more than one count is charged.
2. Use bracketed phrase if entry is in issue.
[Adopted, effective April 27, 1983; as amended by Supreme Court Order No. 22-8300-037, effective for all cases pending or filed on or after December 31, 2022.]