The defendant is charged [in Count ] with soliciting a minor to commit a crime [in violation of Penal Code section 653j]. To prove that the defendant is guilty of this crime, the People must prove that:

1.      The defendant voluntarily (asked/ [or] encouraged / [or] induced/ [or] intimidated) a minor to commit the crime of
___________ <insert target offense>;

2.      (He/She) intended that the minor commit the crime of
___________ <insert target offense>;

[AND]

3.      At the time of the offense, the defendant was at least 18 years old(;/.)

[AND]

<Alternative 4—defendant five years older>

[4. At the time of the offense, the minor was 16 or 17 years old, and the defendant was at least 5 years older than the minor(;/.)]

<Give element 5 when instructing that person solicited must receive message; see Bench Notes.>

[AND

5. The minor received the communication containing the request.]

To decide whether the defendant intended that the minor commit
____________ <insert target offense>, please refer to the separate
instructions that I (will give/have given) you on that crime.

A minor is a person under the age of 18.

[If you find the defendant guilty of solicitation, you must decide how many crimes (he/she) solicited. When deciding this question, consider the following factors:

1. Were the crimes solicited part of a plan with a single objective or motive or did each crime solicited have a different objective or motive?