AL · jury_instructions
Ala. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 13A-9-21(A)(6) (COPYING LICENSING EXAM)
Making or Obtaining Unauthorized Copy of Licensing Exam or Retaining Copy
Making or Obtaining Unauthorized Copy of Licensing Exam or Retaining Copy
The defendant is charged with making or obtaining an unauthorized copy of the
licensing exam or retaining a copy.
A person commits the crime of making or obtaining an unauthorized copy of the
licensing exam or retaining a copy if in connection with an examination administered by
the Board of Medical Examiners, he/she attempts to make or obtain an unauthorized copy
of the examination or questions of the examination or retains a copy of the examination
or a question of the examination which he/she is directed to return to the board.
To convict, the State must prove beyond a reasonable doubt each of the following
elements:
(1) The defendant attempted to make or obtain an unauthorized copy of the
examination or questions of the examination or retained a copy of the
examination or a question of the examination which he/she was directed to
return to the board, [describe], in connection with sitting for an examination
administered by the Board of Medical Examiners; (AND)
(2) The defendant acted [Insert appropriate mens rea element - See Use
Note].
If you find from the evidence that the State has proved beyond a reasonable doubt
each of the elements of the offense of making or obtaining an unauthorized copy of the
licensing exam or retaining a copy, then you shall find the defendant guilty of making or
obtaining an unauthorized copy of the licensing exam or retaining a copy.
If you find that the State has failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt any one
or more of the elements of the offense of making or obtaining an unauthorized copy of
the licensing exam or retaining a copy, then you cannot find the defendant guilty of making
or obtaining an unauthorized copy of the licensing exam or retaining a copy.
[If lesser-included offenses are included, the Court should instruct on these
offenses at this point.]
History
[Approved 6-17-16.]
Provenance
- Source
- judicial.alabama.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-20
- Edition
- 2026-08-20
- Content hash
c85fe6e1b1d25d9041bf3d8ce2cee112797e620aa64fbe6b827ebb3c2c676826
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