N.C.P.I.—Civil 150.45

NOTE WELL: The judge must excuse the alternate

juror(s).

Members of the jury, in just a moment I will send you to the jury

room. You are to proceed only with the matter of the selection of your

foreperson. Do not begin your deliberations in this case until such time

as the bailiff delivers the verdict sheet to you. When the verdict sheet is

delivered, you may then begin your deliberations. When you have

reached a unanimous verdict and are ready to pronounce it, please have

your foreperson properly mark or write your answers on the verdict sheet,

date and sign the verdict sheet and notify the bailiff by knocking on the

door to the jury room. You will then be returned to the courtroom to

pronounce your verdict.

You may now go to the jury room and select your foreperson.

NOTE WELL: The procedures set forth in Rule 21 of the

General Rules of Practice for the Superior and District

Courts must be followed. One procedure that can be

used is as follows:

Counsel, before sending the verdict sheet to the jury and allowing

them to begin their deliberations, are there any specific objections to any

portion of the charge, or to any omission therefrom?

NOTE WELL: Consider all specific requests and, if

appropriate, bring the jury back and correct or add to

the charge. If requests for corrections or additions are

rejected, attorneys must be allowed to make specific

objections on the record.

After all specific requests have been submitted and

considered and the proper record notation(s) made,

give the verdict sheet to the bailiff and ask him to hand

it to the jury without comment, unless further

instructions are necessary.

If it is necessary to return the jury to the courtroom for

corrections or additions to the charge, the judge should

address the jury, in the courtroom, as follows:

Members of the jury, some additional instructions are necessary to

[correct] [further explain] the previous instructions I gave you.

I charge you that (here state additional instructions).

You may now return to the jury room and begin your deliberations

as soon as you receive the verdict sheet.

NOTE WELL: Repeat the question to the lawyers

regarding corrections or additions to the charge. If

there are further specific requests repeat the same

procedure as before; if not, hand the verdict sheet to

the bailiff to give to the jury.