N.C.P.I.—Crim. 207.75

NOTE WELL: Registration shall be maintained for a

period of at least 30 years following the date of initial

county registration unless the person, after 10 years

of registration, successfully petitions the superior

court to shorten his or her registration time period

under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-208.12A.

The defendant has been charged with willfully failing to comply

with the sex offender registration law.

For you to find the defendant guilty of this offense, the State must

prove three things beyond a reasonable doubt.

First, that the defendant

a) [was a resident of] [had established a residence in this state.]

b) [had been present in this state for 15 days].1

c) [was a [nonresident student] [nonresident worker] in this

state].2

Second, that the defendant had previously been convicted of a

reportable offense3 for which the defendant must register. If you find

beyond a reasonable doubt that on (name date) in (name court), the

defendant was convicted of (name offense; e.g., second degree rape),

then this would constitute a reportable offense for which the defendant

must register.

And Third, the defendant

a) willfully4 [failed to register in person with the Sheriff's office in

the county of the defendant’s residence [[within three business

days of the defendant’s [release from a penal institution]

[arrival in the county]]5 [immediately upon the defendant’s

conviction]6

b) willfully failed to provide written notice of the defendant’s new

address, following a change in address, in person at the

Sheriff’s office, no later than three business days after the

change of address to the Sheriff’s office in the county with

whom the defendant had last registered.]7

c) willfully [failed to verify and return an address verification form

in person within three business days of receiving it to the

Sheriff's office listed on the address verification form.]8

d) willfully [[forged] [submitted under false pretenses] the

information or verification notices required. (Information or a

verification is forged if it is false, but appears to be genuine,

and it is submitted with the intent to deceive.) (Information or

a verification is submitted under false pretenses if it is a false

representation and calculated and intended to deceive.)]

e) willfully [failed to inform the registering Sheriff's office of

[enrollment] [termination of enrollment] as a student]

f) willfully [failed to inform the registering Sheriff's office of

[employment at an institution of higher education] [termination

of employment at an institution of higher education]

g) willfully [failed within three business days to report in person to

the Sheriff of the county of defendant’s residence, of [his] [her]

intent to remain in this state, after previously having given notice

to that Sheriff of [his] [her] county of residence, of [his] [her]

intent to reside in another state].

h) willfully [failed to report to the Sheriff of a county within 10

days after moving to that county]

i) willfully [failed to notify the registering Sheriff’s office of out-of-

county employment where temporary residence had been

established9]

j) willfully [failed to inform the registering Sheriff of any [new]

(or) [changes to existing] online identifiers that the person

uses or intends to use10].

If you find from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that on or

about the alleged date, the defendant [was a resident of or had

established a residence in this state] [had been present in this state for

more than 15 days] [was a nonresident student or nonresident worker in

this state], that the defendant had previously been convicted of a

reportable offense for which the defendant must register, and that the

defendant

a) willfully [failed to register in person with the Sheriff's office in

the county of the defendant’s residence [[within three business

days of the defendant’s [release from a penal institution] [arrival

in the county]]11 [immediately upon the defendant’s conviction]

b) willfully failed to provide written notice of the defendant’s new

address, following a change in address, in person at the

Sheriff’s office, no later than three business days after the

change of address to the Sheriff’s office in the county with

whom the defendant had last registered.]

c) willfully [failed to verify and return the form in person within

three business days of receiving it to the Sheriff's office listed

on the address verification form.]

d) willfully [[forged] [submitted under false pretenses] the

information or verification notices required. (Information or a

verification is forged if it is false, but appears to be genuine,

and it is submitted with the intent to deceive.) (Information or

a verification is submitted under false pretenses if it is a false

representation, and calculated and intended to deceive.)]

e) willfully [failed to inform the registering Sheriff's office of

[enrollment] [termination of enrollment] as a student]

f) willfully [failed to inform the registering Sheriff's office of

[employment at an institution of higher education] [termination

of employment at an institution of higher education]]

g) willfully [failed within three business days to report in person to

the Sheriff of the county of defendant’s residence, of [his] [her]

intent to remain in this state, after previously having given

notice to that Sheriff of [his] [her] county of residence, of [his]

[her] intent to reside in another state]

h) willfully [failed to report to the Sheriff of a county within 10

days after moving to that county]

i) willfully [failed to notify the registering Sheriff’s office of out-of-

county employment where temporary residence had been

established12]

j) willfully [failed to inform the registering Sheriff of any [new]

(or) [changes to existing] online identifiers that the person uses

or intends to use13]

it would be your duty to return a verdict of guilty. If you do not so find or

have a reasonable doubt as to one or more of these things, it would be

your duty to return a verdict of not guilty.