NC · jury_instructions
N.C.P.I.—Crim. 220.91
FAILING TO RETURN RENTED PROPERTY ON WHICH THERE IS A PURCHASE OPTION (RENT TO OWN). MISDEMEANOR.
The defendant has been charged with failing to return rented
property on which there is an option to purchase.
For you to find the defendant guilty of this offense, the State must
prove four things beyond a reasonable doubt:
First, that the defendant rented property pursuant to a written
rental agreement.
Second, that the rental agreement included an option to purchase
that property.
Third, that the defendant failed to return that property after the
date of termination1 of the agreement.
And Fourth, that the defendant intended2 to defeat the rights of
the owner.
If you find from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that on or
about the alleged date, the defendant, after renting the property
pursuant to a written agreement that included an option to purchase,
failed to return the property with the intent to defeat the rights of the
owner, it would be your duty to return a verdict of guilty. If you do not
so find or if you have a reasonable doubt as to one or more of these
things, it would be your duty to return a verdict of not guilty.
History
N.C.P.I.—Crim. 220.91 (May 2003). N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-168.4. Prepared by the North Carolina Conference of Superior Court Judges' Committee on Pattern Jury Instructions, assisted by the UNC School of Government; published by the School of Government.
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- 2026-09-24
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- 2026-09-24
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