NC · jury_instructions
N.C.P.I.—Crim. 223.20
[ALTERATION] [DESTRUCTION] [REMOVAL] OF PERMANENT IDENTIFICATION MARKS FROM PERSONAL PROPERTY. MISDEMEANOR.
For you to find the defendant guilty of this offense, the State must prove
three things beyond a reasonable doubt:
First, that (describe personal property) was marked with a [permanent
serial number] [manufacturer’s identification plate] [permanent distinguishing
number or identification mark].
Second, that the defendant [altered] [destroyed] [defaced] [removed]
this [permanent serial number] [manufacturer’s identification plate]
[permanent distinguishing number or identification mark].
And Third, that the defendant did this with the intent to [conceal]
[misrepresent] the identity of the personal property.
If you find from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that on or
about the alleged date (describe item of personal property) was marked with
a [permanent serial number] [manufacturer’s identification plate] [permanent
distinguishing number or identification mark] which the defendant [altered]
[destroyed] [defaced] [removed] with the intent to [conceal] [misrepresent]
its identity, it would be your duty to return a verdict of guilty. However, 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.
History
N.C.P.I.—Crim. 223.20 (Replacement June 2022). N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-160.1(a). 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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- sog.unc.edu
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-24
- Edition
- 2026-09-24
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