NC · jury_instructions
N.C.P.I.—Crim. 230.73
IMPERSONATION OF [A FIREFIGHTER] [AN EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PERSONNEL]. MISDEMEANOR.
For you to find the defendant guilty of this offense, the State must
prove two things beyond a reasonable doubt.
First, that the defendant, with intent to deceive, impersonated [a
firefighter] [an emergency medical services personnel]. “Impersonation”
can be made by a false statement, display of insignia, emblem, or other
identification on defendant’s person or property, or any other act, which
indicates a false status of affiliation, membership, or level of training or
proficiency.
And Second, that such impersonation [was made with the intent to
impede the performance of the duties of a firefighter or any emergency
medical services personnel] [caused a person to reasonably rely on the
impersonation and as a result suffer injury to that person or person’s
property]
If you find from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that on
the alleged date the defendant, with intent to deceive, impersonated [a
firefighter] [an emergency medical services personnel], and that such
impersonation [was made by defendant with the intent to impede the
performance of the duties of a firefighter or an emergency medical
services personnel] [caused a person to reasonably rely on the
impersonation and as a result suffer injury to that person or person’s
property], then 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 both of these
things, it would be your duty to return a verdict of not guilty.
History
N.C.P.I.—Crim. 230.73 (June 2016). N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-276.1. 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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- 2026-09-25
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- 2026-09-24
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