NC · jury_instructions
N.C.P.I.—Crim. 230.77
DRIVING WITH A LIGHT BAR
For you to find the defendant guilty of this offense, the State must
prove three things beyond a reasonable doubt:
First, that the defendant acted knowingly.
Second, that defendant was driving a motor vehicle1 on the State’s
highways2.
And Third, the defendant was using a light bar lighting device3 while
driving. A light bar lighting device is a bar-shaped lighting device
comprised of multiple lamps capable of projecting a beam of light at an
intensity greater than 25 candlepower.
If you find beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant knowingly
drove a motor vehicle on the State’s highways while using a light bar
lighting device, then it would be your duty to return a verdict of guilty. If
you do not so find or have reasonable doubt as to one or more of these
things, then it would be your duty to return a verdict of not guilty.
History
N.C.P.I.—Crim. 230.77 (June 2018). N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-130(f). 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.
Provenance
- Source
- sog.unc.edu
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-25
- Edition
- 2026-09-24
- Content hash
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