NC · jury_instructions
N.C.P.I.—Crim. 235.61
UNLAWFUL DISTRIBUTION OF IMAGES TAKEN BY UNMANNED AIRCRAFT. MISDEMEANOR.
The defendant has been charged with the unlawful distribution of
images taken by a device attached to an unmanned aircraft system.1
For you to find the defendant guilty of this offense, the State must
prove four things beyond a reasonable doubt.
First, that the defendant recorded images through the use of
[infrared] [thermal imaging] technology.
Second, that the device that recorded the image was attached to
an unmanned aircraft system.
Third, that the recorded images revealed [individuals] [materials]
[activities] inside of a structure without the consent of the property
owner.
And Fourth, that the defendant [published] [disseminated] the
recorded images.
If you find from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that on or
about the alleged date the defendant recorded images through the use of
[infrared] [thermal imaging] technology that was attached to an
unmanned aircraft system that revealed [individuals] [materials]
[activities] inside of a structure without the consent of the property
owner, and the defendant [published] [disseminated] the recorded
images, it would be your duty to find the defendant 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.
History
N.C.P.I.—Crim. 235.61 (June 2015). N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-401.25. 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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