NC · jury_instructions
N.C.P.I.—Crim. 239.32
FAILURE TO REPORT THE DISAPPEARANCE OF A CHILD TO LAW ENFORCEMENT. FELONY.
The defendant has been charged with the crime of failure to report
the disappearance of a child to law enforcement.1
For you to find the defendant guilty of this offense, the State must
prove two things beyond a reasonable doubt.
First, that the defendant was a [parent] [person] who was
[providing care to] [supervising]2 a child less than 16 years of age.
Second, that the defendant [knowingly] [wantonly] failed to report
the disappearance of a child3 to law enforcement. A child is deemed to
have disappeared when the [parent] [person] who was [providing care to]
[supervising] the child does not know the location of the child and has
not had contact with the child for a 24-hour period.
If you find from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that on or
about the alleged date the defendant was a [parent] [person] who was
[providing care to] [supervising] a child less than 16 years of age and
that the defendant [knowingly] [wantonly] failed to report the
disappearance of the child to law enforcement, 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. 239.32 (June 2014). N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-318.5. 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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