NC · jury_instructions
N.C.P.I.—Crim. 239.35
FAILURE TO REPORT [ABUSE] [NEGLECT] [DEPENDENCY] [DEATH] DUE TO MALTREATMENT OF A JUVENILE. MISDEMEANOR.
For you to find the defendant guilty of this offense, the State must
prove three things beyond a reasonable doubt.
First, that (name juvenile) was a juvenile. A juvenile is an
individual under the age of eighteen.
Second, that the defendant had cause to suspect that (name
juvenile) was [abused]2 [neglected]3 [dependent]4 [deceased] as a result
of (describe maltreatment).
Third, that the defendant [knowingly] [wantonly] [[failed to report]
[prevented another person from making a report]] of such [abuse]
[neglect] [dependency] [death] due to maltreatment to the director of
social services in county where the juvenile resides.5
If you find from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that on or
about the alleged date the defendant had cause to suspect that (name
juvenile) was [abused] [neglected] [dependent] [deceased] as a result of
maltreatment and that the defendant [knowingly] [wantonly] [[failed to
report] [prevented another person from making a report]] of such [abuse]
[neglect] [dependency] [death] due to maltreatment to the director of
social services in county where the juvenile resides, 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. 239.35 (Replacement June 2019). N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-301(a), (b). 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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