NC · jury_instructions
N.C.P.I.—Crim. 259.23
UNAUTHORIZED PRACTICE OF LAW- APPEARING FOR CREDITORS IN [INSOLVENCY] [BANKRUPTCY] AND OTHER PROCEEDINGS. MISDEMEANOR.
The defendant has been charged with the unauthorized practice of
law by appearing for creditors in [insolvency] [bankruptcy] [(describe
other proceedings)] proceedings.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 corporation] [a firm] [(describe
other association of persons other than a law firm)] [an individual other
than an attorney duly licensed to practice law];
And Second, that the defendant appeared for another in any
[bankruptcy] [insolvency] [(describe other proceeding)] proceeding.
If you find from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that on or
about the alleged date that the defendant was [a corporation] [a firm]
[(describe other association of persons other than a law firm)] [an
individual other than an attorney duly licensed to practice law] and that
the defendant appeared for another in any [bankruptcy] [insolvency]
[(describe other proceeding)] proceeding, 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 more of these things, then it would be your duty to return a
verdict of not guilty.
History
N.C.P.I.—Crim. 259.23 (June 2012). N.C. Gen. Stat. § 84-9. 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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