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N.C.P.I.—Crim. 259.30

PRACTICE AS A CLINICAL ADDICTION SPECIALIST WITHOUT A LICENSE. MISDEMEANOR.

activein force · 2020-06-01 – presentas-observed

For you to find the defendant guilty of this offense, the State must

prove three things beyond a reasonable doubt:

First, that the defendant held [himself] [herself] out to be a

[certified alcohol and drug counselor]1 [certified prevention specialist]

[certified clinical supervisor] [licensed clinical addiction specialist]

[licensed clinical addiction specialist associate] [certified substance

abuse residential facility director] [certified criminal justice addiction

professional] [clinical supervisor intern] [alcohol and drug counselor

intern] [registrant].

Second, that the defendant did so without first having obtained a

notification of [registration] [certification] [licensure] from the North

Carolina Substance Abuse Professional Practice Board.

And Third, that the defendant [offered substance use disorder

professional services] [practiced] [attempted to practice] [supervised].

If you find from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that on or

about the alleged date the defendant held [himself] [herself] out to be a

[certified alcohol and drug counselor] [certified prevention specialist]

[certified clinical supervisor] [licensed clinical addiction specialist]

[licensed clinical addictions specialist associate] [certified substance

abuse residential facility director] [certified criminal justice addiction

professional] [clinical supervisor intern] [alcohol and drug counselor

intern] [registrant], that the defendant did so without first having

obtained a notification of [registration] [certification] [licensure] from the

Board, and that the defendant [offered substance use disorder

professional services] [practiced] [attempted to practice] [supervised], 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. 259.30 (June 2020). N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-113.43(a)(1). 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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Retrieved
2026-09-25
Edition
2026-09-24
Content hash
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