N.C.P.I.—Crim. 259.90

NOTE WELL: A member of the inspection department shall not

be in violation of this section when the city or county, its

inspection department, or one of the inspectors accepted a

signed written document of compliance with the North Carolina

State Building Code or the North Carolina Residential Code for

One- and Two-Family Dwellings from a licensed architect or

licensed engineer in accordance with N.C. Gen. Stat. §§ 160A-

412(c);153A-352(c).

The defendant has been charged with being a member1 of a

[county] [city] inspection department who willfully [failed to perform

duties required of employee by law] [improperly issued a permit]

[gave a certificate of compliance without first making the required

inspections] [improperly gave a certificate of compliance].

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

must prove three things beyond a reasonable doubt:

First, that defendant is a member of [name county] [name city]

inspection department.

Second, that defendant [failed to perform duties required of

employee by law] [improperly issued a permit] [gave a certificate of

compliance without first making the required inspections] [improperly

gave a certificate of compliance].

And Third, that the defendant did so willfully2.

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

or about the alleged date the defendant, as a member of [county]

[state] inspection department, willfully [failed to perform duties

required of employee by law] [improperly issued a permit] [gave a

certificate of compliance without first making the required inspections]

[improperly gave a certificate of compliance], 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, it would be your duty to

return a verdict of not guilty.