NC · jury_instructions
N.C.P.I.—Crim. 270.70
FAILURE TO STOP FOR A TRAFFIC SIGNAL. MISDEMEANOR.
The defendant has been charged with failing to stop for a traffic
control signal.
For you to find the defendant guilty of this offense, the state must
prove four things beyond a reasonable doubt.
First, that there was a traffic control signal emitting a [steady] [strobe
beam] 1 red light on (name highway) at the intersection of (name highway). 2
Second, that the defendant was the driver of a vehicle. A (describe
vehicle) is a vehicle.
Third, that the defendant's vehicle was facing this traffic control signal.
And Fourth, that the defendant's vehicle entered this intersection while
the traffic control signal was emitting the [steady] [strobe beam] red light. 3
If you find from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that on or
about the alleged date there was a traffic control signal emitting a [steady]
[strobe beam] red light on (name highway) at its intersection with (name
intersecting highway), that the defendant was the driver of a vehicle facing
this traffic control signal, and that the defendant's vehicle entered the
intersection of (name highways) while the traffic control signal was emitting
a [steady] [strobe beam] red light, 4 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.
History
N.C.P.I.—Crim. 270.70 (Replacement December 2004). N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-158(b)(2). 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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