NC · jury_instructions
N.C.P.I.—Crim. 270.72
FAILURE TO STOP FOR STOP SIGN. INFRACTION.
The defendant has been charged with failing to stop for a stop sign.
For you to find the defendant responsible for this offense, the State
must prove three things beyond a reasonable doubt.
First, that there was a stop sign on (name highway) at the intersection
of (name highway). 1
Second, that the defendant was the driver of a vehicle on this highway.
A (describe vehicle) is a vehicle.
And Third, that the defendant's vehicle did not stop in obedience to this
stop sign (or, if it did stop, that it did not [yield the right of way to vehicles
operating on the other highway of the intersection] [proceed with caution
after stopping]). 2
If you find from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that on or
about the alleged date there was a stop sign on (name highway) at its
intersection with (name intersecting highway), that the defendant was the
driver of a vehicle on (name highway) and did not stop his vehicle in
obedience to this stop sign (or, if he did stop, that he did not [yield the right
of way to another vehicle and that this other vehicle was operating on (name
other highway)] [proceed with caution after stopping]) 3 it would be your duty
to return a verdict of responsible. If you do not 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 responsible.
History
N.C.P.I.—Crim. 270.72 (Replacement April 2004). N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-158(b)(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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- 2026-09-25
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- 2026-09-24
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