NC · jury_instructions
N.C.P.I.—Crim. 271.15
OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE IN VIOLATION OF LICENSE LIMITATION. MISDEMEANOR.
The defendant has been charged with operating a motor vehicle in
violation of a limitation of his driver’s license.
The law authorizes the issuance of a driver’s license with special
limitations to persons who do not meet all of the qualifications for an
unlimited driver’s license. For such a person, the failure to comply with the
limitation(s) is the same as operating a motor vehicle without a license.
For you to find the defendant guilty of this offense, the State must
prove two things beyond a reasonable doubt:
First, that the defendant's driver’s license was limited in that (describe
limitation) and this limitation was noted on the face of his license.
And Second, that the defendant operated a motor vehicle upon a
highway 1 while (describe violation(s) e.g., without corrective lenses).
If you find from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that on or
about the alleged date, the defendant possessed a driver’s license which was
limited in that (describe limitation) and that such limitation was noted upon
the face of the license, and that the defendant operated a motor vehicle on a
highway in violation of this limitation, 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 both of
these things, it would be your duty to return a verdict of not guilty.
History
N.C.P.I.—Crim. 271.15 (Replacement May 2001). N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-7(e). 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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- sog.unc.edu
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- 2026-09-25
- Edition
- 2026-09-24
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