NC · jury_instructions
N.C.P.I.—Crim. 271.28C
FAILING THE [SAFETY] [EMISSIONS] INSPECTION OF A VEHICLE FOR AN UNLAWFUL REASON. FELONY.
The defendant has been charged with failing the [safety]
[emissions] inspection of a vehicle for an unlawful reason.
For you to find the defendant guilty of this offense, the State must
prove two things beyond a reasonable doubt:
First, that on or about the alleged date the defendant failed the
[safety] [emissions] inspection of a vehicle for an unlawful reason, by
(describe alleged unlawful reason, e.g. to require multiple inspections or
unnecessary repairs).
And Second, that the defendant did so knowingly.
If you find from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that on or
about the alleged date the defendant knowingly failed the [safety]
[emissions] inspection of a vehicle for an unlawful reason, then 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. 271.28C (June 2017). N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-183.8(c)(5). 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
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-25
- Edition
- 2026-09-24
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