NC · jury_instructions
N.C.P.I.—Crim. 271.35
ALTERATION OR CHANGE OF ENGINE OR OTHER UMBER ON A VEHICLE. FELONY.
The defendant has been charged with willfully altering the
[manufacturer's serial number] [transmission number] [engine number] of a
vehicle.
For you to find the defendant guilty of this offense, the State must
prove two things beyond a reasonable doubt:
First, that the defendant [defaced] [destroyed] [removed] [covered]
[altered] the [manufacturer's serial number] [transmission number] [engine
number] of a vehicle.
And Second, that he did this willfully, that is, intentionally 1 and without
justification or excuse.
If you find from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that on or
about the alleged date the defendant willfully [defaced] [destroyed]
[removed] [covered] [altered] the [manufacturer's serial number]
[transmission number] [engine number] of the vehicle 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. 271.35 (Replacement May 2001). N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-109(a)(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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- Retrieved
- 2026-09-25
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- 2026-09-24
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