NC · jury_instructions
N.C.P.I.—Crim. 271.45
PERFORMING [SAFETY] [EMISSIONS] INSPECTION ON A MOTOR VEHICLE WITHOUT A LICENSE. MISDEMEANOR.
NOTE WELL: This instruction is applicable for offenses
committed on or after December 1, 2009.
The defendant has been charged with performing a [safety]
[emissions] inspection on a motor vehicle without a license.
For you to find the defendant guilty of this offense, the State must
prove three things beyond a reasonable doubt:
First, that the defendant performed a [safety] [emissions]
inspection.
Second, that the defendant was not licensed by the State of North
Carolina to perform a [safety] [emissions] inspection.1
And Third, that the defendant did so knowingly.
If you find from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that on or
about the alleged date, that the defendant knowingly performed a
[safety] [emissions] inspection and was not licensed by the State of
North Carolina to perform the [safety] [emissions] inspection, 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. 271.45 (Replacement June 2017). N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-183.8(b1). 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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