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N.C.P.I.—Crim. 271.49

[GIVING] [LENDING] [SELLING] [OBTAINING] A CERTIFICATE OF TITLE FOR THE PURPOSE OF USING THE CERTIFICATE OF TITLE FOR ANY PURPOSE OTHER THAN THE [[REGISTRATION] [SALE] OF A VEHICLE] [USE IN CONNECTION WITH THE VEHICLE FOR WHICH THE CERTIFICATE WAS ISSUED]. MISDEMEANOR.

activein force · 2011-06-01 – presentas-observed

The defendant has been charged with [giving] [lending] [selling]

[obtaining] a certificate of title for a vehicle for the purpose of using the

certificate of title for any purpose other than the [[registration] [sale] of a

vehicle] [use in connection with the vehicle for which the certificate was

issued].

For you to find the defendant guilty of this offense, the State must

prove the following beyond a reasonable doubt:

That the defendant [gave] [lent] [sold] [obtained] a certificate of title

for a vehicle for the purpose of using the certificate of title for any purpose

other than the [[registration] [sale] of a vehicle] [use in connection with the

vehicle for which the certificate was issued].

If you find from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that on or

about the alleged date, the defendant [gave] [lent] [sold] [obtained] a

certificate of title for a vehicle for the purpose of using the certificate of title

for any purpose other than the [[registration] [sale] of a vehicle] [use in

connection with the vehicle for which the certificate was issued], 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. 271.49 (Replacement June 2011). N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-111(6). 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.

Provenance

Source: sog.unc.edu
Retrieved: 2026-09-25
Edition: 2026-09-24
Content hash: e417791f9103c06a1b5c47135646a51fa881f70f039b0cabd1449b8a94943440

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