NC · jury_instructions
N.C.P.I.—Motor Vehicle 203.75
MOTOR VEHICLES LEFT UNATTENDED-SETTING PARKING BRAKES, ETC.
The motor vehicle law provides that no person driving or in charge
of a motor vehicle shall allow such vehicle to stand on any [highway]
[public vehicular area]1 unattended without first stopping the engine
[and] effectively setting the brakes [and, when standing upon a grade,
turning the front wheels to the curb or side of the highway].
A violation of this law is negligence within itself.2
History
N.C.P.I.—Motor Vehicle 203.75 (April 1989). N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-163. 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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