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N.C.P.I.—Motor Vehicle 203.75

MOTOR VEHICLES LEFT UNATTENDED-SETTING PARKING BRAKES, ETC.

activein force · 1989-04-01 – presentas-observed

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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