Publications

North Carolina Pattern Jury Instructions for Civil Cases (complete set, 3 volumes) are sample jury instructions organized by civil law topic. Trial judges use them for particular cases based on the relevant law and facts and share them with juries as guidance for reaching a decision...

This primer illustrates the flow of child abuse, neglect, and dependency cases in North Carolina. A case starts with a mandated report of suspected abuse, neglect, or dependency and ends with the termination of the district court’s jurisdiction over an abuse, neglect, or dependency proceeding.

There are many different stages and outcomes; some involve court action, and some do not....

 Fifty-two (52) updated and twenty-two (22) new instructions are included in this 2019 update to the 2018 edition of North Carolina Pattern Jury Instructions for Criminal Cases. 

This book, sold in packs of 10, is about probation. In North Carolina, probation is a form of punishment in which a defendant can avoiding serving a suspended term of imprisonment by complying with a set of conditions imposed by the sentencing judge. If the probation is supervised, the defendant will have a probation officer—an employee of the North Carolina Department of Public Safety who...

The N.C. Juvenile Delinquency Process Flowchart is a visual resource that illustrates the many pathways that a juvenile delinquency case can follow in North Carolina. The Flowchart incorporates the new legal provisions under the Juvenile Justice Reinvestment Act (JJRA) that expand juvenile court jurisdiction to include most offenses committed by youth at ages 16 and 17 as well as new...

North Carolina Trial Judges' Bench Book, District Court, Vol. 1, Family Law, 2019 is a comprehensive legal reference created for North Carolina district court judges. It provides summaries of North Carolina law governing cases routinely heard in district court. The School of Government offers Volume 1, Family Law and its individual chapters for sale in a print and PDF format. Chapters cover...

This book addresses the main legal questions that arise in North Carolina concerning rights of way for municipal streets and utilities, an area of the law in which the answers are not always intuitive or even clear. It summarizes and, as much as possible, synthesizes this body of law governing municipalities that manage streets and utilities.

North Carolina Trial Judges' Bench Book, District Court, Vol. 1, Family Law, 2019 is a comprehensive legal reference created for North Carolina district court judges. It provides summaries of North Carolina law governing cases routinely heard in district court. The School of Government offers Volume 1, Family Law and its individual chapters for sale in PDF format. Chapters cover topics...

NOTE: Due to legislation passed since the publication of this book, the authors have written a short, targeted update. TThis update discusses the implications of S.L. 2019-73 on local authority to regulate short-term rentals and is available free of charge. Please click "download" below.

Local governments across North Carolina are struggling...

This item is a package of North Carolina Crimes: A Guidebook on the Elements of Crime, Seventh Edition, 2012 (print edition) and the 2018 Cumulative Supplement (print edition), with online access through May 1, 2020. Online access is granted by a code printed in the front pages of the hard copy publication. 

The seventh edition updates the sixth edition with new offenses,...

The doctrine of governmental immunity can bar negligence and similar legal claims against cities, counties, and other local government units in North Carolina. Local officials, attorneys, and even judges often find it difficult to determine whether the immunity applies in specific cases. This book provides an in-depth guide to governmental immunity that should prove...

This Manual is written for legal professionals involved in abuse, neglect, dependency, and related termination of parental rights proceedings in North Carolina. It provides easily accessible information about the laws, procedures, and concepts that apply to these proceedings. Topics are organized into fourteen chapters, addressing the different stages of these...

See below for a free PDF download of the 2016 Supplement.

Notice: The 2019 Supplement to North Carolina Crimes is currently in production. To receive a notifcation when it is available for purchase, please click here and then select the "Notify me..." button to enter your information. 

This supplement covers legislation enacted and case law decided from January 1, 2012, through December 31, 2018. It is an essential companion to North Carolina...