North Carolina Pattern Jury Instructions

Corrections for the 2015 NC Pattern Jury Instructions Supplement Release

The School of Government discovered errors in the initial release of the 2015 pattern jury instruction supplements, which was sent in paper form to judges, prosecutors, and public defenders. The errors are not substantive but may cause confusion. They have been corrected on this website and in files shared with electronic publishers. Below are details about the corrections.

Criminal PJI 104.65 (Stipulations) is a new instruction. However, it was not noted as new with an asterisk on the supplement’s instruction sheet, and it was incorrectly dated in the instruction’s header as “REPLACEMENT JUNE 2015.” On the School’s website, and in all electronic materials, the header date has been corrected to “June 2015.” The substance of this instruction is not affected by the error or its correction. If you would like to print out these corrected pages for your hard copy volume, below are links to the instruction sheet and instruction 104.65.

• Instruction Sheet for 2015 Criminal Supplement
• Criminal PJI 104.65 (Stipulations)

Civil PJI 645.20 (Covenants not to Compete—Issue of the Existence of the Covenant) contains an incorrect date in its header of “REPLACEMENT JUNE 2014.” It should instead read “REPLACEMENT JUNE 2015.” On the School’s website, and in all electronic versions of the instructions, the header has been corrected.  The substance of this instruction is not affected by the error or its correction. If you would like to print out this instruction’s corrected pages for your hard copy volume, below is a link to a PDF file.

• Civil PJI 645.20 (Covenants not to Compete—Issue of the Existence of the Covenant)

The North Carolina Pattern Jury Instructions © 2018
School of Government, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Their publication here is intended for educational, research, and court preparation purposes. Reproduction for commercial purposes without the written permission of the School of Government is prohibited. For questions about use of this resource and permission for copying, contact the School of Government at sales@sog.unc.edu or call 919.966.4119.

Current Supplement Index

When were the jury instructions most recently updated? These PDF files detail the most recent annual supplements to the North Carolina Pattern Jury Instructions.

• List of instructions updated in the 2019 Supplement to Pattern Jury Instructions for Civil Cases
• List of instructions updated in the 2019 Supplement to Pattern Jury Instructions for Criminal Cases
• List of instructions updated in the 2018 Supplement to Pattern Jury Instructions for Motor Vehicle Cases

Download Previous Supplements

These PDF files contain all pages published in the annual supplements to the North Carolina Pattern Jury Instructions.

• 2017 Supplement to Pattern Jury Instructions for Criminal Cases
• 2017 Supplement to Pattern Jury Instructions for Civil Cases
• 2017 Supplement to Pattern Jury Instructions for Motor Vehicle Cases

• 2016 Supplement to Pattern Jury Instructions for Criminal Cases
• 2016 Supplement to Pattern Jury Instructions for Civil Cases
• 2016 Supplement to Pattern Jury Instructions for Motor Vehicle Cases

• 2015 Supplement to Pattern Jury Instructions for Criminal Cases
• 2015 Supplement to Pattern Jury Instructions for Civil Cases
• 2015 Supplement to Pattern Jury Instructions for Motor Vehicle Cases

Jury Instructions

Do you have the most recent jury instructions? Below are PDF files of all current North Carolina Pattern Jury Instructions.

• North Carolina Pattern Jury Instructions for Civil Cases
• North Carolina Pattern Jury Instructions for Criminal Cases
• North Carolina Pattern Jury Instructions for Motor Vehicle Cases