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Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 8-35.1

  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.

Notwithstanding the provisions of N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-924(d), a properly certified copy under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 8-35 or N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-26(b) of the license records of a defendant kept by the Division of Motor Vehicles under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-26(a) is admissible as prima facie evidence of any prior conviction of a defendant for an offense involving impaired driving as defined in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-4.01(24a). (1975, c. 642, s. 1; c. 716, s. 5; 1983, c. 435, s. 3.)