N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15B-26
Crime victims credit protection
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Current — April 1, 2022
As of June 1, 2021
(1) A creditor that is owed money for services provided to a victim as a result of the criminally injurious conduct inflicted on the victim shall not communicate any information about the debt to a consumer reporting agency during the pendency of an application for an award filed pursuant to G.S. 15B-7 or during the pendency of an appeal from a decision related to such an application.
(1) A creditor that is owed money for services provided to a victim as a result of the criminally injurious conduct inflicted on the victim shall not communicate any information about the debt to a consumer reporting agency during the pendency of an application for an award filed pursuant to G.S. 15B-7 or during the pendency of an appeal from a decision related to such an application.
(2) The victim bears the burden of notifying the creditor that the debt is subject to subsection (a) of this section.
(2) The victim bears the burden of notifying the creditor that the debt is subject to subsection (a) of this section.
(3) A creditor may request monthly verification from the Commission that the application or appeal is still pending, and the Commission shall provide this verification.
(3) A creditor may request monthly verification from the Commission that the application or appeal is still pending, and the Commission shall provide this verification.
History
(2009-355, s. 6.)
Official source: North Carolina General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain North Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.