North Carolina General Statutes § 15B-4. Award of compensation.
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§ 15B‑4. Award of compensation.
(a) Subject to the limitations in G.S. 15B‑22, compensation for criminally injurious conduct shall be awarded to a claimant if substantial evidence establishes that the requirements for an award have been met. Compensation shall only be paid for economic loss and not for noneconomic loss. The Commission shall follow the rules of liability applicable to civil tort law in North Carolina.
(b) Compensation shall only be awarded for criminally injurious conduct that occurs or is attempted in this State except that criminally injurious conduct that occurs or is attempted against a resident of this State while in another state which does not have a victims compensation program of any type may be a basis of compensation. (1983, c. 832, s. 1; 1987, c. 819, s. 11; 1989, c. 322, s. 2; 1991, c. 301, s. 1.)