2012 North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 15B - Victims Compensation.
Article 1 - Crime Victim's Compensation Act.
Section 15B-26 - Crime victims credit protection.
15B-26. Crime victims credit protection.
(a) 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.
(b) The victim bears the burden of notifying the creditor that the debt is subject to subsection (a) of this section.
(c) A creditor may request monthly verification from the Commission that the application or appeal is still pending, and the Commission shall provide this verification. (2009-355, s. 6.)
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