{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-15b-26","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15B-26","heading":"Crime victims credit protection.","body":"(a)\tA 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.\n(b)\tThe victim bears the burden of notifying the creditor that the debt is subject to subsection (a) of this section.\n(c)\tWhen a creditor has been notified by a victim that an application for a victim compensation claim is pending, the 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; 2026-53, s. 5(f).)","path":["Chapter 15B. Victims Compensation.","Article 1. Crime Victim's Compensation Act."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_15B/GS_15B-26.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:56:47Z","sha256":"774fb22463d432ee7e4bce2063f0bc5e1a3be18295b36c736020eea6c7648f83","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-15b-25","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-15b-27"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}