§ 15B-26. Crime victims credit protection.
§ 15B‑26. Crime victimscredit protection.
(a) A creditor that isowed money for services provided to a victim as a result of the criminallyinjurious conduct inflicted on the victim shall not communicate any informationabout the debt to a consumer reporting agency during the pendency of anapplication for an award filed pursuant to G.S. 15B‑7 or during thependency of an appeal from a decision related to such an application.
(b) The victim bearsthe burden of notifying the creditor that the debt is subject to subsection (a)of this section.
(c) A creditor mayrequest monthly verification from the Commission that the application or appealis still pending, and the Commission shall provide this verification. (2009‑355, s. 6.)