§ 15B-31 – (Effective until January 1, 2023) Definitions.
15B-31. (Effective until January 1, 2023) Definitions. The following definitions apply in this Article: (1) Commission. – The Crime Victims Compensation Commission established under G.S. 15B-3. (2) Convicted. – A finding or verdict of guilty by a jury or by entry of a plea of guilty or no contest, or a finding of not guilty […]
§ 15B-32 – (Effective until January 1, 2023) Notice of contract or agreement to pay.
15B-32. (Effective until January 1, 2023) Notice of contract or agreement to pay. (a) Notice to Commission. – (1) Every person, firm, corporation, partnership, association, or other legal entity, or representative of a person, firm, corporation, partnership, association, or entity that knowingly contracts for, pays, or agrees to pay to an offender (i) profit from […]
§ 15B-33 – Penalties.
15B-33. Penalties. (a) Assessment and Civil Penalty for Failure to Give Notice. – Any person or entity, other than the State, a subdivision of the State, or a person who is a superintendent, sheriff, or municipal official, who willfully fails to give notice as required by G.S. 15B-32 is subject to an assessment of up […]
§ 15B-34 – Civil action to recover profits or funds; responsibilities of the Commission.
15B-34. Civil action to recover profits or funds; responsibilities of the Commission. (a) Civil Action. – Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law with respect to the timely bringing of an action, an eligible person may, within three years of the discovery of any profit from crime or funds of an offender, bring a civil action […]
§ 15B-35 – Subrogation by the Crime Victims Compensation Fund.
15B-35. Subrogation by the Crime Victims Compensation Fund. Claims on profit from crime or funds of an offender are subject to subrogation by the Crime Victims Compensation Fund pursuant to G.S. 15B-18. (2004-159, s. 2.)
§ 15B-36 – Conviction overturned or pardon issued.
15B-36. Conviction overturned or pardon issued. If profit from crime is subject to a provisional remedy on behalf of eligible persons and the conviction for the criminal offense from which profit from crime is realized is reversed, vacated, or set aside, or if the offender has been granted an unconditional pardon of innocence for the […]
§ 15B-37 – Evasive action void.
15B-37. Evasive action void. Any action taken by an offender, whether by way of execution of a power of attorney, creation of corporate entities, or otherwise, to defeat the purpose of this Article shall be void as against the public policy of this State. (2004-159, s. 2.)
§ 15B-25 – Compensation limits.
15B-25. Compensation limits. This Article shall not be construed to create a right to receive compensation. Compensation payable under Chapter 15B shall only be available to the extent that the General Assembly appropriates funds that purpose. (1987, c. 819, s. 36; 2004-159, s. 1.)
§ 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 […]
§ 15B-30 – Declaration of policy and purpose.
15B-30. Declaration of policy and purpose. The General Assembly of North Carolina hereby declares as a matter of public policy that: (1) No person who commits a crime should thereafter gain monetary profit as the result of committing the crime. (2) Victims of crime have a special relationship to any profit from the crime committed […]