Section 108A-115 - Duty to report suspected fraud; content of report; immunity for reporting(a) Any financial institution, or officer or employee thereof, having reasonable cause to believe that a disabled adult or older adult is the victim or target of financial exploitation shall report such information to the following: (1) Persons on the list provided by the customer under G.S. 108A-114, if such a list has been provided by the customer. The financial institution may choose not to contact persons on the provided list if the financial institution suspects that those persons are financially exploiting the disabled adult or older adult.(2) The appropriate local law enforcement agency.(3) The appropriate county department of social services, if the customer is a disabled adult.(b) The report may be made orally or in writing. The report shall include the name and address of the disabled adult or older adult, the nature of the suspected financial exploitation, and any other pertinent information.(c) No financial institution, or officer or employee thereof, who acts in good faith in making a report under this section may be held liable in any action for doing so.N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-115
Added by 2013 N.C. Sess. Laws 337,s. 4, eff. 12/1/2013.