Victim Information
Please call 910-772-6900 or visit our Staff Directory page to find the correct contact in our office. Your assigned VWLA will be your main point-of-contact for you case and will provide you with any necessary paperwork.
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You can search for your court date here.
NC SAVAN (North Carolina Statewide Automated Victim Assistance and Notification) is a criminal justice information-sharing system that supports automated victim notification. NC SAVAN operates a 24-hour toll-free automated offender information and notification service. Individuals may call the toll-free number 1-877-NC SAVAN (1-877-627-2826) to learn about an offender's status, register for offender notification, or to learn about victim assistance resources in their area. You can also contact the Department of Adult Correction Victim Support Services at 1-866-719-0108.
No. Law enforcement officers have specific court days.
It depends. Some cases can be tried without the victim appearing. Sometimes the case may be continued if the witnesses do not appear. The presiding judge may review the file and sanctions may be imposed.
Come to courtroom 317 on your assigned court date and speak to the Assistant DA. We cannot dismiss the case over the phone or outside of court. Please see the victim forms, above, for the document given by the magistrate to complainants in self-initiated cases.
The NC Department of Public Safety Victims Compensation Services reimburses citizens who suffer medical expenses and lost wages as a result of being an innocent victim of a crime committed in North Carolina. Victims of rape, assault, child sexual abuse, domestic violence and drunk driving, as well as the families of homicide victims, are eligible to apply for financial help.​ All services are free and confidential. Applications for claims can be obtained from your VWLA or from the website listed above, or by calling 1-800-826-6200.
No. Once the warrant is issued the case must be resolved in court.