South Carolina Code — 24
Browse 350 sections in division 24 of the South Carolina code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § 24-1-20. Declaration of policy.
- § 24-1-30. Department of Corrections created; functions.
- § 24-1-40. Department to be governed by appointed director; filling of vacancies; director subject to removal.
- § 24-1-90. Director authorized to make rules and regulations.
- § 24-1-100. Qualifications of director.
- § 24-1-110. Employment and discharge of other personnel.
- § 24-1-120. Bonds of director and other personnel.
- § 24-1-130. Management and control of prison system.
- § 24-1-140. Director empowered to make rules and regulations; separation and classification of prisoners.
- § 24-1-145. Transfer or exchange of foreign convicted offenders.
- § 24-1-150. Annual inventory and report of prison system property; statement of fiscal affairs.
- § 24-1-160. Periodic reports from departments, officers and employees.
- § 24-1-170. Financial records.
- § 24-1-210. Department to prosecute violations relating to treatment of convicts.
- § 24-1-220. Suits to be brought in name of director.
- § 24-1-230. Director may purchase or condemn lands for constructing building or sewer or water line.
- § 24-1-250. Sale of timber and horticultural products; utilization of funds.
- § 24-1-252. Surplus products produced by farm program; use of proceeds.
- § 24-1-260. Use of fees collected in clinical pastoral training program.
- § 24-1-270. Trespass, loitering, or refusal to leave State correctional properties prohibited.
- § 24-1-280. Employees of Department of Corrections, Department of Juvenile Justice, or Department of Mental Health as peace officers.
- § 24-1-285. Organ and tissue donation program.
- § 24-1-290. Prison industries program; marketing plan; certification by Department of Commerce as to unfair competitive wage disadvantage; publication of notice.
- § 24-1-295. Inmates employed for work involving exportation of products; deductions from wages.
- § 24-1-300. Unlawful operation of unmanned aerial vehicle near Department of Corrections facility; penalties; exclusions.
- § 24-1-310. Designation of detention and correctional facilities as fixed-state facilities.
- § 24-1-320. List of designated sites and unmanned aerial vehicle boundaries.
- § 24-3-20. Convicted persons, custody, place of confinement; work release and training program; litter removal; restitution program.
- § 24-3-27. Local regional correctional facilities; employment of inmates; service of warrants.
- § 24-3-30. Places of confinement, designation and exceptions; notification to Department when closing of local detention facility.
- § 24-3-40. Disposition of wages of prisoner allowed to work at paid employment.
- § 24-3-50. Failure to remain within extended limits of his confinement; penalty.
- § 24-3-60. Notice to Department of Corrections of number of prisoners sentenced to state prison system.
- § 24-3-70. Allowable expenses incurred in transportation of prisoners; method of payment.
- § 24-3-80. Detention of prisoner when authorized by Governor.
- § 24-3-81. Conjugal visits not permitted.
- § 24-3-85. Sexually violent predators transferred to custody pursuant to interagency agreements.
- § 24-3-90. Prisoners sentenced by United States authorities.
- § 24-3-93. Wearing of jewelry.
- § 24-3-110. Manufacture of license plates and road signs.
- § 24-3-130. Use of inmate labor on State highways or other public projects.
- § 24-3-131. Supervision of inmates used on public projects.
- § 24-3-140. Use of inmate labor on State House grounds.
- § 24-3-160. Costs of maintaining inmates by State institutions.
- § 24-3-170. Payments by Clemson University for use of inmates.
- § 24-3-180. Transportation and clothes for discharged inmates.
- § 24-3-190. Appropriation of balances for the Department.
- § 24-3-210. Furloughs for qualified inmates of State prison system.
- § 24-3-220. Inmate privileges; attending funeral service; visiting family member in the hospital; transportation; notification.
- § 24-3-310. Declaration of intent.
- § 24-3-315. Determinations prerequisite to selecting prison industry program projects.
- § 24-3-320. Prison industries, purchase of equipment and materials, employment of personnel.
- § 24-3-330. Purchase of products produced by inmate labor by State and political subdivisions.
- § 24-3-340. Circumstances warranting State's purchasing products other than those produced by inmate labor.
- § 24-3-350. Dry-cleaning facilities.
- § 24-3-360. Catalogues describing products produced by inmate labor.
- § 24-3-370. Priority of product distribution.
- § 24-3-380. Prices of products.
- § 24-3-390. Rules and regulations.
- § 24-3-400. Prison Industries Account.
- § 24-3-410. Sale of prison made products on open market prohibited, exceptions; penalties.
- § 24-3-420. Violations.
- § 24-3-430. Inmate labor in private industry authorized; requirements and conditions.
- § 24-3-510. Death sentence and notice.
- § 24-3-520. Transportation of inmate sentenced to death.
- § 24-3-530. Death penalty; methods of execution.
- § 24-3-540. Death chamber; transporting inmate to place of execution, expenses.
- § 24-3-550. Witnesses at execution.
- § 24-3-560. Certification of execution.
- § 24-3-570. Disposition of body.
- § 24-3-580. Execution team and drugs used to administer death sentence confidential.
- § 24-3-590. Denial of license to execution team member prohibited.
- § 24-3-710. Conduct in state prison system.
- § 24-3-720. Enlisting aid of citizens to suppress prisoner riot, disorder or insurrection.
- § 24-3-730. Neglecting or refusing aid; fine.
- § 24-3-740. Compensation for assistance.
- § 24-3-750. Immunity.
- § 24-3-760. Powers of keeper in regard to disorders in absence of Director.
- § 24-3-910. Penitentiary employee aiding in escape; penalty.
- § 24-3-920. Capture of escaped inmates, rewards.
- § 24-3-930. Guards, keepers, and other employees exempt from jury, military, or street duty.
- § 24-3-940. Gambling prohibited.
- § 24-3-950. Contraband.
- § 24-3-951. Possession or use of United States currency by prisoners prohibited; exceptions; system of credits.
- § 24-3-960. Unlawful possession of money by prisoner is contraband; use in welfare fund.
- § 24-3-965. Certain offenses relating to contraband tried in magistrate's court.
- § 24-3-970. Use of a social networking site by an inmate to contact a victim; penalty.
- § 24-3-980. Possession of telecommunication devices prohibited; penalties.
- § 24-5-10. Sheriff is custodian of jail; liability for appointed jailer; receiving prisoners.
- § 24-5-12. Certain duties concerning jails devolved to governing body of county.
- § 24-5-20. Appointment of facility managers.
- § 24-5-50. Keeping prisoners committed by coroner.
- § 24-5-60. Keeping prisoners committed by United States.
- § 24-5-80. Governing body to furnish certain items and services to all persons confined in jail.
- § 24-5-90. Discrimination in treatment of prisoners.
- § 24-5-110. Return to court of names of prisoners.
- § 24-5-120. Facility manager's annual report on condition of jail.
- § 24-5-130. Leaving jails unattended.
- § 24-5-170. Removal of prisoners in case of destruction of jail.
- § 24-5-175. Unlawful operation of unmanned aerial vehicle near detention facility; penalties; exclusions.
- § 24-5-200. Short title.
- § 24-5-210. Mutual aid and assistance agreements between local detention facilities authorized.
- § 24-5-220. Mutual aid and assistance agreements.
- § 24-5-230. Construction of article.
- § 24-5-300. Definitions.
- § 24-5-310. Appointment of reserve detention officers; criminal and background inquiry; oath, bond, and training requirement.
- § 24-5-320. Preservice training; comprehensive test.
- § 24-5-330. Physical competence and capability.
- § 24-5-340. Additional requirements.
- § 24-5-350. Duties of reserve detention officer; supervision.
- § 24-5-360. Additional training to become full-time jailer or detention officer.
- § 24-5-370. Reserve identification card for former full-time detention officers.
- § 24-5-380. Uniforms and equipment; handguns.
- § 24-5-390. Workers' Compensation benefits.
- § 24-7-60. Care of persons on public work detail; expenses.
- § 24-7-110. Medical services for inmates.
- § 24-7-120. Maintenance of municipal inmates.
- § 24-7-155. Contraband in county, municipal, or multijurisdictional jail, prison camp, work camp, or overnight lockup facility prohibited; penalty.
- § 24-9-10. Jail and Prison Inspection Division established; personnel.
- § 24-9-20. Inspection of State and local facilities housing prisoners or pretrial detainees; reports.
- § 24-9-30. Enforcement of minimum standards.
- § 24-9-35. Deaths of incarcerated persons, reports; penalty.
- § 24-9-40. Compliance with design standards; notification when opening or closing state or local prison facility.
- § 24-9-50. Reports on detention facilities to the Department of Corrections; electronic reporting.
- § 24-11-10. Short title.
- § 24-11-20. Compact enacted into law; form.
- § 24-11-30. Authority and duties of Director of Department of Corrections.
- § 24-13-10. Segregation of sexes.
- § 24-13-20. Escaped convicts; sheriffs' duties to arrest; penalty.
- § 24-13-30. Use of force to maintain internal order and discipline and to prevent escape of inmates.
- § 24-13-35. Treatment of female inmates; visits with minor dependents.
- § 24-13-40. Computation of time served by prisoners.
- § 24-13-50. Municipal and county facility manager responsible for custody of convicted persons, monthly reports.
- § 24-13-60. Screening of offenders for possible placement on work release.
- § 24-13-65. Prisoners provided for litter control projects.
- § 24-13-80. Prisoners to pay for certain costs; definitions; criteria for deductions from inmates' accounts; reimbursement and recovery from inmates estates.
- § 24-13-100. Definition of no parole offense; classification.
- § 24-13-125. Eligibility for work release; limitations; forfeiture of credits.
- § 24-13-150. Early release, discharge, and community supervision; limitations; forfeiture of credits.
- § 24-13-175. Calculation of sentence imposed and time served.
- § 24-13-180. Paroled inmate rehabilitation facilities; public hearings; exemptions.
- § 24-13-210. Good behavior credits.
- § 24-13-220. Time off for good behavior in cases of commuted or suspended sentences.
- § 24-13-230. Reduction of sentence for productive duty assignment or participation in academic, technical, or vocational training program.
- § 24-13-235. Voluntary program.
- § 24-13-260. Failure of officer having charge of inmate to allow deduction in time of serving sentence; penalty.
- § 24-13-410. Unlawful escape or possessing tools or weapons; penalty.
- § 24-13-420. Unlawful escape; harboring or employing escaped convicts; penalty.
- § 24-13-425. Tampering with the operation of an electronic monitoring device; penalty.
- § 24-13-430. Rioting or inciting to riot; penalty.
- § 24-13-440. Carrying or concealing weapon; penalty.
- § 24-13-450. Taking of hostages; penalty.
- § 24-13-460. Furnishing prisoners alcoholic beverages or narcotic drugs; penalty.
- § 24-13-470. Throwing of body fluids on correctional facility employees and others; penalty; blood borne disease testing.
- § 24-13-640. Statewide uniform for prisoners assigned to work details outside of correctional facilities.
- § 24-13-650. Prohibition against release of offender into community in which he committed violent crime; exception.
- § 24-13-660. Public service work performed by inmates.
- § 24-13-710. Supervised furlough program; search and seizure; fee; guidelines; eligibility criteria.
- § 24-13-720. Inmates who may be placed with program; search and seizure.
- § 24-13-730. Implementation of new programs and program changes subject to appropriations by General Assembly.
- § 24-13-910. Administration of work programs; eligible offenders.
- § 24-13-915. Meaning of "local detention facility".
- § 24-13-920. Removal of inmate from program for violation of program regulations.
- § 24-13-930. Surrender of inmates' earnings; amounts deductible.
- § 24-13-940. Contracts for service of sentences in custody of department or of other local detention facilities.
- § 24-13-950. Standards for operation of local inmate work programs.
- § 24-13-1310. Definitions.
- § 24-13-1320. Regulations; reports.
- § 24-13-1330. Court ordered participation; department evaluation and notification; inmate's agreement to terms; effect of completion.
- § 24-13-1510. Short title.
- § 24-13-1520. Definitions.
- § 24-13-1530. Home detention programs as alternative to incarceration and certain programs; local programs.
- § 24-13-1540. Promulgation of regulations; approved absences from home.
- § 24-13-1550. Verification.
- § 24-13-1560. Use of electronic monitoring device.
- § 24-13-1570. Change in residence or schedule; notice that violation of detention is a crime; revocation; input of victim regarding eligibility for home detention.
- § 24-13-1580. Necessity of written consent to electronic home detention; other residents' knowledge.
- § 24-13-1590. Article not applicable to certain controlled substance offenders; probation and parole authority not diminished.
- § 24-13-1910. Centers for alcohol and drug rehabilitation established; construction, operation, and responsibility for centers.
- § 24-13-1920. Alcohol and drug abuse intervention, prevention, and treatment services; funding.
- § 24-13-1930. Placement of certain offenders in center; bed space availability report.
- § 24-13-1940. Operation of centers; rules and regulations; funding and lease of building.
- § 24-13-1950. Probation after release; revocation of suspended sentence; gender not grounds for ineligibility for program.
- § 24-13-2110. Preparation of inmates for employment.
- § 24-13-2120. Coordination of agencies.
- § 24-13-2130. Memorandum of understanding to establish role of each agency.
- § 24-13-2140. Coordination by Department of Corrections.
- § 24-19-5. Short title.
- § 24-19-10. Definitions.
- § 24-19-20. Youthful Offender Division created in Department of Corrections; staff.
- § 24-19-30. Duties of Division.
- § 24-19-40. Adoption of rules.
- § 24-19-50. Powers of courts upon conviction of youthful offenders.
- § 24-19-60. Institutions for treatment of youthful offenders.
- § 24-19-70. Facilities for Division provided by Department.
- § 24-19-80. Reception and evaluation centers.
- § 24-19-90. Reports and recommendations, director's options.
- § 24-19-100. Transfer of youthful offenders.
- § 24-19-110. Conditional release of youthful offenders; search and seizure; fee; victim notification.
- § 24-19-120. Release of youthful offenders.
- § 24-19-130. Orders, revocation or modification by the Division.
- § 24-19-140. Supervisory agents.
- § 24-19-150. Further treatment; return to custody.
- § 24-19-160. Courts' powers not affected; jurisdiction of Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services.
- § 24-21-5. Definitions.
- § 24-21-10. Department director; Board of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services; term; appointment; filing vacancies.
- § 24-21-11. Removal of director or member.
- § 24-21-12. Compensation of board members.
- § 24-21-13. Director to oversee department; policies and procedures; board's duty to consider cases for parole, probation, or pardon.
- § 24-21-30. Meetings; parole and pardon panels.
- § 24-21-32. Reentry supervision; revocation.
- § 24-21-35. Administrative recommendations available to victim prior to parole hearing.
- § 24-21-40. Record of proceedings.
- § 24-21-50. Hearings, arguments, and appearances by counsel or individuals.
- § 24-21-55. Hearing fee.
- § 24-21-60. Cooperation of public agencies and officials; surveys.
- § 24-21-70. Records of prisoners.
- § 24-21-80. Supervision fee; hardship exemption; delinquencies; substitution of public service.
- § 24-21-85. Electronic monitoring fees.
- § 24-21-87. Extradition and maintenance polygraph fees.
- § 24-21-90. Account and receipt for fee payments; deposit of funds.
- § 24-21-100. Administrative monitoring when fines outstanding; fee.
- § 24-21-110. Administrative sanctions.
- § 24-21-220. Powers and duties of director.
- § 24-21-221. Notice of hearing to consider parole; to whom required.
- § 24-21-230. Employment of probation agents and other staff; employment and duties of hearing officers; offender supervision specialists.
- § 24-21-235. Duty clothing for department employees.
- § 24-21-237. Employee meals.
- § 24-21-240. Oath of probation agents.
- § 24-21-250. Pay and expenses of probation agents.
- § 24-21-260. Probation agents' assignment locations.
- § 24-21-270. Offices for probation agents.
- § 24-21-280. Duties and powers of probation agents; authority to enforce criminal laws.
- § 24-21-290. Privileged information received by probation agents.
- § 24-21-300. Offender Management Systems Act, citation for violation of release terms.
- § 24-21-410. Power to suspend sentence and impose probation; exceptions; search and seizure.
- § 24-21-420. Reports by probation agent to the court.
- § 24-21-430. Conditions of probation.
- § 24-21-440. Period of probation.
- § 24-21-450. Arrest for violating terms of probation; bond.
- § 24-21-460. Court action when terms of probation violated.
- § 24-21-480. Restitution Center program; distribution of offenders' salaries.
- § 24-21-485. Department authorized to establish and maintain restitution centers.
- § 24-21-490. Collection and distribution of restitution.
- § 24-21-510. Development and operation of system.
- § 24-21-540. Community Control Centers for higher risk offenders; guidelines for placement.
- § 24-21-550. Probation terms involving fines, costs, assessments, or restitution.
- § 24-21-560. Community supervision program; eligibility and completion requirements; violations; revocation; notification of release to community supervision.
- § 24-21-610. Eligibility for parole.
- § 24-21-615. Case of prisoner convicted of capital offense, review by board restricted.
- § 24-21-620. Review prisoner's case after prisoner has served one fourth of sentence.
- § 24-21-630. Eligibility for parole, effect of time served.
- § 24-21-635. Earned work credits.
- § 24-21-640. Circumstances warranting parole; search and seizure; criteria; reports of parolees; records subject to Freedom of Information Act.
- § 24-21-645. Parole orders; search and seizure; review parole denial of prisoners confined for violent crimes; review schedule.
- § 24-21-650. Order of parole.
- § 24-21-660. Effect of parole.
- § 24-21-670. Term of parole.
- § 24-21-680. Violation of parole.
- § 24-21-690. Release after serving full time with good conduct deduction.
- § 24-21-700. Persons needing psychiatric care, special parole.
- § 24-21-710. Film, videotape, or other electronic information may be considered by board in parole determination.
- § 24-21-715. Parole for terminally ill, geriatric, or permanently disabled inmates.
- § 24-21-910. Petitions for reprieve or commutation of death sentence; recommendation to governor.
- § 24-21-920. Clemency in other cases.
- § 24-21-930. Order of pardon.
- § 24-21-940. Definitions.
- § 24-21-950. Guidelines for determining eligibility for pardon.
- § 24-21-960. Pardon application fee; reapplication after denial.
- § 24-21-970. Pardon considered in cases of terminal illness.
- § 24-21-980. Pardon obtained through fraud.
- § 24-21-990. Civil rights restored upon pardon.
- § 24-21-1000. Certificate of pardon.
- § 24-21-1100. Short title.
- § 24-21-1105. Purpose.
- § 24-21-1110. Definitions.
- § 24-21-1120. Interstate Commission for Adult Offender Supervision; state council; creation; members; quorum; meetings; Executive Committee.
- § 24-21-1130. Powers.
- § 24-21-1140. Adoption of bylaws.
- § 24-21-1150. Conduct of business; voting; access to meetings and records; closed meetings; minutes; interstate movement of offender data collection.
- § 24-21-1160. Promulgation of rules and amendments; emergency rules.
- § 24-21-1170. Interstate movement of adult offenders, oversight; enforcement of compact; resolution of disputes among states; mediation.
- § 24-21-1180. Establishment and operating costs; assessments from compacting states; accounting.
- § 24-21-1190. Compact membership eligibility; effective date; amendments.
- § 24-21-1200. Withdrawal; termination and penalties for performance default by compacting state; legal actions; dissolution.
- § 24-21-1210. Severability.
- § 24-21-1220. Construction and application.
- § 24-21-1300. Definitions.
- § 24-21-1310. Development and operation; inmate eligibility.
- § 24-21-1320. Conditions of placement; removal.
- § 24-21-1330. Pilot project day reporting center program; termination.
- § 24-22-10. Short title.
- § 24-22-20. Definitions.
- § 24-22-30. Eligibility to participate in offender management system.
- § 24-22-40. Implementation of system; issuance of certificates; Orders by Governor to enroll or cease release of prisoners.
- § 24-22-50. System must operate during periods when funded.
- § 24-22-60. Evaluation of offenders.
- § 24-22-70. Good behavior and earned work credits.
- § 24-22-80. Revocation of offender management system status; no appeal.
- § 24-22-90. Enrollment in system; supervision in community; notice; statements by victims, witnesses, solicitors, law enforcement officers, and others for or against release.