South Carolina § 24-3-131 - Supervision of inmates used on public projects.
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§ 24-3-131. Supervision of inmates used on public projects.
The Department of Corrections shall determine whether an agency permitted to utilize inmate labor on public projects pursuant to Section 24-3-130 can adequately supervise the inmates. If the director determines that the agency lacks the proper personnel, the agency shall be required to reimburse the department for the cost of maintaining correctional officers to supervise the inmates. In these cases the Department of Corrections shall be responsible for adequate supervision of the inmates.
HISTORY: 1979 Act No. 132 SECTION 1; 1993 Act No. 181, SECTION 400; 2010 Act No. 237, SECTION 11, eff June 11, 2010.
Effect of Amendment
The 2010 amendment, in the first sentence, substituted "inmate labor" for "convict labor", in the second sentence substituted "inmates" for "convicts", and in the third sentence, substituted "these" for "all".
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 24-3-131 ("Supervision of inmates used on public projects.") is part of the South Carolina Code of Laws, the codified statutory law of South Carolina. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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