South Carolina § 24-21-490 - Collection and distribution of restitution.
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§ 24-21-490. Collection and distribution of restitution.
(A) The Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services shall collect and distribute restitution on a monthly basis from all offenders under probationary and intensive probationary supervision.
(B) Notwithstanding Section 14-17-725, the department shall assess a collection fee of twenty percent of each restitution program and deposit this collection fee into a separate account. The department shall maintain individual restitution accounts that reflect each transaction and the amount paid, the collection fee, and the unpaid balance of the account. A summary of these accounts must be reported to the Governor's Office, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House, the Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, and the Chairman of the Senate Corrections and Penology Committee every six months following the enactment of this section.
(C) The department may retain the collection fees described in subsection (B) and expend the fees for the purpose of collecting and distributing restitution. Unexpended funds at the end of each fiscal year may be retained by the department and carried forward for use for the same purpose by the department.
(D) For financial obligations collected by the department pursuant to administrative monitoring requirements, payments shall be distributed by the department proportionately to pay restitution and fees based on the ratio of each category to the total financial obligation owed. Fines shall continue to be paid and collected pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 17, Title 14.
HISTORY: 1996 Act No. 437, SECTION 5; 2002 Act No. 356, SECTION 1, Pt IV.C; 2010 Act No. 273, SECTION 54, eff January 1, 2011.
Effect of Amendment
The 2010 amendment added subsection (D) relating to collections by administrative monitoring.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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