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S.C. Code Ann. § 14-31-30

Definitions

Known as the Mental Health Court Program Act

The act spans §§ 14–14 (4 sections).

2015 Act No. 30 (S.426), SECTION 1, eff June 1, 2015.

The following definitions shall apply to this chapter:

(1) "Pre-adjudicatory mental health court program" means a program that allows an offender to expedite the offender's criminal case before conviction and requires successful completion of the mental health court program as part of the agreement.

(2) "Post-adjudicatory mental health court program" means a program in which an offender has admitted guilt or has been found guilty and agrees to enter a mental health court program as part of the offender's sentence.

(3) "Combination mental health court program" means a mental health court program that includes a pre-adjudicatory mental health court program and a post-adjudicatory mental health court program.

Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.