S.C. Code Ann. § 17-22-30

Circuit solicitors to establish pretrial intervention programs; oversight of administrative procedures

Known as the Pretrial Intervention Act

The act spans §§ 17-22-10 to 17-22-90 (17 sections).

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case State v. Tootle (1998)

Most recently applied in State v. Tootle (May 1998)

1980 Act No. 360, SECTION 4; 1992 Act No. 453, SECTION 1; 1992 Act No. 499, SECTION 1.

(A) Each circuit solicitor shall have the prosecutorial discretion as defined herein and shall as a matter of such prosecutorial discretion establish a pretrial intervention program in the respective circuits.

(B) The circuit solicitors are specifically endowed with and shall retain all discretionary powers under the common law.

(C) A pretrial intervention program shall be under the direct supervision and control of the circuit solicitor; however, he may contract for services with any agency desired.

(D) The South Carolina Commission on Prosecution Coordination shall oversee administrative procedures for the Circuit Solicitors' Pretrial Intervention Programs.

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