Prior to any person being admitted to a pretrial intervention program the victim, if any, of the crime for which the applicant is charged and the law enforcement agency employing the arresting officer shall be asked to comment in writing as to whether or not the applicant should be allowed to enter an intervention program. In each case involving admission to an intervention program, the solicitor or judge, if application is made to the court pursuant to Section 17-22-100, shall consider the recommendations of the law enforcement agency and the victim, if any, in making a decision.
S.C. Code Ann. § 17-22-80
Recommendations of victim and law enforcement agency
Known as the Pretrial Intervention Act
The act spans §§ 17–17 (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 9; 1992 Act No. 453, SECTION 6; 1992 Act No. 499, SECTION 7.
Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.