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S.C. Code Ann. § 24-13-1540

Promulgation of regulations; approved absences from home

Known as the Home Detention Act

The act spans §§ 24–24 (9 sections).

1990 Act No. 594, SECTION 1; 2010 Act No. 237, SECTION 88, eff June 11, 2010.

If a department desires to implement a home detention program, it must promulgate regulations that prescribe reasonable guidelines under which a home detention program may operate. These regulations must require that the participant remain within the interior premises or within the property boundaries of his residence at all times during the hours designated by the department. Approved absences from the home for a participant may include:

(1) hours in employment approved by the department or traveling to or from approved employment;

(2) time seeking employment approved for the participant by the department;

(3) medical, psychiatric, mental health treatment, counseling, or other treatment programs approved for the participant by the department;

(4) attendance at an educational institution or a program approved for the participant by the department;

(5) attendance at a regularly scheduled religious service at a place of worship approved by the department; or

(6) participation in a community work punishment or community service program approved by the department.

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