S.C. Code Ann. § 24-13-1590

Article not applicable to certain controlled substance offenders; probation and parole authority not diminished

Known as the Home Detention Act

The act spans §§ 24-13-1510 to 24-13-1590 (9 sections).

1990 Act No. 594, SECTION 1; 1993 Act No. 181, SECTION 448; 1994 Act No. 508, SECTION 5; 1995 Act No. 83, SECTION 36.

Nothing in this article:

(1) applies to a person, regardless of age, who violates, or is awaiting trial on charges of violating, the illicit narcotic drugs and controlled substances laws of this State which are classified as Class A, B, or C felonies or which are classified as an exempt offense by Section 16-1-10(D) and provide for a maximum term of imprisonment of twenty years or more; or

(2) diminishes the lawful authority of the courts of this State, the Department of Juvenile Justice, or the Department of Probation, Parole, and Pardon Services to regulate or impose conditions for probation, parole, or community supervision.

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