2012 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 24 - Corrections, Jails, Probations, Paroles and Pardons
Chapter 21 - PROBATION, PAROLE AND PARDON
Section 24-21-221 - Notice of hearing to consider parole; to whom required.


SC Code § 24-21-221 (2012) What's This?

The director must give a thirty-day written notice of any board hearing during which the board will consider parole for a prisoner to the following persons:

(1) any victim of the crime who suffered damage to his person as a result thereof or if such victim is deceased, to members of his immediate family to the extent practicable;

(2) the solicitor who prosecuted the prisoner or his successor in the jurisdiction in which the crime was prosecuted; and

(3) the law enforcement agency that was responsible for the arrest of the prisoner concerned.

HISTORY: 1991 Act No. 134, Section 5; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 466.

(A) The director must employ probation agents required for service in the State and clerical assistants as necessary. The probation agents must take and pass psychological and qualifying examinations as directed by the director. The director must ensure that each probation agent receives adequate training. Until the initial employment requirements are met, no person may take the oath of a probation agent nor exercise the authority granted to them.

(B) The director must employ hearing officers who conduct preliminary hearings to determine probable cause on violations committed by individuals under the supervision of the department and as otherwise provided by law. This includes, but is not limited to, violations concerning probation, parole, and community supervision. The hearing officer also conducts preliminary hearings and final revocation hearings for supervised furlough, youthful offender conditional release cases, and such other hearings as required by law. The department shall promulgate regulations for the qualifications of the hearing officers and the procedures for the preliminary hearings. Until regulations are adopted, the qualifications and procedures shall be based on guidelines developed by the director.

HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 55-573; 1952 Code Section 55-573; 1942 Code Section 1038-7; 1942 (42) 1456; 1946 (44) 1516; 1981 Act No. 100, Section 8; 1991 Act No. 134,Section 1993 Act No. 181, Section 467; 1995 Act No. 83, Section 45; 2010 Act No. 273, Section 51, eff January 1, 2011.

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