(A) In addition to the information collected and processed by the Office of Pretrial Intervention Coordinator within the Commission on Prosecution Coordination pursuant to Articles 1, 3, 5, and 7, Chapter 22, Title 17, the Office of Pretrial Intervention Coordinator shall be responsible for collecting data on all programs administered by a circuit solicitor, the Commission on Prosecution Coordination, or a court, which divert offenders from prosecution to an alternative program or treatment.
(B) This shall include programs administered by circuit solicitors, which are either statutorily mandated or established by judicial order, and shall include, but are not limited to: alcohol education programs; drug courts for adults or juveniles; traffic education programs; worthless checks units; pretrial intervention; mental health courts; or juvenile arbitration.
(C) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 17-22-130, 17-22-360, 17-22-370, or 17-22-560, the Office of Pretrial Intervention Coordinator shall collect and make available for public inspection an annual report on the numbers of individuals who apply for a diversion program, the number of individuals who begin a diversion program or treatment, the number of individuals who successfully complete a program or treatment within a twelve-month period, the number of individuals who do not successfully complete a program or treatment within the same twelve-month period, but who are still participating in the program or treatment, the number of individuals who did not complete the program within the twelve-month period and who have been prosecuted for the offense committed, and the number of individuals with fees fully or partially waived for indigence. The data collected and made available for public inspection shall be listed by each county, by each program or treatment, and the offense originally committed, but shall not contain any identifying information of the participant.
(D) A copy of the report shall be sent to the Sentencing Reform Oversight Committee for evaluation of the diversion programs and treatments being administered in the State by the circuit solicitors or a court, the effectiveness of each program, and to ascertain the need for additional programs, program modifications, or repeal of existing programs. In evaluating the programs and treatments, the Sentencing Reform Oversight Committee may request information on the evidence-based practices used in each program or treatment to identify offender risks and needs, and the specific interventions employed in each program or treatment to identify criminal risk factors and reduce recidivism.
HISTORY: 2010 Act No. 273, Section 56, eff January 1, 2011.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 17 - Criminal Procedures
Chapter 22 - Intervention Programs
Section 17-22-10. Short title.
Section 17-22-20. Definitions.
Section 17-22-40. Pretrial intervention coordinator; staff; funding.
Section 17-22-50. Persons not to be considered for intervention.
Section 17-22-60. Standards of eligibility for intervention program.
Section 17-22-70. Information which may be required by solicitor.
Section 17-22-80. Recommendations of victim and law enforcement agency.
Section 17-22-90. Agreements required of offender in program.
Section 17-22-100. Time for application to intervention program.
Section 17-22-110. Fees for application and participation; waiver.
Section 17-22-130. Reports and identification as to offenders accepted for intervention program.
Section 17-22-140. Restitution to victim.
Section 17-22-150. Disposition of charges against offenders accepted for intervention program.
Section 17-22-300. Citation of article.
Section 17-22-320. Eligibility.
Section 17-22-340. Office of Traffic Education Program Coordinator.
Section 17-22-350. Fees; waiver; distribution of fee proceeds.
Section 17-22-360. Annual report.
Section 17-22-500. Citation of article.
Section 17-22-520. Eligibility requirements for consideration for program.
Section 17-22-530. Disposition of alcohol-related offense on completion of program.
Section 17-22-540. Office of Alcohol Education Program Coordinator.
Section 17-22-550. Fees; waiver.
Section 17-22-910. Applications for expungement; administration.
Section 17-22-920. Direction of expungement process inquiries to county solicitor's office.
Section 17-22-930. Obtaining and mandatory use of expungement form.
Section 17-22-960. Expungement; employer immunity.