(A) The Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services may develop and operate day reporting centers within the State.

(B) "Day reporting center" means a state facility providing supervision of inmates or offenders placed on supervision, which includes, but is not limited to, mandatory reporting, program participation, drug testing, community service, and any other conditions as determined by the Department of Corrections and the Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services.

Terms Used In South Carolina Code 24-21-1300

  • Department: means the Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services. See South Carolina Code 24-21-5
  • Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.

(C) "Eligible inmate" means a person sentenced to imprisonment for more than three months, excluding a person sentenced for:

(1) a violent crime, as provided for in § 16-1-60;

(2) a Class A, B, or C felony, as provided for in § 16-1-20;

(3) the following Class D felonies:

(a) robbery, as provided for in § 16-11-325;

(b) disseminating obscene material to a minor twelve years of age or younger, as provided for in § 16-15-355; and

(c) aggravated stalking, as provided for in § 16-3-1730(C);

(4) an unclassified crime which carries a maximum term of imprisonment of fifteen years or more, as provided for in § 16-1-10(D);

(5) the unclassified crime of assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature in which the original indictment was for an offense that would require registration as a sex offender, as provided for in § 23-3-430; or

(6) a crime which requires a registration as a sex offender, as provided for in § 23-3-430. "Eligible inmate" does not include a person who does not provide an approved in-state residence as determined jointly by the Department of Corrections and the Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services.

(D) "Eligible offender" means a person placed on probation, parole, community supervision, or any other supervision program operated by the Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services, excluding a person sentenced for:

(1) a violent crime, as provided for in § 16-1-60;

(2) a Class A, B, or C felony, as provided for in § 16-1-20;

(3) the following Class D felonies:

(a) robbery, as provided for in § 16-11-325;

(b) disseminating obscene material to a minor twelve years of age or younger, as provided for in § 16-15-355; and

(c) aggravated stalking, as provided for in § 16-3-1730(C);

(4) an unclassified crime which carries a maximum term of imprisonment of fifteen years or more, as provided for in § 16-1-10(D);

(5) the unclassified crime of assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature in which the original indictment was for an offense that would require registration as a sex offender, as provided for in § 23-3-430; or

(6) a crime which requires a registration as a sex offender, as provided for in § 23-3-430. "Eligible offender" does not include a person who does not provide an approved in-state residence as determined jointly by the Department of Corrections and the Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services.