South Carolina
South Carolina Code — Title 17, Criminal Procedure
33 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.
- § 17-1-10 — Manner of prosecuting criminal action
- § 17-1-20 — Prosecuting officer shall not accept fees or rewards, nor act in a civil case as counsel for either party
- § 17-1-30 — Rule of strict construction is inapplicable to this title
- § 17-1-40 — Expungement; retention of certain information by law enforcement or prosecution agencies
- § 17-1-45 — Expungement notice requirement
- § 17-1-50 — Interpreters in criminal proceedings
- § 17-1-60 — Publication of arrest and booking records, unlawful under certain circumstances, procedures for removal of such information; penalties; civil cause of action
- § 17-1-65 — Expungement of conviction for unlawful possession of a handgun
- § 17-15-10 — Person charged with noncapital offense may be released on his own recognizance; conditions of release; bond hearing for burglary charges
- § 17-15-100 — Power to punish for contempt not affected
- § 17-15-140 — Discharge of prosecutor or witness on own recognizance in cases not capital; costs
- § 17-15-15 — Deposit of cash percentage in lieu of bond; assignment of deposit; restitution to victim
- § 17-15-160 — Recognizances shall be in name of State; signing
- § 17-15-170 — Proceedings in case of forfeiture of recognizances
- § 17-15-180 — Court may remit forfeiture in certain cases
- § 17-15-190 — Money may be deposited with officer of court in lieu of bond, recognizance, or undertaking
- § 17-15-20 — Conditions of appearance recognizance or appearance bond; discharge, validity, relief of surety
- § 17-15-200 — Persons to whom a deposit in lieu of bond, recognizance, or undertaking must be paid
- § 17-15-210 — Receipt for deposit given in lieu of bond, recognizance, or undertaking
- § 17-15-220 — Return of deposit given in lieu of bond, recognizance, or undertaking
- § 17-15-230 — Requirement that surety company file undertaking with respect to guaranteed arrest bond certificates issued by automobile clubs; acceptance, forfeiture, and enforcement of certificates
- § 17-15-240 — Interest on bail bond money
- § 17-15-260 — Disposition of funds collected pursuant to chapter
- § 17-15-270 — Additional offense for persons violating bond; violent crimes
- § 17-15-30 — Matters to be considered in determining conditions of release; contempt
- § 17-15-35 — Definitions; electronic monitoring as condition of bond
- § 17-15-37 — Regulations regarding electronic monitoring by SLED; electronic monitoring agency requirements
- § 17-15-40 — Order of court shall state conditions imposed and other matters; acknowledgment by person released
- § 17-15-50 — Amendment of order
- § 17-15-500 — Pretrial Reform Commission created
- § 17-15-55 — Reconsideration by circuit court of bond set by summary court; subsequent violent offenders
- § 17-15-60 — Rules of evidence are inapplicable
- § 17-15-90 — Wilful failure to appear; penalties