H*2202(Rat #0090, Act #0057 of 1987)  General Bill, By J.W. Tucker and 
T.E. Huff
 A Bill to amend Section 17-22-110, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976,
 relating to fees for the Pretrial Intervention Program, so as to increase
 these fees, and to require certain audits of funds paid into the Pretrial
 Intervention Program of each circuit by the State Auditor.-amended title

   01/15/87  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-148
   01/15/87  House  Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-148
   02/18/87  House  Committee report: Favorable with amendment Ways
                     and Means HJ-574
   02/19/87  House  Objection by Rep. Faber, Ferguson & Taylor HJ-654
   03/04/87  House  Amended HJ-847
   03/04/87  House  Debate adjourned until Wednesday, March 18, 1987 HJ-849
   04/01/87  House  Objection withdrawn by Rep. Faber HJ-1533
   04/01/87  House  Read second time HJ-1533
   04/01/87  House  Unanimous consent for third reading on next
                     legislative day HJ-1535
   04/02/87  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-1579
   04/07/87  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-1172
   04/07/87  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-1172
   04/09/87  Senate Committee report: Favorable Judiciary SJ-1735
   04/14/87  Senate Read second time SJ-1285
   04/15/87  Senate Read third time and enrolled SJ-1318
   04/23/87         Ratified R 90
   04/28/87         Signed By Governor
   04/28/87         Effective date 04/28/87
   04/28/87         Act No. 57
   05/04/87         Copies available

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 17-22-110, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO FEES FOR THE PRETRIAL INTERVENTION PROGRAM, SO AS TO INCREASE THESE FEES, AND TO REQUIRE CERTAIN AUDITS OF FUNDS PAID INTO THE PRETRIAL INTERVENTION PROGRAM OF EACH CIRCUIT BY THE STATE AUDITOR.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

Pretrial intervention program fee increased

SECTION 1. Section 17-22-110 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 17-22-110. An applicant to an intervention program shall pay a nonrefundable application fee of fifty dollars and, if accepted into the program, a nonrefundable acceptance fee of two hundred fifty dollars prior to admission. All fees paid must be deposited into a special circuit solicitor's fund for operation of the pretrial intervention program. All fees or costs of supervision may be waived partially or totally by the solicitor in cases of indigency. The solicitor may also, if he determines necessary, in situations other than indigency allow scheduling of payments in lieu of lump sum payment. In no case shall aggregate fees for application and participation in an intervention program exceed three hundred dollars. However, in cases where the solicitor determines that referral to another agency or program is needed to achieve rehabilitation for a problem directly related to the charge, the defendant may be required to pay his participation in that special program, except that no services may be denied due to inability to pay."

Audits required

SECTION 2. The State Auditor shall conduct audits of the funds paid into the pretrial intervention program of each circuit during fiscal years 1987-88 through 1990-91 and the expenditure of these funds during these fiscal years, and shall report the audit results as completed to the General Assembly and the solicitor of the circuit involved.

Time effective

SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.