Performance Standards for Indigent Defense in Juvenile Cases

Juvenile delinquency proceedings in the South Carolina Family Court are fundamentally different than adult criminal cases. Judges are charged by the South Carolina Code of Laws with acting in the “best interests of the child,” this emphasis on the rehabilitation of the child contrasts with the more punitive model used by the adult criminal justice system. The standards listed in the document aim to provide guidance to appointed counsel in juvenile matters with particular emphasis on the distinctive requirements of the South Carolina juvenile justice system.

Performance Standards for Public Defenders and Assigned Counsel (Non-Capital)

Juvenile delinquency proceedings in the South Carolina Family Court are fundamentally different than adult criminal cases. Judges are charged by the South Carolina Code of Laws with acting in the “best interests of the child,” this emphasis on the rehabilitation of the child contrasts with the more punitive model used by the adult criminal justice system. The standards listed in the document aim to provide guidance to appointed counsel in juvenile matters with particular emphasis on the distinctive requirements of the South Carolina juvenile justice system.

Uniform Guidelines for Nomination of a Circuit Public Defender by a Selection Panel

Each Circuit Public Defender Selection Panel is responsible for nominating a person to serve as the Circuit Public Defender for their circuit. This is a list of guidelines to follow in that selection.

Uniform Guidelines for the Selection of Circuit Public Defender Selection Panels

The 2007 Indigent Defense Act provides that each county must elect its representative(s) from the active licensed attorneys who reside within each county to serve on its Circuit Public Defender Selection Panel. The procedures included in this document have been adopted by the Commission on Indigent Defense for the Election of the Circuit Public Defender Selection Panels and the Nomination of Circuit Public Defenders.

SCCID Voucher Payment Policy

This document describes the payment policy for indigent defense lawyers.

Creating Partnerships: Computer Training with Assistive Technology for Senior Adults

Currently, at the SC Commission for the Blind, there is no opportunity for computer training for adults in the Older Blind Program. The Older Blind Program has to look for outside partners to make this service viable again. This project proposes that the OB Program partner with regional senior and recreation centers to establish a community-based training program that is both effective and is of minimal cost to the agency and to the partnering centers.

Fiscal Year 2015-16 Accountability Report

Each year the South Carolina Commission on Indigent Defense produces an annual accountability report for the South Carolina General Assembly and the Budget and Control Board. Included is a discussion and analysis, major achievements for the year and goals for the future.

Fiscal Year 2015-16 Accountability Report

Each year the Commission on Prosecution Coordination reports to the Office of State Budget its annual accountability report that includes the mission, objectives, and performance measures.

Fiscal Year 2015-16 Accountability Report

The South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs reports to the Office of State Budget its annual accountability report that includes an executive summary, a description of the leadership system, customer focus and satisfaction and other performance criteria, mission, and program descriptions and budgets.

Fiscal Year 2015-16 Accountability Report

The South Carolina Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office reports to the Office of State Budget its annual accountability report that includes an executive summary, organizational profile including leadership system, program descriptions and budgets, and program results.

Fiscal Year 2015-16 Accountability Report

The South Carolina Commission for the Blind reports to the Office of State Budget its annual accountability report that includes an executive summary, a description of the leadership system, customer focus and satisfaction and other performance criteria, mission, and program descriptions and budgets.

STATEWIDE AVERAGE MILLAGE RATE ESTIMATES

This statistical sheet gives the statewide average millage rate estimates from 1992 to 2014 broken down by tax year, millage rate, applicable fiscal year and growth rate.

TAX YEAR 2013 ESTIMATED AVERAGE TOTAL MILLAGE RATE BY COUNTY

This is a 2013 estimate of average total millage rate broken down by county, millage, percent relative to statewide average and relative to the statewide average.

Property tax review & analysis requested by House Tax Policy Review Committee

This Powerpoint presentation gives statistics on property taxes throughout the state.

HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION FUND (TIER III) Revenues and Expenditures

This graph shows the homestead exemption revenues and expenditures from FY 07-08 to FY 17-18.