# S.C. Code Ann. § 24-21-13: SECTION 24-21-13. Director to oversee department; policies and procedures; board's duty to consider cases for parole, probation, or pardon

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T24_C21_A1_S24-21-13

## Section

- **Citation:** S.C. Code Ann. § 24-21-13
- **Heading:** SECTION 24-21-13. Director to oversee department; policies and procedures; board's duty to consider cases for parole, probation, or pardon
- **Jurisdiction:** South Carolina
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** SC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 21 / Article 1 / Section 24-21-13

## Text

(A) It is the duty of the director to oversee, manage, and control the department. The director shall develop written policies and procedures for the following: (1) the supervising of offenders on probation, parole, community supervision, and other offenders released from incarceration prior to the expiration of their sentence, which supervising shall be based on a structured decision-making guide designed to enhance public safety, which uses evidence-based practices and focuses on considerations of offenders' criminal risk factors; (2) the consideration of paroles and pardons and the supervision of offenders in the community supervision program and other offenders released from incarceration prior to the expiration of their sentence. The requirements for an offender's participation in the community supervision program and an offender's progress toward completing the program are to be decided administratively by the Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services. No inmate or future inmate shall have a "liberty interest" or an "expectancy of release" while in a community supervision program administered by the department; (3) the operation of community-based correctional services and treatment programs; and (4) the operation of public work sentence programs for offenders as provided in item (1) of this subsection. This program also may be utilized as an alternative to technical revocations. The director shall establish priority programs for litter control along state and county highways. This must be included in the "public service work" program. (B) It is the duty of the board to consider cases for parole, pardon, and any other form of clemency provided for under law. Effect of Amendment The 2010 amendment in subsection (A)(1) added the text at the end relating to a structured decision-making guide, and in subsection (A)(3) inserted "services and treatment".

## Nearby sections

- [S.C. Code Ann. § 24-21-5 SECTION 24-21-5. Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T24_C21_A1_S24-21-5.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 24-21-10 SECTION 24-21-10. Department director; Board of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services; term; appointment; filing vacancies.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T24_C21_A1_S24-21-10.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 24-21-11 SECTION 24-21-11. Removal of director or member.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T24_C21_A1_S24-21-11.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 24-21-12 SECTION 24-21-12. Compensation of board members.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T24_C21_A1_S24-21-12.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 24-21-13 SECTION 24-21-13. Director to oversee department; policies and procedures; board's duty to consider cases for parole, probation, or pardon.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T24_C21_A1_S24-21-13.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 24-21-30 SECTION 24-21-30. Meetings; parole and pardon panels.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T24_C21_A1_S24-21-30.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 24-21-32 SECTION 24-21-32. Reentry supervision; revocation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T24_C21_A1_S24-21-32.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 24-21-35 SECTION 24-21-35. Administrative recommendations available to victim prior to parole hearing.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T24_C21_A1_S24-21-35.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 24-21-40 SECTION 24-21-40. Record of proceedings.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T24_C21_A1_S24-21-40.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 24-21-50 SECTION 24-21-50. Hearings, arguments, and appearances by counsel or individuals.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T24_C21_A1_S24-21-50.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 24-21-55 SECTION 24-21-55. Hearing fee.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T24_C21_A1_S24-21-55.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 24-21-60 SECTION 24-21-60. Cooperation of public agencies and officials; surveys.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T24_C21_A1_S24-21-60.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 24-21-70 SECTION 24-21-70. Records of prisoners.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T24_C21_A1_S24-21-70.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 24-21-80 SECTION 24-21-80. Supervision fee; hardship exemption; delinquencies; substitution of public service.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T24_C21_A1_S24-21-80.md)

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