# S.C. Code Ann. § 24-21-480: SECTION 24-21-480. Restitution Center program; distribution of offenders' salaries

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T24_C21_A5_S24-21-480

## Section

- **Citation:** S.C. Code Ann. § 24-21-480
- **Heading:** SECTION 24-21-480. Restitution Center program; distribution of offenders' salaries
- **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 5 / Section 24-21-480

## Text

The judge may suspend a sentence for a defendant convicted of a nonviolent offense, as defined in Section 16-1-70, for which imprisonment of more than ninety days may be imposed, or as a revocation of probation, and may place the offender in a restitution center as a condition of probation. The board may place a prisoner in a restitution center as a condition of parole. The department, on the first day of each month, shall present to the general sessions court a report detailing the availability of bed space in the restitution center program. The restitution center is a program under the jurisdiction of the department. The offender must have paid employment and/or be required to perform public service employment up to a total of fifty hours per week. The offender must deliver his salary to the restitution center staff who must distribute it in the following manner: (1) restitution to the victim or payment to the account established pursuant to the Victims of Crime Act of 1984, Public Law 98-473, Title II, Chapter XIV, Section 1404, as ordered by the court; (2) payment of child support or alimony or other sums as ordered by a court; (3) payment of any fines or court fees due; (4) payment of a daily fee for housing and food. This fee may be set by the department with the approval of the Department of Administration. The fee must be based on the offender's ability to pay not to exceed the actual costs. This fee must be deposited by the department with the State Treasurer for credit to the same account as funds collected under Sections 14-1-210 through 14-1-230; (5) payment of any costs incurred while in the restitution center; (6) if available, fifteen dollars per week for personal items. The remainder must be deposited and given to the offender upon his discharge. The offender must be in the restitution center for not more than six months, nor less than three months; provided, however, in those cases where the maximum term is less than one year the offender must be in the restitution center for not more than ninety days nor less than forty-five days. Upon release from the restitution center, the offender must be placed on probation for a term as ordered by the court. Failure to comply with program requirements may result in a request to the court to revoke the suspended sentence. No person must be made ineligible for this program by reason of gender. Effect of Amendment The 2008 amendment rewrote item (4).

## Nearby sections

- [S.C. Code Ann. § 24-21-410 SECTION 24-21-410. Power to suspend sentence and impose probation; exceptions; search and seizure.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T24_C21_A5_S24-21-410.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 24-21-420 SECTION 24-21-420. Reports by probation agent to the court.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T24_C21_A5_S24-21-420.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 24-21-430 SECTION 24-21-430. Conditions of probation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T24_C21_A5_S24-21-430.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 24-21-440 SECTION 24-21-440. Period of probation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T24_C21_A5_S24-21-440.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 24-21-450 SECTION 24-21-450. Arrest for violating terms of probation; bond.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T24_C21_A5_S24-21-450.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 24-21-460 SECTION 24-21-460. Court action when terms of probation violated.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T24_C21_A5_S24-21-460.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 24-21-480 SECTION 24-21-480. Restitution Center program; distribution of offenders' salaries.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T24_C21_A5_S24-21-480.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 24-21-485 SECTION 24-21-485. Department authorized to establish and maintain restitution centers.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T24_C21_A5_S24-21-485.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 24-21-490 SECTION 24-21-490. Collection and distribution of restitution.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T24_C21_A5_S24-21-490.md)

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