Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 5, May 24, 2024
Section 73-210 - Information to be Gathered and Mandatory Reporting by the Department of Corrections, the Department of Juvenile Justice and the Department of Probation, Pardon and Parole ServicesA. The Department of Corrections and the Department of Juvenile Justice will photograph all offenders prior to their release and will maintain these photographs on file for the life of the offender. If an offender is re-incarcerated within the Department of Corrections, the offender's Registry photograph will be updated before he or she is released.B. The South Carolina Department of Corrections and the South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice will, not less than five (5) days nor more than thirty (30) days prior to the release of any sex offender, notify the sheriff of the county in which the offender will reside, except that when an offender is granted parole by the South Carolina Parole Board, the Department of Corrections or the Department of Juvenile Justice will notify the appropriate sheriff as soon as either department is notified of the parole of an offender.C. The Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services will fingerprint, photograph and obtain descriptive information on any offender sentenced to probation within five (5) days of the sentencing and will photograph each offender annually as long as he or she is under their jurisdiction.D. The South Carolina Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services will notify the sheriff of the affected county within five (5) days of any offender being sentenced to probation by the courts.E. Mandatory reporting by either the Department of Corrections, the Department of Juvenile Justice or the Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services to the county sheriff in which the offender will reside will be accomplished using the screen entitled "Enter Sex Offender Pre-registration" (EPSO), and will include in-state and out-of-state offenders under the jurisdiction of any of these agencies.Added by State Register Volume 20, Issue No. 7, eff July 26, 1996.