Established in 1993, the South Carolina Commission on Indigent Defense establishes and monitors programs and services for the delivery of legal representation to indigent defendants charged with criminal offenses in the courts of the state. The agency also oversees the payment to court appointed attorneys for certain legal services performed on behalf of indigent clients in the Family Courts of the state.

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  • SCCID Voucher Payment Policy [revised] 

    South Carolina Commission on Indigent Defense (South Carolina State Library, 2021-02-26)
    This document describes the payment policy for indigent defense lawyers.
  • Proviso 117.170-FY23 Appropriations Act  

    South Carolina Commission on Indigent Defense (South Carolina State Library, 2023-07-15)
    This is a memorandum from South Carolina Legal Services on how the funds from the Appropriations Act were spent by the organization, especially relating to the Distribution of Funds, Steps to Retain Employees/New FTEs, and ...
  • Proviso 61.12-FY23 Appropriations Act 

    South Carolina Commission on Indigent Defense (South Carolina State Library, 2023-06-29)
    This is a memorandum from South Carolina Legal Services on how the funds from the Appropriations Act were spent by the organization, the outcome measures used to determine success of their stated goals, and their projected ...
  • Public defense 101 : fundamentals of the profession participant manual 

    South Carolina Commission on Indigent Defense (South Carolina State Library, 2023-03-29)
    Public Defense 101 covers Fundamentals of Practice for Public Defenders with fewer than 3 years' experience as a public defender. This seminar participant manual will provide useful information from the practical criminal ...
  • Proviso 117.21-FY23 Appropriations Act 

    South Carolina Commission on Indigent Defense (South Carolina State Library, 2023-06-29)
    This is a memorandum from South Carolina Legal Services on how the funds from the Appropriations Act were spent by the organization, the outcome measures used to determine success of their stated goals and their projected ...
  • Jury selection and Batson motions: a quick-reference trial guide for South Carolina criminal defense attorneys  

    South Carolina Commission on Indigent Defense (South Carolina State Library, 2023-05-23)
    This quick-reference guide gives details about jury selection and Batson motions for trials.
  • Guidelines for drafting motions and orders for expert services 

    South Carolina Commission on Indigent Defense (South Carolina State Library, 2023-02-13)
    Guidelines for attorneys to get funding authorization for obtaining experts for trial.
  • Error preservation : a quick-reference trial guide for South Carolina criminal defense attorneys 

    South Carolina Commission on Indigent Defense (South Carolina State Library, 2023-03-28)
    This quick-reference guide gives details about trial procedures.
  • Challenging identification evidence: a quick-reference trial guide for South Carolina criminal defense attorneys 

    South Carolina Commission on Indigent Defense (South Carolina State Library, 2022-10-24)
    This quick-reference guide gives details about challenging identification evidence in trials.
  • FY 17-18 human resources and FY 18-19 county funding survey as of July 1, 2018 

    South Carolina Commission on Indigent Defense (South Carolina State Library, 2018-07-01)
    This breaks down the funding sources by judicial circuit and counties for public defenders and employees in those counties of the Commission on Indigent Defense. It also gives title and salaries of employees in the various ...
  • Error preservation : a quick-reference trial guide for South Carolina criminal defense attorneys 

    South Carolina Commission on Indigent Defense (South Carolina State Library, 2022-11-22)
    This quick-reference guide gives details about trial procedures.
  • Proviso 117.74 (Fines and Fees Report) 

    South Carolina Commission on Indigent Defense (2018-08-29)
    This is the South Carolina Commission on Indigent Defense's report for fine and fee revenue to the Senate Finance Committee and the Ways and Means Committee.
  • Proviso 117.74 (Fines and Fees Report) 

    South Carolina Commission on Indigent Defense (2017-08-22)
    This is the South Carolina Commission on Indigent Defense's report for fine and fee revenue to the Senate Finance Committee and the Ways and Means Committee.
  • Proviso 117.74 (Fines and Fees Report) 

    South Carolina Commission on Indigent Defense (2016-11-01)
    This is the South Carolina Commission on Indigent Defense's report for fine and fee revenue to the Senate Finance Committee and the Ways and Means Committee.
  • Proviso 117.75 (Fines and Fees Report) 

    South Carolina Commission on Indigent Defense (2015-08-12)
    This is the South Carolina Commission on Indigent Defense's report for fine and fee revenue to the Senate Finance Committee and the Ways and Means Committee.
  • Proviso 117.79 (Fines and Fees Report) 

    South Carolina Commission on Indigent Defense (2014)
    This is the South Carolina Commission on Indigent Defense's report for fine and fee revenue to the Senate Finance Committee and the Ways and Means Committee.
  • South Carolina Commission on Indigent Defense child welfare social worker and family advocate policy 

    South Carolina Commission on Indigent Defense (South Carolina State Library, 2022-10-31)
    The South Carolina Commission on Indigent Defense (SCCID), working in conjunction with the South Carolina Bar, established the Indigent Defense Contract Attorney Program to provide appointed legal counsel for indigent ...
  • 2022 accountability report 

    South Carolina Commission on Indigent Defense (South Carolina State Library, 2022)
    South Carolina laws require that each state agency publish and submit to the Governor and the General Assembly an annual accountability report that contains the agency's or department's mission, objectives to accomplish ...
  • Proviso 117.103 revenue/expense summary FY21-22 

    South Carolina Commission on Indigent Defense (South Carolina State Library, 2022-08-30)
    This chart gives the expenses and revenues of the Commission on Indigent Defense broken down by county name, salaries, employer paid benefits, auto expenses, non capital purchases, postage, rent, utilities telecom services, ...
  • Proviso 117.103 revenue detail 

    South Carolina Commission on Indigent Defense (2022)
    This chart gives the revenues of the Commission on Indigent Defense broken down by circuit, county, state, federal, municipal and other sources.

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