{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-16-3-1540","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-1540","heading":"Department of Juvenile Justice to confer with victims before taking certain actions.","body":"(A) The Department of Juvenile Justice, upon referral of a juvenile accused of committing an offense involving one or more victims, must make a reasonable effort to confer with each victim before:\n(1) placing the juvenile in a diversion program;\n(2) issuing a recommendation for diversion;\n(3) referring the juvenile to the prosecuting agency for prosecution;\n(4) issuing a recommendation for evaluation at the agency's reception and evaluation center; or\n(5) taking other action.\n(B) The Department of Juvenile Justice must make a reasonable effort to keep each victim reasonably informed of the status and progress of a case from the time it is referred by law enforcement until it is referred to the prosecuting agency.","path":["Title 16 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES","CHAPTER 3 Offenses Against the Person","ARTICLE 15 Victim and Witness Services"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t16c003.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:44:04Z","sha256":"915052608dcdb51de1558103b1a232ef776028eb4ffc0edd1b11e6318dad977f","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-16-3-1535","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-16-3-1545"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}