{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-17-3-580","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 17-3-580","heading":"Public defenders; requirements as to employment.","body":"(A) A public defender employed full-time by the circuit public defender shall not engage in the private practice of law for profit.\n(B) A public defender employed by the circuit public defender must be a member of the South Carolina Bar and must be admitted to practice before all courts of this State.\n(C) A public defender shall serve at the pleasure of the circuit public defender and shall have the authority, powers, and duties as assigned by the circuit public defender.","path":["Title 17 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURES","CHAPTER 3 Defense of Indigents","ARTICLE 5 Circuit Public Defenders"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t17c003.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:45:34Z","sha256":"1dca461364b40191ea4c61291b1dee75b67ce0b9398b04b5811d1d3882f4dde6","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-17-3-570","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-17-3-590"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}