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Guidelines and Regulations

The SCCID is deeply committed to the ongoing quest of fostering and maintaining the highest principles of ethical conduct and professionalism among our members. In the past ten years, the adoption of guidelines and regulations has been one of the most notable developments in the delivery of indigent defense services. Guidelines and regulations pertaining to attorney eligibility, caseloads, conflict of interest, indigency screening, attorney performance and administration of indigent defense systems have been adopted by state and local legislation; state supreme court rule; national, state and local public defender organizations, indigent defense commissions and other entities.

Uniform Electronic Transactions Act - PDF Format, 46Kb

SC Indigent Defense Act of 2007 (Effective June 21, 2007)

SCCID Voucher Payment Policy (Adopted September 25, 2007)

Uniform Guidelines for the Selection of Circuit Public Defender Selection Panels (Revised and Republished 4-25-2008) - PDF Format, 49Kb

Uniform Guidelines for Nomination of a Circuit Public Defender by a Selection Panel (Revised and republished 4-25-2008) - PDF Format, 25Kb

SCCID Certification of Nomination of Circuit Public Defender - PDF Format, 11Kb

Practice Resources and Guides:
The following helpful practice guides have been published by The Children’s Law Office of the USC School of Law. They can also be found on the Children’s Law Office website at http://childlaw.sc.edu.


SC Supreme Court Rules, Orders, Memos, Forms (See also SC Courts):

Guidelines and Regulations