(A) The council is composed of the following persons for terms as indicated:
(1) the Governor or his designee, to serve as chairman, for the term of the Governor;
(2) the Chief of the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division for the term of office for which he is appointed;
(3) the Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee for his term of office in the Senate or his designee;
(4) the Chairman of the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee for his term of office in the House of Representatives or his designee;
(5) the Director of the Department of Public Safety;
(6) a sheriff appointed by the Governor for the term of office for which he is elected;
(7) the Attorney General or his designee;
(8) a municipal police chief appointed by the Governor for a term of two years;
(9) a victim representative appointed by the Governor for a term of four years; and
(10) a victim with a documented history of victimization appointed by the Attorney General for a term of four years.
(B) Any vacancy occurring must be filled in the manner of the original appointment for the unexpired portion of the term.
HISTORY: 1993 Act No. 181, Section 343(A); 1996 Act No. 414, Section 1; 2017 Act No. 96 (S.289), Section 8.C, eff July 1, 2017.
Effect of Amendment
2017 Act No. 96, Pt. II, Section 8.C, inserted the (A) and (B) identifiers; in (A), inserted (7), relating to the Attorney General, redesignated accordingly, and added (10), relating to a victim with a documented history of victimization appointed by the Attorney General for a term of four years; and made a nonsubstantive change.