Know Your Rights

Learn more about Victims’ Rights & The Legal Process

Victims’ Bill of Rights

The South Carolina Victims' Bill of Rights was passed on January 22, 1998, as a constitutional amendment. Review those enumerated rights here.

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Legal Reference Guide

Crime victims' rights enforcement is an emerging area of the law in South Carolina and across the United States. This resource provides lawyers new to victims' rights enforcement with a guide to our state's applicable laws.

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Survival Guide

The Survival Guide answers basic questions about legal processes, terms, and conditions that affect a victim after a crime has occurred.

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Criminal Process

An interactive workshop detailing the Crime Victims' Bill of Rights and highlighting strategies in navigating the system, with examples of how to tackle commonly encountered issues in enforcement.

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This website is funded through under Grant No. 2020-V3-GX-K016, awarded by the Office for Victims of Crime, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this website are those of the contributors and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice.

This website was made possible by a subgrant from the National Crime Victim Law Institute (NCVLI) pursuant to Grant No. 2017-VF-GX-K130, awarded to NCVLI by the Office for Victims of Crime, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of NCVLI.

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This Web site was made possible by a subgrant from the National Crime Victim Law Institute (NCVLI) pursuant to Grant No. 2017-VF-GX-K130, awarded to NCVLI by the Office for Victims of Crime, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of NCVLI.