Ninth Circuit Solicitor's Office

Name

Ninth Circuit Solicitor's Office

Legal name

Ninth Circuit Solicitor's Office

Website

https://scsolicitor9.org

Company type

Public

Founded year

1905

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Criminal Prosecution Services

NAICS

Legal Counsel and Prosecution (92213), Courts (92211), Courts (922110)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Prosecution & District/State Attorney Services (BPAIAFAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Specialty & Problem-Solving Courts (Drug, Mental Health, Veterans, Family) (BPAIAFAG), Court Services & Operations (Clerks, Records, Jury, Interpreters) (BPAIAFAH)

Keywords

• Criminal prosecution services
• Diversion programs
• Victim witness assistance
• Alternative courts
• Expungement services

Headquarters

HQ city

Charleston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: Primary funding through taxpayer-supported government budgets for Berkeley and Charleston Counties, South Carolina.
2. Diversion Program Fees: Self-supporting diversion programs funded through participant application and program fees.
3. Expungement Administrative Fees: $250 administrative fee per individual expungement order, plus $35 Clerk of Court fee and $25 SLED fee.
4. FOIA Fees: Fees assessed for search, retrieval, and redaction of records per Freedom of Information Act: $0.15-$0.30 per page, $5 per CD/DVD, $20/hour for search/retrieval, $42.80 per file box for archive retrieval.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Ninth Circuit Solicitor's Office is a state government prosecution agency serving Berkeley and Charleston Counties in South Carolina. It prosecutes criminal cases in General Sessions, Family Court, and Preliminary Hearing Court, administers diversion programs (Pretrial Intervention, Alcohol Education, Traffic Education, Worthless Check, Juvenile Arbitration), operates specialty courts (Drug Court, Mental Health Court, Veterans Treatment Court, Juvenile Drug Court), provides Victim/Witness Assistance, processes expungements, and maintains public transparency portals (Case Search, Bond Search, FOIA).

Product overview

The Ninth Circuit Solicitor's Office provides a comprehensive suite of criminal justice and public safety services for Charleston and Berkeley Counties in South Carolina. The office operates as a platform of interconnected court services and diversion programs rather than a unified software product. Core offerings include diversion programs (Pretrial Intervention, Alcohol Education Program, Traffic Education Program, Worthless Check Program, and Juvenile Arbitration) that allow eligible offenders to resolve charges without criminal records, supported by online application systems. The office also maintains transparency tools including Case Search and Bond Search portals, operates specialty courts (Drug Court, Mental Health Court, Veterans Treatment Court, Juvenile Drug Court), provides Victim/Witness Assistance services, handles expungement processing, and maintains public access to sex offender registry information. These services are primarily delivered through the office's website and serve the criminal justice system rather than commercial customers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Pretrial Intervention (PTI): Diversion program for first-time non-violent offenders allowing charges to be dismissed with successful completion
• Alcohol Education Program (AEP)
• Traffic Education Program (TEP)
• Worthless Check Unit (WCU)
• Juvenile Arbitration Program
• Victim/Witness Assistance Program
• Adult Drug Court
• Mental Health Court
• Veterans Treatment Court

Products and services

• Pretrial Intervention (PTI) A diversion program for first-time non-violent offenders ages 18 and up handling General Sessions and Misdemeanor/Magistrate cases, allowing eligible applicants to have charges dismissed upon successful completion.
• Alcohol Education Program (AEP) A diversion program restricted to ages 17 to 20 at the time of the offense for minor alcohol and alcohol-related charges, offering applicants the opportunity to resolve charges through education.
• Traffic Education Program (TEP) A traffic diversion program with a mail-in application process, completable in one day with four hours of defensive driving and four hours of community service, designed to maintain participants' driving records.
• Worthless Check Program (WCU) A free service to victims of bad checks that handles check writer contact, collection, and victim restitution payments, allowing check writers to avoid costly court processes.
• Juvenile Arbitration Program A diversion program for first-time juvenile offenders of eligible crimes, using volunteer arbitrators to determine appropriate requirements including education, restitution, and community service.
• Victim/Witness Assistance Program A program assisting over 15,000 victims and witnesses annually with criminal justice process explanation, court orientation, testimony preparation, referral services, and victim compensation fund assistance. Operated since 1981.
• Adult Drug Court An intensive court supervision and treatment program for offenders with substance use disorders, operating in both Charleston and Berkeley counties with a minimum 15-month duration.
• Mental Health Court A cost-effective alternative to traditional prosecution for non-violent offenders with mental health illnesses, available in both Magistrate and General Sessions tracks following Mary Lynn's Law provisions.
• Veterans Treatment Court An alternative prosecution program honoring veterans with substance use disorders or mental health diagnoses, featuring a multidisciplinary team and veteran mentors, with minimum program durations of 6-15 months.
• Juvenile Drug Court A comprehensive treatment program for juveniles struggling with substance abuse, providing supervision, drug testing, and treatment services with a minimum six-month duration.
• Expungement Services Legal process services handling the destruction or obliteration of criminal records under various South Carolina statutes for eligible offenses including PTI completion, non-convictions, and first offenses. $250 administrative fee per order.
• Case Search A public transparency tool providing insight into plea offers, case dismissals, and prosecutors' sentence and charge recommendations for guilty pleas.
• Bond Search A public-facing tool tracking the Solicitor's Office prosecutors' records of efforts to revoke, reconsider, or modify bonds for defendants who violate bail conditions.
• FOIA Request Processing Freedom of Information Act request handling service providing copies of public records with fees for search, retrieval, and redaction as provided under S.C. Code section 30-4-30(B).
• Sex Offender Registry Access Access to the South Carolina Sex Offender Registry through the SORT system provided by the U.S. Department of Justice, enabling searches by name or geographically.
• Officer Involved Critical Incidents (OICI) Information A transparency initiative providing public information regarding investigations of officer involved critical incidents, including policy documentation and closing letters.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 15,000 victims and witnesses assisted annually through Victim/Witness Program
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Judicial, Law Enforcement, and Community AgenciescoreOthersCooperative relationships with judicial bodies, law enforcement agencies, and community organizations required for diversion program operation and criminal prosecution. Programs are self-supporting through participant fees and operate under supervision of the 9th Judicial Circuit Solicitor.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• 16th Circuit Solicitor's Office (York County): South Carolina circuit solicitor for York County running parallel General Sessions, diversion, and victim/witness functions. Comparable as a single-county circuit solicitor with the same statutory mandate and service mix.
• 13th Circuit Solicitor's Office (Greenville, Pickens): South Carolina circuit solicitor for the Greenville-Pickens area, one of the larger circuits by population. Directly comparable as a circuit solicitor office with diversion, victim services, and alternative-court programs under the same state statutory framework.
• 1st Circuit Solicitor's Office (Calhoun, Dorchester, Orangeburg): South Carolina circuit solicitor handling General Sessions, diversion programs, and victim services for an adjacent three-county circuit. Directly comparable in statutory mandate, organizational structure, and service portfolio to the Ninth Circuit Solicitor's Office.
• 5th Circuit Solicitor's Office (Kershaw, Lee, Richland): South Carolina circuit solicitor covering Richland County (the state capital). Comparable as a peer circuit solicitor office running diversion, victim/witness, and specialty-court programs under the same state statutory framework.

Broad incumbents

• United States Attorney's Office - District of South Carolina: Federal prosecution counterpart for the same geography, handling federal criminal cases in South Carolina. Comparable as a co-located prosecution agency with overlapping law-enforcement relationships but federal jurisdiction.
• South Carolina Attorney General's Office: State-level prosecutorial authority in South Carolina handling statewide criminal appeals, civil enforcement, and complex prosecutions. Comparable as the apex prosecutorial body whose authority and statutory framework the Ninth Circuit Solicitor's Office operates within.

Others

• South Carolina Commission on Prosecution Coordination: State-level body supporting South Carolina circuit solicitors with training, technology, and prosecutorial resources. Comparable as the upstream governing and support entity that coordinates operations across all SC circuit solicitors, including the Ninth Circuit.
• National District Attorneys Association: National membership and advocacy body for elected and appointed prosecutors across the United States. Comparable as the broader professional ecosystem that defines best-practice standards, training, and policy frameworks adopted by circuit solicitors including the Ninth Circuit.
• Berkeley County Public Defender's Office: Public defender for Berkeley County handling criminal defense cases in General Sessions and Preliminary Hearing Court. Comparable as the local institutional counterpart that operates alongside the Solicitor's Office in Berkeley County proceedings.
• Charleston County Public Defender's Office: Indigent-defense counterpart in the same jurisdiction, providing criminal defense representation across General Sessions, Family Court, and Preliminary Hearing Court. Comparable as the opposing institutional pillar of the local criminal justice system that the Ninth Circuit Solicitor's Office prosecutes into.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/SCSolicitor9
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC_kGwYbq9EtRpPAcSt7zQcw
• Facebookfacebook.com/SCSolicitor9
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/44-iron-design-llc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

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