b'SolicitorThe Fourteenth Circuit Solicitors Oce is the chief prosecuting agency for Allendale, Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton and Jaspercounties. Covering 3,730 square-miles of South Carolinas renowned Lowcountry, we are the only ve-county circuit in thestate.Our primary role is to prosecute all cases in General Sessions Court (https://www.sccourts.org/circuitCourt/index.cfm), certainmisdemeanors in Magistrates Court and all criminal cases in Family Court. Each year, we prosecute approximately 5,000cases. Additionally, our oce operates a number of prevention programs including pre-trial intervention, alcohol education,trac education, treatment-based courts and juvenile arbitration. The oce is led by the Solicitor, who is elected every fouryears.Expenditures Summary$1,700,450 $0(0.00% vs. prior year)Solicitor Proposed and Historical Budget vs. Actual2,000k1,500k1,000k500k0FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024Actual BudgetedBeaufort County, SC | Budget Book 2024 Page 376'