South Carolina Code 23-41-20. Definitions
(a) "Authorized agencies" means:
Terms Used In South Carolina Code 23-41-20
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
(1) the State Fire Marshal when authorized or charged with the investigation of fires at the place where the fire actually took place;
(2) the Chief of the State Law Enforcement Division;
(3) the South Carolina Attorney General;
(4) the solicitor responsible for prosecution in the county where the fire occurred; and
(5) the United States Department of Justice and its Federal Bureau of Investigation.
(6) the Fire Chief, Sheriff, or Chief of Police having jurisdiction over the arson investigation.
(b) "Relevant" means having any tendency to make the existence of any fact that is of consequence to the investigation or determination of the issue more probable or less probable than it would be without the evidence.
(c) Material will be "deemed important" if such material is requested by an authorized agency.
(d) "Action" shall include affirmative acts and the failure to take action.
(e) "Immune" means that neither a civil action nor a criminal prosecution may arise from any action taken pursuant to this chapter unless actual malice on the part of the insurance company or authorized agency against the insured or gross negligence or reckless disregard for his rights is present.