§ 17-28-300 Citation of article
§ 17-28-310 Definitions
§ 17-28-320 Offenses for which evidence preserved; conditions and duration of preservation
§ 17-28-330 Registration as custodian of evidence
§ 17-28-340 Petition for destruction of evidence prior to expiration of required time period
§ 17-28-350 Wilful destruction
§ 17-28-360 Failure to preserve; cause of action against responsible entity; right to release

Terms Used In South Carolina Code > Title 17 > Chapter 28 > Article 3 - Preservation of Evidence

  • Abutter: means an owner whose property abuts or adjoins the property of another person with no intervening land in between owned by a third party. See South Carolina Code 30-5-270
  • Affected counties: means any South Carolina county that abuts or adjoins the boundary with an affected jurisdiction. See South Carolina Code 30-5-270
  • Affected jurisdiction: means a sovereign state whose common boundary with South Carolina has been clarified resulting in a change in the perceived location of the boundary to be that of the actual boundary. See South Carolina Code 30-5-270
  • Affected lands: means real property of an owner whose perceived location has been clarified pursuant to the boundary clarification legislation. See South Carolina Code 30-5-270
  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Boundary: as used in this chapter , has the meaning as established in § 1-1-10 and in accordance with the constitution of this State. See South Carolina Code 30-5-270
  • Boundary clarification legislation: means the amendments to § 1-1-10, effective January 1, 2017. See South Carolina Code 30-5-270
  • Clarification: means the official recognition of the original boundary as confirmed and agreed between an affected jurisdiction and the State of South Carolina pursuant to the boundary clarification legislation. See South Carolina Code 30-5-270
  • Clerk of court: An officer appointed by the court to work with the chief judge in overseeing the court's administration, especially to assist in managing the flow of cases through the court and to maintain court records.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
  • 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.
  • Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
  • 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.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Nolo contendere: No contest-has the same effect as a plea of guilty, as far as the criminal sentence is concerned, but may not be considered as an admission of guilt for any other purpose.
  • Owner: as used in this chapter means any person or entity owning of record a legal or equitable real property interest or incorporeal hereditament in affected lands as an abutter. See South Carolina Code 30-5-270
  • Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
  • Preclarification title: means muniments of title of record in an affected jurisdiction or the affected counties, or both, of an owner prior to the effective date of the boundary clarification legislation. See South Carolina Code 30-5-270
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.