Terms Used In South Carolina Code > Title 63 > Chapter 19 > Article 7 - Custody and Detention

• Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
• Child: means a person under the age of eighteen. See South Carolina Code 63-1-40
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Court: means the family court. See South Carolina Code 63-19-20
• Department: means the Department of Juvenile Justice. See South Carolina Code 63-19-20
• Foster home: means a household of one or more persons who are licensed or approved to provide full-time care for one to five children living apart from their parents or guardians. See South Carolina Code 63-1-40
• Judge: means the judge of the family court. See South Carolina Code 63-19-20
• 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.
• juvenile: means a person less than eighteen years of age. See South Carolina Code 63-19-20
• Parent: means biological parent, adoptive parents, step-parent, or person with legal custody. See South Carolina Code 63-19-20
• Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
• Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
• Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
• Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.