As used in this article:

(1) "Parent or guardian" means a parent, custodian, or guardian responsible for the control, safety, training, or education of a minor or a person who is disabled or incompetent.

Terms Used In South Carolina Code 41-18-310

  • Amusement device: means any mechanical device or combination of devices which carries or conveys passengers on, along, around, over, or through a fixed or restricted course or within a defined area for the purpose of giving its passengers amusement, pleasure, or excitement. See South Carolina Code 41-18-40
  • Carnival: means an itinerant enterprise consisting principally of temporary amusement devices or mechanical rides operated to provide entertainment or amusement to the public. See South Carolina Code 41-18-40
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Owner: means a person, corporation, partnership, or association who owns an amusement device or, in the event that the amusement device is leased, the lessee. See South Carolina Code 41-18-40

(2) "Rider of a carnival or amusement device" or " rider" means a person who is:

(a) waiting in the immediate vicinity to get on a carnival or amusement device;

(b) getting on a carnival or amusement device;

(c) using a carnival or amusement device;

(d) getting off a carnival or amusement device; or

(e) leaving a carnival or amusement device and who is still in the immediate vicinity of the carnival or amusement device.

"Rider" does not include employees or agents of the owner of a carnival or amusement device while engaged in the duties of their employment.

(3) "Sign" means a symbol or language reasonably calculated to communicate information to riders or riders’ parents or guardians including, but not limited to, placards, prerecorded messages, live public address, stickers, pictures, pictograms, guidebooks, brochures, video, verbal information, and visual signals. Lettering on signs used for this purpose must be at least two inches in height.