As used in this chapter:

(1) "Business with which he is associated" means a business of which the person or a member of his immediate family is a director, an officer, owner, employee, a compensated agent, or holder of stock.

Terms Used In South Carolina Code 58-4-5

  • Commission: means the Public Service Commission. See South Carolina Code 58-4-5
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Immediate family: means an individual who is:

    (a) a child residing in the person's household;

    (b) a spouse of the person; or

    (c) an individual claimed by the person or the person's spouse as a dependent for income tax purposes. See South Carolina Code 58-4-5
  • Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
  • Public utility: means public utility as defined in § 58-5-10, telephone utility as defined in § 58-9-10, government-owned telecommunications service provider as defined in § 58-9-2610, radio common carrier as defined in § 58-11-10, carriers governed in Chapter 13 of Title 58, railroads and railways as defined in § 58-17-10, motor vehicle carrier as defined in § 58-23-10, or electrical utility as defined in § 58-27-10. See South Carolina Code 58-4-5
  • Regulatory staff: means the executive director or the executive director and employees of the Office of Regulatory Staff. See South Carolina Code 58-4-5
  • Review committee: means the State Regulation of Public Utilities Review Committee. See South Carolina Code 58-4-5

(2) "Immediate family" means an individual who is:

(a) a child residing in the person’s household;

(b) a spouse of the person; or

(c) an individual claimed by the person or the person’s spouse as a dependent for income tax purposes.

(3) "Commission" means the Public Service Commission.

(4) "Hearing officer" means a person employed by the commission to serve as a presiding officer in an adjudicative proceeding before the commission.

(5) "Regulatory staff" means the executive director or the executive director and employees of the Office of Regulatory Staff.

(6) "Public utility" means public utility as defined in § 58-5-10, telephone utility as defined in § 58-9-10, government-owned telecommunications service provider as defined in § 58-9-2610, radio common carrier as defined in § 58-11-10, carriers governed in Chapter 13 of Title 58, railroads and railways as defined in § 58-17-10, motor vehicle carrier as defined in § 58-23-10, or electrical utility as defined in § 58-27-10.

(7) "Review committee" means the State Regulation of Public Utilities Review Committee.