§ 10-5-210 Declaration of intent
§ 10-5-220 Definitions
§ 10-5-230 Accessibility Committee for the South Carolina Building Codes Council created; membership; terms; vacancies
§ 10-5-235 South Carolina Board for Barrier-Free Design abolished; Accessibility Committee for the South Carolina Building Codes Council created; transition of funding, powers and duties
§ 10-5-240 Officers of board; meetings; quorum; compensation; office space
§ 10-5-250 Building code and rental unit accessibility requirements; promulgation of regulations
§ 10-5-260 Buildings required to be in compliance; responsibility of owners and occupants
§ 10-5-270 Compliance review and approval
§ 10-5-280 Display of international symbol
§ 10-5-290 Action for violation of regulations
§ 10-5-320 Suits for injunction against noncompliance; accessibility of meetings and conferences with state agencies

Terms Used In South Carolina Code > Title 10 > Chapter 5 > Article 3 - Construction of Public Buildings for Access by Persons With Disabilities

  • ANSI: means the American National Standards Institute. See South Carolina Code 10-5-220
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Board: means the Accessibility Committee for the South Carolina Building Codes Council as established in this chapter. See South Carolina Code 10-5-220
  • Building Code: means the building code adopted by § 6-9-50(A). See South Carolina Code 10-5-220
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
  • Facilities: means all building elements defined or specified by ANSI A117. See South Carolina Code 10-5-220
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • 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.
  • Public buildings: means all buildings, structures, and facilities used by the public that are constructed, purchased, leased, or rented by the use of private funds, including rental apartment complexes of twenty units or more and temporary lodging facilities of twenty units or more, except that the provisions of this article apply to only five percent of those units or a minimum of one unit, whichever is the greater, and provided, further, that the provisions of this article do not apply to a private residence. See South Carolina Code 10-5-220
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.