South Carolina Code > Title 16 > Chapter 3 – Offenses Against the Person


Article 1	Homicide
Article 3	Lynching
Article 5	Dueling
Article 6	Hazing
Article 7	Assault and Criminal Sexual Conduct
Article 8	Sexual Performance by Children
Article 9	Kidnapping
Article 11	Miscellaneous Offenses
Article 12	Crime Victim Assistance Grants
Article 13	Compensation of Victims of Crime
Article 14	Crime Victim Services Training, Provider Certification, and Statistical Analysis
Article 15	Victim and Witness Services
Article 16	Crime Victim Ombudsman
Article 17	Harassment and Stalking
Article 18	Permanent Restraining Orders
Article 19	Trafficking in Persons
Article 20	Female Genital Mutilation

Terms Used In South Carolina Code > Title 16 > Chapter 3 - Offenses Against the Person

Accident and health insurance: means insurance of human beings against death or personal injury by accident, and each insurance of human beings against sickness, ailment, and any type of physical disability resulting from accident or disease, and prepaid dental service, but not including coverages required by the Workers' Compensation Law of this State. See South Carolina Code 38-1-20
Accommodation bondsman: means a person who has reached the age of eighteen years, is a resident of this State, who, aside from love and affection and release of the person concerned, receives no consideration for action as surety, and who endorses the bail bond after providing satisfactory evidence of ownership, value, and marketability of real property to the extent necessary to reasonably satisfy the official taking bond that the real or personal property will in all respects be sufficient to assure that the full principal sum of the bond will be realized in the event of breach of the conditions of the bond. See South Carolina Code 38-53-10
Acquittal:
1. Judgement that a criminal defendant has not been proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
2. A verdict of "not guilty."
Actuary: means a person who is a member in good standing of the American Academy of Actuaries. See South Carolina Code 38-46-20
Adjourn: A motion to adjourn a legislative chamber or a committee, if passed, ends that day's session.
Adjuster: means an individual who determines the extent of insured losses and assists in settling or attempts to settle claims. See South Carolina Code 38-1-20
Administrator: means the individual to whom the director has delegated authority to administer the programs of a specific board or of a professional or occupational group for which the department has regulatory authority or has delegated authority to administer the programs of a specific board;

(2) "Authorization to practice" or "Practice authorization" means the approval to practice the specified profession, engage in the specified occupation, or use a title protected under this article, which has been granted by the applicable board. See South Carolina Code 40-1-20
Administrator: means the person who is responsible for the administration of the service contracts or the service contracts plan or who is responsible for any filings required by this chapter. See South Carolina Code 38-78-20
Administrator: means the Administrator of the Department of Consumer Affairs. See South Carolina Code 39-61-20
administrator: means any person who collects charges or premiums from, or who adjusts or settles claims on, residents of this State in connection with life or health insurance coverage or annuities other than:

(1) an employer on behalf of its employees or the employees of one or more subsidiaries or affiliated corporations of an employer;

(2) a union on behalf of its members;

(3) an insurer which is either licensed in this State or acting as an insurer with respect to a policy lawfully issued and delivered by it pursuant to the laws of a state in which the insurer was authorized to do insurance business, or a health maintenance organization licensed in this State;

(4) a life or health agent or broker licensed in this State whose activities are limited exclusively to the sale of insurance;

(5) a creditor on behalf of its debtors with respect to insurance covering a debt between the creditor and its debtors;

(6) a trust, its trustees, agents, and employees acting thereunder, established in conformity with 29 U. See South Carolina Code 38-51-10
Admitted assets: means assets of an insurer considered admitted on the most recent statutory financial statement of the insurer filed with the department pursuant to § 38-13-80. See South Carolina Code 38-1-20
Admitted insurer: means an insurer licensed to engage in the business of insurance in this State. See South Carolina Code 38-45-10
Admitted insurer: means an insurer licensed to do business in this State. See South Carolina Code 38-1-20
Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
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.
affiliate: means any bank, state or national, or trust company which is (i) duly authorized to act as a fiduciary, wherever located, (ii) under the supervision of the Comptroller of the Currency of the United States, the Federal Reserve System, or a state banking regulatory board or commission, and (iii) a member of the same affiliated group, as defined in Section 1504 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended, as a particular trust institution. See South Carolina Code 34-21-210
Affiliation period: means a period which, under the terms of the health insurance coverage offered by a health maintenance organization, must expire before the health insurance coverage becomes effective. See South Carolina Code 38-74-10
Affirmed: In the practice of the appellate courts, the decree or order is declared valid and will stand as rendered in the lower court.
agricultural products: shall include horticultural, viticultural, forestry, dairy, livestock, poultry, bee and any other farm products;

(2) The term "member" shall include actual members of associations without capital stock and holders of common stock in associations organized with capital stock; and

(3) The term "association" means any corporation organized under this chapter. See South Carolina Code 33-47-20
Agricultural water: means water used at a farm for agronomic reasons, including water used for irrigation, transpiration control, frost protection, washing produce, harvesting, or as a carrier for fertilizers and pesticides. See South Carolina Code 39-26-20
Alien insurer: means an insurer incorporated or organized under the laws of a country other than the United States of America, its states, commonwealths, territories, or insular possessions. See South Carolina Code 38-1-20
Allegation: something that someone says happened.
Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
Amortization: Paying off a loan by regular installments.
Annuity: A periodic (usually annual) payment of a fixed sum of money for either the life of the recipient or for a fixed number of years. A series of payments under a contract from an insurance company, a trust company, or an individual. Annuity payments are made at regular intervals over a period of more than one full year.
Annuity: means each contract or agreement to make periodic payments, whether in fixed or variable dollar amounts, or both, at specified intervals. See South Carolina Code 38-1-20
Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
antifreeze: includes "antifreeze" "antifreeze-coolant" "antifreeze and summer coolant" and "summer coolant". See South Carolina Code 39-51-20
Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
Applicant: means :

(a) in the case of an individual long term care insurance policy the person who seeks to contract for benefits; and

(b) in the case of a group long term care insurance policy, the proposed certificate holder. See South Carolina Code 38-72-40
Appointment: means an individual designated by an official or authorized representative of an authorized insurer to act on its behalf as a producer. See South Carolina Code 38-1-20
Appraisal: A determination of property value.
Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
Area of operations: means the entirety of the areas that comprise Federal Reserve Districts Five and Six as the geographic area in which the corporation is authorized to transact business pursuant to this chapter. See South Carolina Code 33-37-10
Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
Art merchant: means a person who:

(1) deals in fine prints to which this article is applicable; or

(2) by his occupation holds himself out as having knowledge or skill peculiar to such works; or

(3) to whom such knowledge or skill may be attributed by his employment of an agent or other intermediary who by his occupation holds himself out as having such knowledge or skill; or

(4) is a professional auctioneer who holds himself out as having knowledge or skill peculiar to fine prints to which this article is applicable and who sells these works at public auctions. See South Carolina Code 39-16-10
Articles of incorporation: means the articles of conversion of a corporation converted to a telephone cooperative pursuant to Article 8 of this chapter. See South Carolina Code 33-46-20
Articles of incorporation: includes the articles of conversion of a converted corporation. See South Carolina Code 33-49-20
Artist: means any person who conceived or created:

(1) the master image for a fine print; or

(2) the master image which served as the model for a fine print. See South Carolina Code 39-16-10
Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
Assistive technology device dealer: means a person who is in the business of selling assistive technology devices. See South Carolina Code 39-54-20
Assistive technology device lessor: means a person who leases an assistive technology device to a consumer or who holds the lessor's rights under a written lease. See South Carolina Code 39-54-20
Association: means any joint underwriting association established pursuant to this chapter. See South Carolina Code 38-83-10
Association: means a joint underwriting association established pursuant to this subdivision. See South Carolina Code 38-89-10
association: means any corporation organized under this chapter. See South Carolina Code 33-47-20
Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
Attorney-in-fact: A person who, acting as an agent, is given written authorization by another person to transact business for him (her) out of court.
Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
Bail bond: means an undertaking by the defendant to appear in court as required upon penalty of forfeiting bail to the State in a stated amount and may include an unsecured appearance bond, a premium-secured appearance bond, an appearance bond secured by a cash deposit of the full amount of the bond, an appearance bond secured by a mortgage, and an appearance bond secured by at least one surety. See South Carolina Code 38-53-10
Bail bondsman: means a surety bondsman, professional bondsman, or an accommodation bondsman as defined in this chapter. See South Carolina Code 38-53-10
bank: as used in this title must be construed to include all institutions doing any kind of banking business whose deposits are eligible for insurance by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, excluding a savings bank, and "building and loan association" as used in this title must be construed to include a mutual or stock savings association, savings and loan association, or savings bank and all other institutions doing any kind of building and loan business whose deposits are eligible for insurance by the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation. See South Carolina Code 34-1-10
banking institution: as used in this article shall be construed to mean any bank, trust company, bank and trust company, stock savings bank, mutual savings bank or cash depository which is now or may hereafter be organized under the laws of this State. See South Carolina Code 34-3-610
Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.
Baseline: Projection of the receipts, outlays, and other budget amounts that would ensue in the future without any change in existing policy. Baseline projections are used to gauge the extent to which proposed legislation, if enacted into law, would alter current spending and revenue levels.
Bench trial: Trial without a jury in which a judge decides the facts.
Beneficiary: has the meaning given under Section 3(8) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. See South Carolina Code 38-74-10
Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. ^{Source: OCC}
Bequest: Property gifted by will.
Board: means the board of directors of the pool. See South Carolina Code 38-74-10
Board: means the South Carolina Perpetual Care Cemetery Board. See South Carolina Code 40-8-30
Board of directors: means the board of directors of the corporation created pursuant to this chapter. See South Carolina Code 33-37-10
Brand name: means the proprietary or trade name placed upon a drug, its container, label or wrapping at the time of packaging;

(2) "Generic name" means the United States Adopted Name (USAN) or the official title of a drug published in the latest edition of a nationally recognized pharmacopoeia or formulary;

(3) "Substitute" means to dispense, with the practitioner's authorization, a "therapeutically equivalent" generic drug product of identical drug salt or an interchangeable biological product in place of the drug or biological product ordered or prescribed;

(4) "Therapeutically equivalent" means the same efficacy and toxicity when administered to an individual in the same dosage form; and

(5) "Practitioner" means a physician, osteopath, dentist, podiatrist, veterinarian, or any other person authorized to prescribe drugs under the laws of this State. See South Carolina Code 39-24-20
Broadband affiliate: is a s defined in § 58-9-3010(2). See South Carolina Code 33-49-20
Broadband network: is a s defined in § 58-9-3010(4). See South Carolina Code 33-49-20
Business: means a corporation, partnership, proprietorship, firm, enterprise, franchise, organization, or self-employed individual. See South Carolina Code 16-3-2010
business opportunity: means the sale or lease of any products, equipment, supplies, or services which are sold to the purchaser for the purpose of enabling the purchaser to start a business, for which the purchaser is required to pay the seller a fee which exceeds two hundred fifty dollars, and in which the seller represents:

(1) that he will provide locations or assist the purchaser in finding locations for the use or operation of vending machines, racks, display cases or other similar devices, or currency-operated amusement machines or devices, on premises neither owned nor leased by the purchaser or seller; or

(2) that he will purchase any or all products made, produced, fabricated, grown, bred, or modified by the purchaser using in whole or in part, the supplies, services, or chattels sold to the purchaser; or

(3) that he guarantees that the purchaser will derive income from the business opportunity which exceeds the price paid for the business opportunity; or that he will refund all or part of the price paid for the business opportunity, or repurchase any of the products, equipment, supplies, or chattels supplied by the seller, if the purchaser is unsatisfied with the business opportunity; or

(4) the seller will provide a sales program or marketing program which will enable the purchaser to derive income from the business opportunity which exceeds the price paid for the business opportunity; provided, that this subsection does not apply to the sale or a marketing program made in conjunction with the licensing of a registered trademark or service mark. See South Carolina Code 39-57-20
Cared-for: means the physical appearance including, but not limited to, shrubs and trees pruned and trimmed, flower beds weeded, drives maintained, and lawns mowed when needed equivalent to once a week during grass growing season with ample rainfall. See South Carolina Code 40-8-30
Casualty insurance: means each insurance against legal liability of the insured for bodily injury to or death of another person, including workers' compensation insurance, and for damages to or loss or destruction of the property of another person; medical payments insurance when written in conjunction with insurance covering liability for the deaths or bodily injuries of another person; guaranteeing the fidelity of a person holding a position of public or private trust; loss of or damage to property caused by burglary, theft, larceny, robbery, fraud, or unlawful taking or secretion of property owned by or entrusted to the insured; loss of or damage to property of the insured resulting from the explosion of or damage to a fired or unfired boiler or other pressure vessel, engine, turbine, compressor, pump, wheel, or an apparatus generating, transmitting, or using electric power, and machinery or equipment connected with any of them; loss resulting from nonpayment of debts owed to merchants or another person extending credit. See South Carolina Code 38-1-20
Cemetery: means a place used, dedicated, or designated for cemetery purposes including any one or combination of:

(a) perpetual care cemeteries;

(b) burial parks for earth interment;

(c) mausoleums;

(d) columbariums. See South Carolina Code 40-8-30
Cemetery company: means a legal entity that owns or controls cemetery lands or property and conducts the business of a cemetery, including all cemeteries owned and operated by cemetery sales organizations or cemetery management organizations or any other entity. See South Carolina Code 40-8-30
Certificate: means any certificate issued under a group long term care insurance policy, which policy has been delivered or issued for delivery in this State. See South Carolina Code 38-72-40
Certificate: means a renewable certificate of registration granted by the director or his designee to a private review agent, authorizing the agent to perform utilization review activities in this State for two years. See South Carolina Code 38-70-10
Certificate of insurance: means a memorandum copy, complete or abbreviated, of an insurance contract. See South Carolina Code 38-1-20
Certificate of limited partnership: means the certificate referred to in § 33-42-210, any certificate of limited partnership filed with the office of the Secretary of State in connection with the formation of a limited partnership under any applicable statute of this State prior to the effective date of this chapter, and any such certificate as amended, or restated. See South Carolina Code 33-42-20
Charitable organization: means a charitable organization pursuant to § 33-56-20. See South Carolina Code 16-3-2010
Chiropractic preceptor: means a person licensed under this chapter who is approved by the board to supervise chiropractic students in the performance of chiropractic at a location other than the premises of a chiropractic college in which the student is enrolled. See South Carolina Code 40-9-10
Church plan: has the meaning given the term under Section 3(33) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. See South Carolina Code 38-74-10
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.
Club: means a person engaged in selling, furnishing, or making available to members, either as principal or agent, motor club services. See South Carolina Code 39-61-20
Club representative: means any individual in this State designated by the club who acts or aids in any manner in the solicitation, negotiation, or renewal of service contracts. See South Carolina Code 39-61-20
COBRA continuation provision: means :

(a) Part 6 of subtitle B of Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, other than Section 609 of the act;

(b) Section 4908B of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, other than subsection (f)(1) of the section insofar as it relates to pediatric vaccines; or

(c) Title XXII of the Public Health Service Act. See South Carolina Code 38-74-10
Coinsurance: means a stipulation or requirement that the insured undertakes to be his own insurer to the extent that he fails to maintain insurance of a given percentage of the value of the property against loss or damage. See South Carolina Code 38-1-20
Collateral costs: means expenses incurred by a consumer in connection with the repair of a nonconformity, including the costs of obtaining an alternative assistive technology device if not already provided for in the warranty. See South Carolina Code 39-54-20
Columbarium: means a structure or building substantially exposed aboveground intended to be used for the interment of the cremated remains of a deceased person. See South Carolina Code 40-8-30
Commission: means the part of the premium paid to the producer as compensation for his services. See South Carolina Code 38-1-20
Commission: means the South Carolina Public Service Commission. See South Carolina Code 33-49-20
Commissioner: means the commissioner, director, or superintendent of insurance in a state. See South Carolina Code 38-87-20
Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Agriculture of South Carolina. See South Carolina Code 39-9-20
Commissioner: means the South Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture. See South Carolina Code 39-26-20
Commissions: means compensation accruing to a sales representative for payment by a principal, the rate of which is expressed as a percentage of the amount of orders or sales or as a specified amount of each order or sale. See South Carolina Code 39-65-10
Commodity: means any subject of commerce;

(2) "Producer" means any grower, baker, maker, manufacturer, bottler, packer, converter, processor or publisher;

(3) "Wholesaler" means any person selling a commodity other than a producer or retailer; and

(4) "Retailer" means any person selling a commodity to consumers for use. See South Carolina Code 39-7-20
Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
Completed operations liability: means liability arising out of the installation, maintenance, or repair of any product at a site which is not owned or controlled by:

(a) any person who performs that work; or

(b) any person who hires an independent contractor to perform that work; but includes liability for activities which are completed or abandoned before the date of the occurrence giving rise to the liability;

(3) "Domicile" for purposes of determining the state in which a purchasing group is domiciled, means:

(a) for a corporation, the state in which the purchasing group is incorporated; and

(b) for an unincorporated entity, the state of its principal place of business;

(4) "Hazardous financial condition" means that, based on its present or reasonably anticipated financial condition, a risk retention group, although not yet financially impaired or insolvent, is unlikely to be able:

(a) to meet obligations to policyholders with respect to known claims and reasonably anticipated claims; or

(b) to pay other obligations in the normal course of business;

(5) "Insurance" means primary insurance, excess insurance, reinsurance, surplus lines insurance, and any other arrangement for shifting and distributing risk which is determined to be insurance under the laws of this State;

(6) "Liability":

(a) means legal liability for damages (including costs of defense, legal costs and fees, and other claims expenses) because of injuries to other persons, damage to their property, or other damage or loss to such other persons resulting from or arising out of:

(i) any business (whether profit or nonprofit), trade, product, services (including professional services), premises, or operations; or

(ii) any activity of any state or local government, or any agency or political subdivision thereof; and

(b) does not include personal risk liability and an employer's liability with respect to its employees other than legal liability under the Federal Employers' Liability Act (45 U. See South Carolina Code 38-87-20
Consumer: means an individual including, but not limited to, an applicant, policyholder, insured, beneficiary, claimant, and certificate holder who is a resident of this State and whose nonpublic information is in a licensee's possession, custody, or control. See South Carolina Code 38-99-10
Consumer: means an individual or a public or private agency including, but not limited to, a school district:

(a) who purchases an assistive technology device from an assistive technology device dealer or manufacturer for purposes other than resale;

(b) to whom the assistive technology device is transferred for purposes other than resale, if the transfer occurs before the expiration of an express warranty applicable to the assistive technology device;

(c) who may enforce the warranty; or

(d) who leases an assistive technology device from an assistive technology device lessor under a written lease. See South Carolina Code 39-54-20
Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
contract holder: means a person who is the purchaser or holder of a service contract. See South Carolina Code 38-78-20
Contract security business: means engaging in the security business by providing private patrol, watchman, guard, security, or bodyguard service for a fee. See South Carolina Code 40-18-20
Contribution: means any cash, property, services rendered, or a promissory note or other binding obligation to contribute cash or property or to perform services, which a partner contributes to a limited partnership in his capacity as a partner. See South Carolina Code 33-42-20
Controlling person: means a person, a firm, an association, or a corporation who directly or indirectly has power to direct or cause to be directed the management, control, or activities of the reinsurance intermediary. See South Carolina Code 38-46-20
Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
Corporation: means a South Carolina business development corporation created pursuant to this chapter. See South Carolina Code 33-37-10
Corporation: means a county business development corporation created under this chapter;

(2) "Financial institution" means any banking corporation or trust company, building and loan association, insurance company or related corporation, partnership, foundation or other institution engaged primarily in lending or investing funds;

(3) "Member" means any financial institution authorized to do business within this State which shall undertake to lend money to a corporation created under this chapter, upon its call, and in accordance with the provisions of this chapter;

(4) "Board of directors" means the board of directors of the corporation created under this chapter; and

(5) "Loan limit" means, for any member, the maximum amount permitted to be outstanding at one time on loans made by such member to the corporation as determined under the provisions of this chapter. See South Carolina Code 33-39-10
Corridor: means the area within 300 feet of an electric supplier's distribution lines as described in Act 432 of 1969. See South Carolina Code 33-49-20
Cosmetologist: means a person including, but not limited to, an independent contractor, not a student, who is licensed to practice cosmetology. See South Carolina Code 40-13-20
Cosmetology: means engaging in any of these practices or a combination of these practices when done for compensation either directly or indirectly:

(a) arranging, styling, thermal curling, chemical waving, pressing, shampooing, cutting, shaping, chemical bleaching, chemical coloring, chemical relaxing, or similar work, upon the hair, wig, or hairpiece of any person, by any means, with hands or mechanical or electrical apparatus or appliances;

(b) using cosmetic preparations, make-up, antiseptics, lotions, creams, chemical preparations on, or otherwise, or waxing, tweezing, cleansing, stimulating, manipulating, beautifying, or similar work on the scalp, legs, feet, face, neck, arms, hands; or

(c) manicuring or pedicuring the nails of a person or similar work. See South Carolina Code 40-13-20
Court: includes every court and judge having jurisdiction in the case;

(2) "Business" includes every trade, occupation, or profession;

(3) "Bankrupt" includes a bankrupt under the Federal Bankruptcy Act or an insolvent under any state insolvent act;

(4) "Conveyance" includes every assignment, lease, mortgage, or encumbrance;

(5) "Real property" includes land and any interest or estate in land; and

(6) "Registered limited liability partnership" includes a partnership formed pursuant to an agreement governed by the laws of this State, registered under § 33-41-1110 and complying with §§ 33-41-1120 and 33-41-1130. See South Carolina Code 33-41-20
coverage: means as defined in Sections 38-71-670(6) and 38-71-840(14). See South Carolina Code 38-93-10
covered farm: as used in this chapter , unless the context requires a different meaning. See South Carolina Code 39-26-40
Covered produce: means food that is produce within the meaning of 21 C. See South Carolina Code 39-26-20
Credit report: A detailed report of an individual's credit history prepared by a credit bureau and used by a lender in determining a loan applicant's creditworthiness. ^{Source: OCC}
Creditable coverage: means , with respect to an individual, coverage of the individual under:

(a) a group health plan;

(b) health insurance;

(c) Part A or B of Title XVIII of the Social Security Act;

(d) Title XIX of the Social Security Act, other than coverage consisting solely of benefits under Section 1928;

(e) Chapter 55 of Title 10 of the United States Code;

(f) a medical care program of the Indian Health Service or of a tribal organization;

(g) a state health benefits risk pool, including the South Carolina Health Insurance Pool;

(h) a health plan offered under Chapter 89 of Title 5 of the United States Code;

(i) a public health plan, as defined in regulations;

(j) a health benefit plan under Section 5(e) of the Peace Corps Act (22 U. See South Carolina Code 38-74-10
Criminal offense: means an offense against the person of an individual when physical or psychological harm occurs, or the property of an individual when the value of the property stolen or destroyed, or the cost of the damage to the property is in excess of one thousand dollars. See South Carolina Code 16-3-1510
Current Net Price: means the price listed in the wholesaler's, manufacturer's, or distributor's current price list or catalog in effect at the time the contract is cancelled or discontinued, less any applicable trade and cash discounts. See South Carolina Code 39-59-10
Customer: means any individual or entity who causes a molder to fabricate, cast, or otherwise make a die, mold, form, or pattern or who provides a molder with a die, mold, form, or pattern to manufacture, assemble, cast, fabricate, or otherwise make a product for a customer. See South Carolina Code 39-69-20
Cybersecurity event: means an event resulting in unauthorized access to or the disruption or misuse of an information system or information stored on an information system. See South Carolina Code 38-99-10
Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
Day care liability insurance: means insurance protection against the day care liability of the insured and against loss, damage, or expense incident to a claim arising out of day care service to a person as the result of negligence in rendering or failing to render day care service. See South Carolina Code 38-89-10
Dealership: means the business of selling or attempting to effect the sale by a dealer of new equipment, or the right, whether by written or oral arrangement with a manufacturer, distributor, or wholesaler for a definite or indefinite period of time, to sell or attempt to effect the sale of new equipment. See South Carolina Code 39-6-20
Dealership agreement: means an oral or written arrangement for a definite or indefinite period in which a manufacturer, distributor, or wholesaler grants to an equipment dealer a license to use a trade name, service mark, or related characteristic, and in which there is a community of interest in the marketing of equipment or services related to it at wholesale, retail, leasing, or otherwise. See South Carolina Code 39-6-20
Debt bondage: means the status or condition of a debtor arising from a pledge by the debtor of his personal services or those of a person under his control as a security for debt, if the value of those services as reasonably assessed is not applied toward the liquidation of the debt or the length and nature of those services are not respectively limited and defined or if the principal amount of the debt does not reasonably reflect the value of the items or services for which the debt was incurred. See South Carolina Code 16-3-2010
Decedent: A deceased person.
Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
Defense attorney: Represent defendants in criminal matters.
Department: means the Department of Insurance of South Carolina. See South Carolina Code 38-1-20
Department: means the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation;

(5) "Director" means the Director of the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation or the director's official designee;

(6) "Licensee" means a person granted an authorization to practice pursuant to this article and refers to a person holding a license, permit, certification, or registration granted pursuant to this article;

(7) "Licensing act" means the individual statute or regulations, or both, of each regulated profession or occupation which include, but are not limited to, board governance, the qualifications and requirements for authorization to practice, prohibitions, and disciplinary procedures;

(8) "Person" means an individual, partnership, or corporation;

(9) "Profession" or "occupation" means a profession or occupation regulated or administered, or both, by the department pursuant to this article. See South Carolina Code 40-1-20
Department: means the South Carolina Insurance Department. See South Carolina Code 38-74-10
Department: means the Department of Insurance. See South Carolina Code 38-99-10
Department: means the South Carolina Department of Agriculture. See South Carolina Code 39-26-20
Department: means the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation. See South Carolina Code 40-8-30
Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
Designee or deputy director: means the person or persons appointed by the director, serving at the will and pleasure of the director as his designee, to supervise and carry out the functions and duties of the department as provided by law. See South Carolina Code 38-1-20
device: includes , but is not limited to, manual wheelchairs, motorized wheelchairs, motorized scooters, and other mobility aids for moving, walking, standing, sitting, and positioning; telephone communication devices for the hearing impaired; augmentative communication devices; assistive listening devices, systems, and other aids that enhance an individual's ability to hear; voice synthesized computer modules, optical scanners, talking software, Braille printers, and other devices that enhance a sight impaired individual's ability to communicate; home, vehicle, and workplace modifications, prosthetics, and orthotics; and any other assistive device that enables a person with a disability to communicate, see, hear, or maneuver. See South Carolina Code 39-54-20
Devise: To gift property by will.
Direct supervision: means the chiropractic preceptor must be within the immediate patient treatment area and available to the student at all times. See South Carolina Code 40-9-10
Director: means the person who is appointed by the Governor upon the advice and consent of the Senate and who is responsible for the operation and management of the Department of Insurance, including all of its divisions. See South Carolina Code 38-72-40
Director: means the person who is appointed by the Governor upon the advice and consent of the Senate and who is responsible for the operation and management of the department. See South Carolina Code 38-1-20
Director: means the person who is appointed by the Governor upon the advice and consent of the Senate and who is responsible for the operation and management of the Department of Insurance, including all of its divisions. See South Carolina Code 38-74-10
Director: means the Director of the Department of Insurance. See South Carolina Code 38-78-20
Director: means the person who is appointed by the Governor upon the advice and consent of the Senate and who is responsible for the operation and management of the South Carolina Department of Insurance, including all of its divisions. See South Carolina Code 38-87-20
Director: means the Director of the Department of Insurance or his designee. See South Carolina Code 38-99-10
Director: means the Director of the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, or the director's official designee. See South Carolina Code 40-8-30
Director or his designee: means the director or his designee of the South Carolina Department of Insurance. See South Carolina Code 38-70-10
Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. ^Source:
Distribute: means to hold with intent to sell, offer for sale, to sell, barter or otherwise supply to the consumer. See South Carolina Code 39-51-20
Distributor: means a person who sells or distributes new equipment to equipment dealers or who maintains distributor representatives within the State. See South Carolina Code 39-6-20
Distributor branch: means a branch office maintained by a distributor that sells or distributes new equipment to equipment dealers. See South Carolina Code 39-6-20
Distributor representative: means a representative employed by a distributor branch or distributor. See South Carolina Code 39-6-20
Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
Donor: The person who makes a gift.
Dower: A widow
Early termination savings: includes an interest charge that the assistive technology device lessor would have paid to finance the assistive technology device or, if the assistive technology device lessor does not finance the assistive technology device, the difference between the total amount for which the lease obligates the consumer during the period of the lease term remaining after the early termination and the present value of that amount at the date of the early termination. See South Carolina Code 39-54-20
Electronic contact: means any transfer of signs, signals, writings, images, sounds, data, intelligence, or information of any nature transmitted in whole or in part by any device, system, or mechanism including, but not limited to, a wire, radio, computer, electromagnetic, photoelectric, or photo-optical system. See South Carolina Code 16-3-1700
Eligible surplus lines insurer: means a nonadmitted insurer with which a licensed broker, or a licensed producer as provided in § 38-45-10(8)(b)(ii), may place surplus lines insurance. See South Carolina Code 38-1-20
Embezzlement: In most states, embezzlement is defined as theft/larceny of assets (money or property) by a person in a position of trust or responsibility over those assets. Embezzlement typically occurs in the employment and corporate settings. ^{Source: OCC}
Employee: has the meaning given the term under Section 3(6) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. See South Carolina Code 38-74-10
Encrypted: means the transformation of data into a form which results in a low probability of assigning meaning without the use of a protective process or key. See South Carolina Code 38-99-10
Enrollment date: means , with respect to an individual covered under a group health plan or health insurance coverage, the date of enrollment of the individual in the plan or coverage or, if earlier, the first day of the waiting period for the enrollment. See South Carolina Code 38-74-10
Entitlement: A Federal program or provision of law that requires payments to any person or unit of government that meets the eligibility criteria established by law. Entitlements constitute a binding obligation on the part of the Federal Government, and eligible recipients have legal recourse if the obligation is not fulfilled. Social Security and veterans' compensation and pensions are examples of entitlement programs.
Equipment: means machinery, implements, or mechanical devices or apparatuses used in farming, construction, or industry and any outdoor power equipment, but not including:

(a) motor vehicles required to be registered pursuant to § 56-3-110;

(b) motorcycles as defined in § 56-16-10;

(c) outdoor power equipment whose primary source of power is a two-cycle or electric motor;

(d) "all terrain vehicles" or "ATVs" that are three-and-four-wheeled motorized vehicles, generally characterized by large, low-pressure tires, a seat designed to be straddled by the operator and handlebars for steering, which are intended for off-road use by an individual rider on various types of nonpaved terrain;

(e) cranes; or

(f) pneumatic tires, tubes, and flaps and related products and components associated with tires, including tires used in farm, construction, industrial, outdoor power, mining, and other on-and-off road applications. See South Carolina Code 39-6-20
equipment dealer: means a person who sells or attempts to effect the sale of equipment, but not including a:

(a) distributor or wholesaler;

(b) receiver, trustee, administrator, executor, guardian, or other person appointed by or acting pursuant to the judgment or order of a court;

(c) public officer while performing his official duties;

(d) person disposing of equipment acquired for his own use and used in good faith, not for the purpose of avoiding the law;

(e) finance company or other financial institution that sells repossessed equipment;

(f) single line dealer primarily engaged in the retail sale and service of off-road construction and earth-moving equipment. See South Carolina Code 39-6-20
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}
Escheat: Reversion of real or personal property to the state when 1) a person dies without leaving a will and has no heirs, or 2) when the property (such as a bank account) has been inactive for a certain period of time. ^{Source: OCC}
Escrow: Money given to a third party to be held for payment until certain conditions are met.
Esthetician: means a person including, but not limited to, an independent contractor, who is licensed to practice skin care, make-up, or similar work. See South Carolina Code 40-13-20
Event of withdrawal of a general partner: means an event that causes a person to cease to be a general partner as provided in § 33-42-620. See South Carolina Code 33-42-20
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.
Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
Executive session: A portion of the Senate's daily session in which it considers executive business.
Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
Exempt commercial policies: means policies for commercial insureds as may be provided for in regulation issued by the director. See South Carolina Code 38-1-20
Exempt commercial purchaser: means any person purchasing commercial insurance that, at the time of placement, meets the following requirements:

(a) the person employs or retains a qualified risk manager to negotiate insurance coverage;

(b) the person has paid aggregate nationwide commercial property and casualty insurance premiums in excess of one hundred thousand dollars in the immediately preceding twelve months; and

(c)(i) the person meets at least one of the following criteria:

(A) the person possesses a net worth in excess of twenty million dollars, as that amount is adjusted pursuant to subsubitem (ii);

(B) the person generates annual revenues in excess of fifty million dollars, as that amount is adjusted pursuant to subsubitem (ii);

(C) the person employs more than five hundred full-time or full-time equivalent employees per individual insured or is a member of an affiliated group employing more than one thousand employees in the aggregate;

(D) the person is a not-for-profit organization or public entity generating annual budgeted expenditures of at least thirty million dollars as that amount is adjusted pursuant to subsubitem (ii); or

(E) the person is a municipality with a population in excess of fifty thousand persons. See South Carolina Code 38-45-10
Fabric: means any material woven, knitted, felted, or otherwise produced from, or in combination with, any natural or manufactured fiber, yarn, or substitute. See South Carolina Code 39-63-10
Factory branch: means a branch office maintained by a manufacturer that makes or assembles equipment for sale to distributors or equipment dealers or that is maintained for directing and supervising the representatives of the manufacturer. See South Carolina Code 39-6-20
Factory representative: means a representative employed by a manufacturer or by a factory branch for the purpose of selling or promoting the sale of equipment or for supervising, servicing, instructing, or contracting with equipment dealers or prospective equipment dealers. See South Carolina Code 39-6-20
Fair market value: The price at which an asset would change hands in a transaction between a willing, informed buyer and a willing, informed seller.
Family: means a spouse, child, parent, sibling, or a person who regularly resides in the same household as the targeted person. See South Carolina Code 16-3-1700
Family member: means , with respect to an individual:

(a) a dependent of the individual; and

(b) any other individual who is a first-degree, second-degree, third-degree, or fourth-degree relative of the individual or his dependent. See South Carolina Code 38-93-10
Farm: means a farm, as defined in 21 C. See South Carolina Code 39-26-20
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation: A government corporation that insures the deposits of all national and state banks that are members of the Federal Reserve System. ^{Source: OCC}
Federal Reserve System: The central bank of the United States. The Fed, as it is commonly called, regulates the U.S. monetary and financial system. The Federal Reserve System is composed of a central governmental agency in Washington, D.C. (the Board of Governors) and twelve regional Federal Reserve Banks in major cities throughout the United States. ^{Source: OCC}
Federally defined eligible individual: means an individual:

(a) for whom, as of the date on which the individual seeks coverage under this chapter, the aggregate of the periods of creditable coverage is eighteen or more months;

(b) whose most recent prior creditable coverage was under a group health plan, governmental plan, or church plan or health insurance coverage offered in connection with one of these plans;

(c) who is not eligible for coverage under a group health plan, part A or part B of Title XVIII of the Social Security Act, or a state plan under Title XIX of the Social Security Act or any successor program and who does not have other health insurance coverage;

(d) with respect to whom the most recent coverage within the period of aggregate creditable coverage was not terminated based on a factor relating to nonpayment of premiums or fraud;

(e) who, if offered the option of continuation coverage under a COBRA continuation provision or under a similar state program, elected the coverage; and

(f) who, if the individual elected the continuation coverage, has exhausted the continuation coverage under the provision or program. See South Carolina Code 38-74-10
federally tax-qualified long term care insurance contract: means an individual or a group insurance contract that meets the requirements of Section 7702B(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, as follows:

(i) the only insurance protection provided under the contract is coverage of qualified long term care services. See South Carolina Code 38-72-40
Fee simple: Absolute title to property with no limitations or restrictions regarding the person who may inherit it.
Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
Financial institution: means any banking corporation or trust company, building and loan association, insurance company or related corporation, partnership, foundation, federal or state agency, or other institution engaged primarily in lending or investing funds including, without limitation, the Small Business Administration, an agency of the United States Government. See South Carolina Code 33-37-10
Fine print: means a printed image on paper or any other suitable substance which has been taken off a plate by printing, stamping, casting, or any other process commonly used in the graphic arts and includes engraving, etching, woodcut, lithograph, or serigraph. See South Carolina Code 39-16-10
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.
Fixed Rate: Having a "fixed" rate means that the APR doesn't change based on fluctuations of some external rate (such as the "Prime Rate"). In other words, a fixed rate is a rate that is not a variable rate. A fixed APR can change over time, in several circumstances:
- You are late making a payment or commit some other default, triggering an increase to a penalty rate
- The bank changes the terms of your account and you do not reject the change.
- The rate expires (if the rate was fixed for only a certain period of time).
Forced labor: means any type of labor or services performed or provided by a person rendered through another person's coercion of the person providing the labor or services. See South Carolina Code 16-3-2010
Foreclosure: A legal process in which property that is collateral or security for a loan may be sold to help repay the loan when the loan is in default. ^{Source: OCC}
Foreign insurer: means an insurer incorporated or organized under the laws of the United States or of any jurisdiction within the United States other than this State. See South Carolina Code 38-1-20
Foreign limited partnership: means a partnership formed under the laws of any state other than this State and having as partners one or more general partners and one or more limited partners. See South Carolina Code 33-42-20
Forgery: The fraudulent signing or alteration of another's name to an instrument such as a deed, mortgage, or check. The intent of the forgery is to deceive or defraud. ^{Source: OCC}
Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
Freedom of Information Act: A federal law that mandates that all the records created and kept by federal agencies in the executive branch of government must be open for public inspection and copying. The only exceptions are those records that fall into one of nine exempted categories listed in the statute. ^{Source: OCC}
Garnishment: Generally, garnishment is a court proceeding in which a creditor asks a court to order a third party who owes money to the debtor or otherwise holds assets belonging to the debtor to turn over to the creditor any of the debtor
General partner: means a person who has been admitted to a limited partnership as a general partner in accordance with the partnership agreement and named in the certificate of limited partnership as a general partner. See South Carolina Code 33-42-20
Genetic information: means , with respect to an individual, the:

(i) individual's genetic tests;

(ii) genetic tests of the individual's family members; and

(iii) manifestation of a disease or disorder in family members of the individual. See South Carolina Code 38-93-10
Genetic services: means :

(a) a genetic test;

(b) genetic counseling, including obtaining, interpreting, or assessing genetic information; or

(c) genetic education. See South Carolina Code 38-93-10
Genetic test: means an analysis of human DNA, RNA, chromosomes, proteins, or metabolites that detects genotypes, mutations or chromosomal changes. See South Carolina Code 38-93-10
Germane: On the subject of the pending bill or other business; a strict standard of relevance.
Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
Good cause: means the violation of a specific term of the bail bond not to include the nonpayment of fees. See South Carolina Code 38-53-10
Governmental plan: has the meaning given the term under Section 3(32) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and any governmental plan established or maintained for its employees by the government of the United States or by an agency or instrumentality of the government. See South Carolina Code 38-74-10
Grace period: The number of days you'll have to pay your bill for purchases in full without triggering a finance charge. ^{Source: Federal Reserve}
Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
Grantor: The person who establishes a trust and places property into it.
Grave space: means a space of ground in a cemetery intended to be used for the interment in the ground of the remains of a deceased person. See South Carolina Code 40-8-30
Group health insurance coverage: means , in connection with a group health plan, health insurance offered by an insurer in connection with the plan. See South Carolina Code 38-74-10
Group health plan: means an employee welfare benefit plan, as defined in Section 3(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, to the extent that the plan provides medical care, including items and services paid for as medical care, to employees or their dependents, as defined under the terms of the plan, directly or through insurance, reimbursement, or otherwise. See South Carolina Code 38-74-10
Group long term care insurance: means a long term care insurance policy which is delivered or issued for delivery in this State and issued to:

(a) one or more employers or labor organizations, or to a trust or to the trustees of a fund established by one or more employers or labor organizations or a combination thereof, for employees or former employees or a combination thereof, or for members or former members or a combination thereof of the labor organizations; or

(b) any professional, trade, or occupational association for its members or former or retired members or combination thereof if such association:

(i) is composed of individuals all of whom are or were actively engaged in the same profession, trade, or occupation; and

(ii) has been maintained in good faith for purposes other than obtaining insurance; or

(c) an association or to a trust or to the trustee of a fund established, created, or maintained for the benefit of members of one or more associations. See South Carolina Code 38-72-40
Guarantor: A party who agrees to be responsible for the payment of another party's debts should that party default. ^{Source: OCC}
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.
Hair braiding: means the weaving or interweaving of natural human hair for compensation without cutting, coloring, permanent waving, relaxing, removing, or chemical treatment. See South Carolina Code 40-7-20
Harassment in the first degree: means a pattern of intentional, substantial, and unreasonable intrusion into the private life of a targeted person that serves no legitimate purpose and causes the person and would cause a reasonable person in his position to suffer mental or emotional distress. See South Carolina Code 16-3-1700
Harassment in the second degree: means a pattern of intentional, substantial, and unreasonable intrusion into the private life of a targeted person that serves no legitimate purpose and causes the person and would cause a reasonable person in his position to suffer mental or emotional distress. See South Carolina Code 16-3-1700
health insurance coverage: means benefits consisting of medical care provided directly, through insurance or reimbursement, or otherwise and including items and services paid for as medical care under a hospital or medical service policy or certificate, hospital, or medical service plan contract, or health maintenance organization contract offered by an insurer, except:

(a) coverage only for accident or disability income insurance, or any combination thereof;

(b) coverage issued as a supplement to liability insurance;

(c) liability insurance, including general liability insurance and automobile liability insurance;

(d) workers' compensation or similar insurance;

(e) automobile medical payment insurance;

(f) credit-only insurance;

(g) coverage for on-site medical clinics;

(h) other similar insurance coverage, specified in regulations, under which benefits for medical care are secondary or incidental to other insurance benefits;

(i) if offered separately:

(i) limited scope dental or vision benefits;

(ii) benefits for long-term care, nursing home care, home health care, community-based care, or any combination thereof;

(iii) such other similar, limited benefits as are specified in regulations;

(j) if offered as independent, noncoordinated benefits:

(i) coverage only for a specified disease or illness; and

(ii) hospital indemnity or other fixed indemnity insurance;

(k) if offered as a separate insurance policy, coverage supplement to the coverage provided under Chapter 55 of Title 10 of the United States Code. See South Carolina Code 38-74-10
Health maintenance organization: means an organization as defined in § 38-33-20(7). See South Carolina Code 38-74-10
Home state: means the District of Columbia and a state or territory of the United States in which an insurance producer maintains his principal place of residence or principal place of business and is licensed to act as an insurance producer. See South Carolina Code 38-1-20
Hospital: means an institution operated pursuant to law under the supervision of a staff of duly licensed physicians which is primarily and continuously engaged in providing or operating, either on its premises or in facilities available to the public on a prearranged basis, medical, diagnostic, and major surgical facilities for the medical care and treatment of sick or injured persons on an inpatient basis for which a charge is made and provides twenty-four hour nursing service under the supervision of registered nurses. See South Carolina Code 38-74-10
Household textile articles: means articles of wearing apparel, costumes and accessories, draperies, floor coverings, furnishings, beddings, and other textile goods of a type customarily used in a household. See South Carolina Code 39-63-10
Improper means: include theft, bribery, misrepresentation, breach or inducement of a breach of a duty to maintain secrecy, duties imposed by the common law, statute, contract, license, protective order, or other court or administrative order, or espionage through electronic or other means. See South Carolina Code 39-8-20
In writing: means any written communication, including electronically transmitted data. See South Carolina Code 16-3-1510
Indemnification: In general, a collateral contract or assurance under which one person agrees to secure another person against either anticipated financial losses or potential adverse legal consequences. ^{Source: FDIC}
Independent contractor: means a licensed practitioner who rents or leases a place or part of a place in a beauty salon. See South Carolina Code 40-13-20
Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
Individual: means an insured, individual enrollee, covered dependent, participant, covered person, beneficiary, eligible employee, dependent of an eligible employee, or applicant for coverage. See South Carolina Code 38-93-10
Individual: means a human being. See South Carolina Code 16-3-1510
Individual market: means the market for health insurance coverage offered to individuals other than in connection with a group health plan. See South Carolina Code 38-74-10
Information security program: means the administrative, technical, and physical safeguards that a licensee uses to access, collect, distribute, process, protect, store, use, transmit, dispose of, or otherwise handle nonpublic information. See South Carolina Code 38-99-10
Information system: means a discrete set of electronic information resources organized for the collection, processing, maintenance, use, sharing, dissemination or disposition of electronic information, as well as any specialized system such as industrial or process controls systems, telephone switching and private branch exchange systems, and environmental control systems. See South Carolina Code 38-99-10
Initial offense incident report: means a uniform traffic accident report or a standardized incident report form completed at the time of the initial law enforcement response. See South Carolina Code 16-3-1510
Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
Instructor: means a person who is licensed to teach cosmetology or any practices of cosmetology in accordance with this chapter. See South Carolina Code 40-13-20
insurance: includes annuities. See South Carolina Code 38-1-20
Insurance agency: means a corporation, association, partnership, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or other legal entity in which more than one person has a financial interest. See South Carolina Code 38-1-20
Insurance company: means an "insurer". See South Carolina Code 38-1-20
Insurance rate: means the price of insurance for each unit of exposure. See South Carolina Code 38-1-20
Insurance service: means any act by a club to sell or furnish to a member insurance benefits, including, but not limited to, accidental injury and death benefits when the insurance is issued only by an insurance company duly authorized to do business in this State. See South Carolina Code 39-61-20
Insured: means any individual resident of this State who is eligible to receive benefits from any insurer. See South Carolina Code 38-74-10
Insurer: means any entity that provides health insurance in this State. See South Carolina Code 38-74-10
Insurer: means a corporation, a fraternal organization, a burial association, another association, a partnership, a society, an order, an individual, or an aggregation of individuals engaging or proposing or attempting to engage as principals in any kind of insurance or surety business, including the exchanging of reciprocal or interinsurance contracts between individuals, partnerships, and corporations. See South Carolina Code 38-46-20
Insurer: includes a corporation, fraternal organization, burial association, other association, partnership, society, order, individual, or aggregation of individuals engaging or proposing or attempting to engage as principals in any kind of insurance or surety business, including the exchanging of reciprocal or interinsurance contracts between individuals, partnerships, and corporations. See South Carolina Code 38-1-20
Insurer: means any domestic, foreign, or alien surety company which has qualified generally to transact surety business and specifically to transact bail bond business in this State. See South Carolina Code 38-53-10
Intangible property: Property that has no intrinsic value, but is merely the evidence of value such as stock certificates, bonds, and promissory notes.
Interest rate: The amount paid by a borrower to a lender in exchange for the use of the lender's money for a certain period of time. Interest is paid on loans or on debt instruments, such as notes or bonds, either at regular intervals or as part of a lump sum payment when the issue matures. ^{Source: OCC}
Inventory: means farm implements, machinery, utility and industrial, and yard and garden equipment, attachments, or repair parts. See South Carolina Code 39-59-10
Involuntary servitude: means a condition of servitude induced through coercion. See South Carolina Code 16-3-2010
Irrevocable trust: A trust arrangement that cannot be revoked, rescinded, or repealed by the grantor.
issuer: means an entity that provides health insurance coverage in this State as defined in Sections 38-71-670(7) and 38-71-840(16). See South Carolina Code 38-93-10
Joint tenancy: A form of property ownership in which two or more parties hold an undivided interest in the same property that was conveyed under the same instrument at the same time. A joint tenant can sell his (her) interest but not dispose of it by will. Upon the death of a joint tenant, his (her) undivided interest is distributed among the surviving joint tenants.
Judgement: The official decision of a court finally determining the respective rights and claims of the parties to a suit.
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.
Juror: A person who is on the jury.
Just compensation: means the cash payment of the fair market value of the off-premises outdoor advertising sign in place immediately before its removal and without consideration of the effect of the ordinance or a diminution in value caused by the ordinance requiring its removal. See South Carolina Code 39-14-20
Label: means any display of written, printed, or graphic matter on, or attached to, a package, or to the outside individual container or wrapper of the package. See South Carolina Code 39-51-20
Lawsuit: A legal action started by a plaintiff against a defendant based on a complaint that the defendant failed to perform a legal duty, resulting in harm to the plaintiff.
Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). ^{Source: OCC}
Legal tender: coins, dollar bills, or other currency issued by a government as official money. ^{Source: U.S. Mint}
Legatee: A beneficiary of a decedent
Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
License: means a document issued by the state's director or his designee authorizing a person to act as an insurance producer for the lines of authority specified in the document. See South Carolina Code 38-1-20
Licensed producer: means an agent, broker, or reinsurance intermediary licensed pursuant to the applicable provision of the insurance law. See South Carolina Code 38-46-20
Licensee: means a person licensed, authorized to operate, or registered, or required to be licensed, authorized, or registered pursuant to the insurance laws of this State but does not include a purchasing group or a risk retention group chartered and licensed in a state other than this State or a licensee that is acting as an assuming insurer that is domiciled in another state or jurisdiction. See South Carolina Code 38-99-10
Licensee: means a person granted an authorization to operate pursuant to this chapter and refers to a person holding a license granted pursuant to this chapter. See South Carolina Code 40-8-30
Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
Life insurance: means a contract of insurance upon the lives of human beings. See South Carolina Code 38-1-20
Limited partner: means a person who has been admitted to a limited partnership as a limited partner in accordance with the partnership agreement. See South Carolina Code 33-42-20
Lineal descendant: Direct descendant of the same ancestors.
Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
Loan call: means the right of the corporation to call for loans by the members to the corporation as provided in § 33-37-460 of this chapter. See South Carolina Code 33-37-10
Loan call agreement: means the loan agreement between the corporation and its members describing the terms, conditions, and loan limits of the corporation's right to make loan calls to its members. See South Carolina Code 33-37-10
Loan limit: means , for a member, the maximum amount subject to loan call at any one time by the corporation to the member as provided in the loan call agreement. See South Carolina Code 33-37-10
Loaner: means an assistive device, provided free of charge to the consumer, for use by the consumer, while the original assistive technology device is being repaired, that need not be new, identical to, or have functional capabilities equal to or greater than those of the original assistive device, but that meets all of the following conditions:

(a) The loaner is in good working order. See South Carolina Code 39-54-20
Local governing body: means a municipality, county, local zoning authority, or political subdivision. See South Carolina Code 39-14-20
Long term care insurance: means an insurance policy or a rider advertised, marketed, offered, or designed to provide coverage for not less than twelve consecutive months for each covered person on an expense incurred, indemnity, prepaid, or other basis, for one or more necessary or medically necessary diagnostic, preventive, therapeutic, rehabilitative, maintenance, or personal care services, provided in a setting other than an acute care unit of a hospital. See South Carolina Code 38-72-40
Manufacturer: means a person engaged in the business of manufacturing or assembling new and unused equipment. See South Carolina Code 39-6-20
Manufacturer: includes an importer, a distributor, factory branch, distributor branch, and warrantor of the manufacturer's assistive technology devices, but does not include an assistive technology device, dealer, or assistive technology device lessor. See South Carolina Code 39-54-20
Mausoleum: means a structure or building substantially exposed aboveground, intended to be used for the entombment of the remains of a deceased person. See South Carolina Code 40-8-30
Medical care: means amounts paid for:

(a) the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease, or amounts paid for the purpose of affecting any structure or function of the body;

(b) amounts paid for transportation primarily for and essential to medical care referred to in subitem (a); and

(c) amounts paid for insurance covering medical care referred to in subitems (a) and (b). See South Carolina Code 38-74-10
Medicare: means Title XVIII of the Social Security Act, 42 U. See South Carolina Code 38-74-10
Member: means each insurer participating in the pool. See South Carolina Code 38-74-10
Member: means a financial institution authorized to do business in this State which undertakes to lend money to a corporation created pursuant to this chapter, upon its call and as provided by this chapter. See South Carolina Code 33-37-10
Member: means each incorporator of a cooperative and each person admitted to and retaining membership therein and includes a husband and wife admitted to joint membership. See South Carolina Code 33-46-20
Member: means each incorporator of a cooperative and each person admitted to and retaining membership therein and shall include a husband and wife admitted to joint membership. See South Carolina Code 33-49-20
Memorial: means a bronze marker set approximately level with the turf for the purpose of identification, or interchanged to mean upright markers in garden sections which are plotted and specified for the use of upright markers. See South Carolina Code 40-8-30
Merchandise: means items used in connection with grave space, niches, mausoleum crypts, granite, memorials, grave liners, and vaults; however, merchandise shall expressly exclude caskets and cremation urns, burial clothing, facilities used for preparation, viewing, and automotive equipment and transportation. See South Carolina Code 40-8-30
Misappropriation: means :

(a) acquisition of a trade secret of another by a person by improper means;

(b) acquisition of a trade secret of another by a person who knows or has reason to know that the trade secret was acquired by improper means; or

(c) disclosure or use of a trade secret of another without express or implied consent by a person who:

(i) used improper means to acquire knowledge of the trade secret; or

(ii) at the time of disclosure or use, knew or had reason to know that his knowledge of the trade secret was:

(A) derived from or through a person who had utilized improper means to acquire it;

(B) acquired by mistake or under circumstances giving rise to a duty to maintain its secrecy or limit its use; or

(C) derived from or through a person who owed a duty to the person seeking relief to maintain its secrecy or limit its use; or

(iii) before a material change of his position, knew or had reason to know that it was a trade secret and that knowledge of it had been acquired by accident or mistake. See South Carolina Code 39-8-20
molder: includes , but is not limited to, a tool or die maker. See South Carolina Code 39-69-20
Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
Mortgage loan: A loan made by a lender to a borrower for the financing of real property. ^{Source: OCC}
Mortgagee: The person to whom property is mortgaged and who has loaned the money.
Mortgagor: The person who pledges property to a creditor as collateral for a loan and who receives the money.
Motor club service: means the rendering, furnishing, or procuring of, or reimbursement for, any of the following: towing service, bail and arrest bond service, emergency road service, claim adjustment service, legal service, theft service, map service, emergency travel expense service, community traffic safety service, license service, merchandise and discount service, travel, touring, and travel information service, guaranteed hotel/motel rates service, new car pricing service, financial service, check cashing service, personal property registration service, credit card service, insurance service, and buying and selling service to any member of the club. See South Carolina Code 39-61-20
Motor vehicle manufacturer: means a person that:

(a) manufactures or produces motor vehicles and sells motor vehicles under its own name or label;

(b) is a wholly owned subsidiary of the person who manufactures or produces motor vehicles;

(c) is a corporation which owns one hundred percent of the person who manufactures or produces motor vehicles;

(d) does not manufacture or produce motor vehicles, but sells motor vehicles under its trade name label;

(e) manufactures or produces motor vehicles and sells such motor vehicles under the trade name or label of another person; or

(f) does not manufacture or produce motor vehicles but, pursuant to a written contract, licenses the use of its trade name or label to another person that sells motor vehicles under the licensor's trade name or label. See South Carolina Code 38-78-20
motor vehicle physical damage appraiser: means a person, partnership, association, or corporation which practices as a business the appraising of damages to motor vehicles insured under automobile physical damage policies or on behalf of third party claimants. See South Carolina Code 38-49-10
multi-line dealer: is a ny individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, or other legal entity that has:

(i) purchased less than fifty percent of its total new product inventory from a single supplier under all agreements with that supplier; and

(ii) a total annual average sales volume in excess of fifty million dollars. See South Carolina Code 39-6-20
Multifactor authentication: means authentication through verification of at least two of the following authentication factors:

(a) knowledge factors, such as a password; or

(b) possession factors, such as a token or text message on a mobile phone; or

(c) inherence factors, such as a biometric characteristic. See South Carolina Code 38-99-10
Municipal agent: means the Municipal Association of South Carolina or other designated agent of the municipality for the purpose set forth in this chapter. See South Carolina Code 38-45-10
Nail technician: means a person including, but not limited to, an independent contractor, who is licensed to practice manicuring or pedicuring the nails or similar work. See South Carolina Code 40-13-20
National Bank: A bank that is subject to the supervision of the Comptroller of the Currency. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is a bureau of the U.S. Treasury Department. A national bank can be recognized because it must have "national" or "national association" in its name. ^{Source: OCC}
National Credit Union Administration: The federal regulatory agency that charters and supervises federal credit unions. (NCUA also administers the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund, which insures the deposits of federal credit unions.) ^{Source: OCC}
Negotiate: means the act of conferring directly with or offering advice directly to a purchaser or prospective purchaser of a particular contract of insurance concerning substantive benefits, terms, or conditions of the contract, provided that the person engaged in that act either sells insurance or obtains insurance from insurers for purchasers. See South Carolina Code 38-1-20
Net Cost: means the price the retailer paid for the merchandise to the wholesaler, manufacturer, or distributor, less all applicable discounts allowed, plus the freight costs from the wholesaler, manufacturer, or distributor location to the retailer's location plus reasonable cost to assemble or disassemble. See South Carolina Code 39-59-10
Net direct premiums: means gross direct premiums written on bodily injury liability insurance, other than automobile liability insurance, homeowners liability insurance, and farmowners liability insurance, including the liability component of multiple peril package policies, as computed by the director or his designee less return premiums or the unused or unabsorbed portions of premium deposits. See South Carolina Code 38-83-10
Net direct premiums: means gross direct premiums written on bodily injury liability insurance, other than automobile liability insurance, homeowners liability insurance, and farmowners liability insurance, including the liability component of multiple peril package policies, as computed by the director or his designee less return premiums or the unused or unabsorbed portions of premium deposits. See South Carolina Code 38-89-10
Net loss: means the excess of incurred claims plus expenses over the sum of earned premiums, accrued investment income, and other appropriate gains and losses. See South Carolina Code 38-74-10
Net weight: means the weight of a commodity excluding materials, substances, or items not considered to be part of the commodity. See South Carolina Code 39-9-20
New equipment: means equipment that has not been sold previously to a person other than a distributor or wholesaler or equipment dealer for resale. See South Carolina Code 39-6-20
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.
Nonadmitted insurer: means an insurer not licensed to do an insurance business in this State. See South Carolina Code 38-1-20
Nonconformity: means a condition or defect that substantially impairs the intended purpose or safety of an assistive technology device and that is covered by an express warranty applicable to the assistive technology device or to a component of the assistive technology device. See South Carolina Code 39-54-20
Nonpublic information: means information that is not publicly available information and is:

(a) business-related information of a licensee the tampering with which, or unauthorized disclosure, access, or use of which, would cause a material adverse impact to the business, operations, or security of the licensee;

(b) any information concerning a consumer which because of name, number, personal mark, or other identifier can be used to identify such consumer, in combination with any one or more of the following data elements:

(i) social security number;

(ii) driver's license number or nondriver identification card number;

(iii) account number, credit or debit card number;

(iv) security code, access code, or password that would permit access to a consumer's financial account; or

(v) biometric records;

(c) any information or data, except age or gender, in any form or medium created by or derived from a health care provider or a consumer and that relates to:

(i) the past, present, or future physical, mental or behavioral health or condition of a consumer or a member of the consumer's family;

(ii) the provision of health care to a consumer; or

(iii) payment for the provision of health care to a consumer. See South Carolina Code 38-99-10
Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
Off-premises outdoor advertising sign: means a lawfully erected, permanent sign which relates in its subject matter to products, accommodations, services, or activities sold or offered elsewhere other than upon the premises on which the sign is located. See South Carolina Code 39-14-20
Oral argument: An opportunity for lawyers to summarize their position before the court and also to answer the judges' questions.
Outer burial container: means the following:

(a) Category I-Protective Outer Burial Container-An outer burial container (vault) in which a casket or similar burial device is placed for in-ground interment and is designed and constructed to support the weight of the earth and standard cemetery maintenance equipment and to prevent the grave from collapsing while resisting the entrance of water or any other element found in the soil in which it is interred. See South Carolina Code 40-8-30
Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
Owner: means the person or entity in whom or in which rightful legal or equitable title to the trade secret is reposed. See South Carolina Code 39-8-20
Package: means (1) a sealed retail package, drum or other container designed for the sale of antifreeze directly to the consumer or (2) a container from which the antifreeze may be installed directly by the seller into the cooling system, but does not include shipping containers containing properly labeled inner containers. See South Carolina Code 39-51-20
Participant: has the meaning given the term under Section 3(7) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. See South Carolina Code 38-74-10
Partner: means a limited or general partner. See South Carolina Code 33-42-20
Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
Partnership agreement: means any valid agreement, written or oral, of the partners as to the affairs of a limited partnership and the conduct of its business. See South Carolina Code 33-42-20
Partnership interest: means a partner's share of the profits and losses of a limited partnership and the right to receive distributions of partnership assets. See South Carolina Code 33-42-20
Pattern: means two or more acts occurring over a period of time, however short, evidencing a continuity of purpose. See South Carolina Code 16-3-1700
Per stirpes: The legal means by which the children of a decedent, upon the death of an ancestor at a level above that of the decedent, receive by right of representation the share of the ancestor
Performance: means any play, motion picture, photograph, dance, or other visual representation that is exhibited before an audience. See South Carolina Code 16-3-800
Perpetual care: means the maintenance and the reasonable administration of the cemetery grounds and buildings in keeping with a cemetery properly maintained using a care and maintenance trust fund. See South Carolina Code 40-8-30
Person: means a corporation, agency, partnership, association, voluntary organization, individual, or another entity, organization, or aggregation of individuals. See South Carolina Code 38-1-20
Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint stock company, reciprocal, syndicate, or any similar entity or combination of entities acting in concert. See South Carolina Code 38-78-20
Person: means any individual or any nongovernmental entity including, but not limited to, a nongovernmental partnership, corporation, branch, agency, or association. See South Carolina Code 38-99-10
Person: means a natural person, corporation, partnership, trust, or other entity, including any other entity in which it has a majority interest or of which it has control, as well as the individual officers, directors, and other persons in active control of the activities of each entity. See South Carolina Code 39-6-20
Person: means an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, joint venture, government, governmental subdivision or agency, or any other legal or commercial entity. See South Carolina Code 39-8-20
Person: means both plural and singular, as applicable, and includes individuals, partnerships, corporations, companies, societies, and associations. See South Carolina Code 39-9-20
Person: means an individual, auctioneer, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, two or more persons having a joint or common interest, or any other legal or commercial entity that does not have the knowledge or skill of an art merchant as described in § 39-16-10(d). See South Carolina Code 39-16-10
Person: means any individual, partnership, association, firm, or corporation. See South Carolina Code 39-51-20
Person: means an individual, corporation, partnership, association, estate, or trust. See South Carolina Code 39-65-10
Person: means a natural person, partnership, limited partnership (domestic or foreign), trust, estate, association, or corporation. See South Carolina Code 33-42-20
Person: means any natural person, firm, association, corporation, business trust, partnership, federal agency, state or political subdivision, or agency thereof, or any body politic. See South Carolina Code 33-46-20
Person: includes any natural person, firm, association, corporation, business trust, partnership, federal agency, state or political subdivision or agency thereof, or any body politic. See South Carolina Code 33-49-20
Person: means an individual, entity, corporation, partnership, joint venture, or association. See South Carolina Code 40-8-30
Person: means an individual, corporation, partnership, charitable organization, or another legal entity. See South Carolina Code 16-3-2010
person: means any individual, corporation, association, partnership, reciprocal exchange, interinsurer, Lloyd's insurer, fraternal benefit society, and any other legal entity engaged in the business of insurance, including agents, brokers, and adjusters. See South Carolina Code 38-57-20
Personal property: All property that is not real property.
Personal risk liability: means liability for damages because of injury to any person, damage to property, or other loss or damage resulting from any personal, familial, or household responsibilities or activities, rather than from responsibilities or activities referred to in item (6);

(8) "Plan of operation or a feasibility study" means an analysis which presents the expected activities and results of a risk retention group including, at a minimum:

(a) information sufficient to verify that its members are engaged in businesses or activities similar or related with respect to the liability to which such members are exposed by virtue of any related, similar, or common business, trade, product, services, premises, or operations;

(b) for each state in which it intends to operate, the coverages, deductibles, coverage limits, rates, and rating classification systems for each line of insurance the group intends to offer;

(c) historical and expected loss experience of the proposed members and national experience of similar exposures to the extent that this experience is reasonably available;

(d) pro forma financial statements and projections;

(e) appropriate opinions by a qualified, independent casualty actuary, including a determination of minimum premium or participation levels required to commence operations and to prevent a hazardous financial condition;

(f) identification of management, underwriting and claims procedures, marketing methods, managerial oversight methods, investment policies, and reinsurance agreements;

(g) identification of each state in which the risk retention group has obtained, or sought to obtain, a charter and license, and a description of its status in each such state; and

(h) such other matters as may be prescribed by the commissioner of the state in which the risk retention group is chartered for liability insurance companies authorized by the insurance laws of that state;

(9) "Product liability" means liability for damages because of any personal injury, death, emotional harm, consequential economic damage, or property damage (including damages resulting from the loss of use of property) arising out of the manufacture, design, importation, distribution, packaging, labeling, lease, or sale of a product, but does not include the liability of any person for those damages if the product involved was in the possession of such a person when the incident giving rise to the claim occurred;

(10) "Purchasing group" means any group which:

(a) has as one of its purposes the purchase of liability insurance on a group basis;

(b) purchases such insurance only for its group members and only to cover their similar or related liability exposure, as described in item (10)(c);

(c) is composed of members whose businesses or activities are similar or related with respect to the liability to which members are exposed by virtue of any related, similar, or common business, trade, product, services, premises, or operations; and

(d) is domiciled in any state;

(11) "Risk retention group" means any corporation or other limited liability association:

(a) whose primary activity consists of assuming and spreading all, or any portion, of the liability exposure of its group members;

(b) which is organized for the primary purpose of conducting the activity described under item (11)(a);

(c) which:

(i) is chartered and licensed as a liability insurance company and authorized to engage in the business of insurance under the laws of any state; or

(ii) before January 1, 1985, was chartered or licensed and authorized to engage in the business of insurance under the laws of Bermuda or the Cayman Islands and, before such date, had certified to the insurance commissioner of at least one state that it satisfied the capitalization requirements of such state, except that any such group must be considered to be a risk retention group only if it has been engaged in business continuously since such date and only for the purpose of continuing to provide insurance to cover product liability or completed operations liability (as such terms were defined in the Product Liability Risk Retention Act of 1981 before the date of the enactment of the Liability Risk Retention Act of 1986);

(d) which does not exclude any person from membership in the group solely to provide for members of such a group a competitive advantage over such a person;

(e) which:

(i) has as its owners only persons who comprise the membership of the risk retention group and who are provided insurance by such group; or

(ii) has as its sole owner an organization which has as

(A) its members only persons who comprise the membership of the risk retention; and

(B) its owners only persons who comprise the membership of the risk retention group and who are provided insurance by such group;

(f) whose members are engaged in businesses or activities similar or related with respect to the liability of which such members are exposed by virtue of any related, similar, or common business, trade, product, services, premises, or operations;

(g) whose activities do not include the provision of insurance other than:

(i) liability insurance for assuming and spreading all or any portion of the liability of its group members; and

(ii) reinsurance with respect to the liability of any other risk retention group (or any members of such other group) which is engaged in businesses or activities so that such group or member meets the requirement described in item (f) of this section for membership in the risk retention group which provides such reinsurance; and

(h) the name of which includes the phrase "Risk Retention Group";

(12) "State" means any state of the United States or the District of Columbia. See South Carolina Code 38-87-20
Personal-service area: means an area used for activities not directly connected with the production or service function performed by the operation or facility. See South Carolina Code 39-26-20
Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
Plan of operation: means the plan of operation of the pool, including articles, bylaws, and operating rules adopted by the board. See South Carolina Code 38-74-10
Plate: means a plate, stone, block, or other material used to create a fine print or from which a fine print is taken. See South Carolina Code 39-16-10
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.
Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
Policy: means any policy, contract, subscriber agreement, rider, or endorsement delivered or issued for delivery in this State by an insurer, fraternal benefit society, nonprofit health, hospital, or medical service corporation, prepaid health plan, health maintenance organization, or any similar organization. See South Carolina Code 38-72-40
Policy: means a contract of insurance. See South Carolina Code 38-1-20
Pool: means the South Carolina Health Insurance Pool. See South Carolina Code 38-74-10
Power of attorney: A written instrument which authorizes one person to act as another's agent or attorney. The power of attorney may be for a definite, specific act, or it may be general in nature. The terms of the written power of attorney may specify when it will expire. If not, the power of attorney usually expires when the person granting it dies. ^{Source: OCC}
Practice of barbering: means any one or a combination of:

(a) shaving or trimming a beard, cutting the hair, or hairstyling;

(b) giving facial or scalp massages or treatments with oils, creams, lotions, or other preparations, either by hand or mechanical appliances;

(c) singeing, shampooing, or dyeing the hair or applying hair tonics or chemicals to wave, relax, straighten, or bleach the hair;

(d) applying cosmetic preparations, antiseptics, powders, oils, clays, and lotions to the scalp, neck, or face;

(e) cutting, shaping, fitting, styling, and servicing hair pieces, toupees, and wigs. See South Carolina Code 40-7-20
Precedent: A court decision in an earlier case with facts and law similar to a dispute currently before a court. Precedent will ordinarily govern the decision of a later similar case, unless a party can show that it was wrongly decided or that it differed in some significant way.
Preexisting condition exclusion: means , with respect to coverage, a limitation or exclusion of benefits relating to a condition based on the fact that the condition was present before the date of enrollment for the coverage, whether or not any medical advice, diagnosis, care, or treatment was recommended or received before the date. See South Carolina Code 38-74-10
Preliminary hearing: A hearing where the judge decides whether there is enough evidence to make the defendant have a trial.
Premium: means payment given in consideration of a contract of insurance. See South Carolina Code 38-1-20
Premium: means the consideration paid to an insurer for a reimbursement insurance policy. See South Carolina Code 38-78-20
Premium tax: means , with respect to surplus lines or independently procured insurance coverage, any tax, fee, assessment, or other charge imposed by a governmental entity directly or indirectly based on any payment made as consideration for an insurance contract, including premium deposits, assessments, registration fees, and any other compensation given in consideration for a contract of insurance. See South Carolina Code 38-45-10
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.
Primary standards: means the physical standards of South Carolina which serve as the legal reference from which all other standards and weights and measures are derived. See South Carolina Code 39-9-20
Principal: means a person who:

(a) manufactures, produces, imports, or distributes a tangible product for wholesale;

(b) contracts with a sales representative to solicit orders for the product; and

(c) compensates the sales representative, in whole or in part, by commission. See South Carolina Code 39-65-10
Principal: means a defendant or witness obligated to appear in court as required upon penalty of forfeiting bail under a bail bond. See South Carolina Code 38-53-10
Print: means a fine print. See South Carolina Code 39-16-10
Private investigation business: means engaging in business or accepting employment to obtain or furnish information with reference to the:

(1) identity, habits, conduct, business, occupation, honesty, integrity, credibility, knowledge, trustworthiness, efficiency, loyalty, activity, movement, whereabouts, affiliations, associations, transactions, acts, reputation, or character of a person;

(2) location, disposition, or recovery of lost or stolen property;

(3) cause or responsibility for fires, libels, losses, accidents, damage, or injury to persons or property; or

(4) securing of evidence to be used in a criminal or civil proceeding, or before a board, an administrative agency, an officer, or investigating committee. See South Carolina Code 40-18-20
Private review agent: means a person performing utilization reviews who is either under contract with or acting on behalf of, but not employed by:

(a) a South Carolina business entity;

(b) the State of South Carolina; or

(c) a hospital. See South Carolina Code 38-70-10
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.
Produce: means food that is produce within the meaning of 21 C. See South Carolina Code 39-26-20
producer: means a person who represents an insurance company and is required to be licensed pursuant to § 38-43-10. See South Carolina Code 38-1-20
Professional bondsman: means any person who is approved and licensed under the provisions of this chapter and who pledges cash or approved securities with the clerk of court as security for bail bonds written in connection with a judicial proceeding and receives or is promised money or other things of value for the pledge. See South Carolina Code 38-53-10
Professional liability insurance: means insurance protection against the legal liability of the insured and against loss, damage, or expense incident to a claim arising out of service to or representation of any person as the result of negligence or malpractice in rendering or failing to render a professional service. See South Carolina Code 38-83-10
Promote: means to procure, manufacture, issue, sell, give, provide, lend, mail, deliver, transfer, transmit, publish, distribute, circulate, disseminate, present, exhibit, or advertise or to offer or agree to do any of the above. See South Carolina Code 16-3-800
Property insurance: means each insurance against direct or indirect loss of or damage to a property resulting from fire, smoke, weather disturbances, climatic conditions, earthquake, volcanic eruption, rising waters, insects, blight, animals, war damage, riot, civil commotion, destruction by order of civil authority to prevent spread of conflagration or for other reason, water damage, vandalism, glass breakage, explosion of a water system, collision, theft of automobiles, and personal effects in them (but no other forms of theft insurance), loss of or damage to domestic or wild animals, and any other perils to property which in the discretion of the director or his designee form proper subjects of property insurance, if not specified in items (1), (7), (11), (35), (40), (54), or (59) of this section. See South Carolina Code 38-1-20
Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
Prosecuting agency: means the solicitor, Attorney General, special prosecutor, or any person or entity charged with the prosecution of a criminal case in general sessions or family court. See South Carolina Code 16-3-1510
Provider: means a person who is contractually obligated to the service contract holder under the terms of the service contract. See South Carolina Code 38-78-20
Provider fee: means the consideration paid for a service contract. See South Carolina Code 38-78-20
Proxy voting: The practice of allowing a legislator to cast a vote in committee for an absent legislator.
Public adjusting: means investigating, appraising or evaluating, and reporting to an insured in relation to a first party claim arising under insurance contracts, that insure the real or personal property, or both, of the insured. See South Carolina Code 38-48-10
Public defender: Represent defendants who can't afford an attorney in criminal matters.
Public insurance adjuster: means any individual who, for salary, fee, commission, or other compensation, engages in public adjusting and who is licensed under § 38-48-20. See South Carolina Code 38-48-10
Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
Publicly available information: means information that a licensee has a reasonable basis to believe is lawfully made available to the general public from federal, state, or local governmental records, widely distributed media, or disclosures to the general public that are required to be made by federal, state, or local law. See South Carolina Code 38-99-10
Qualified TAA eligible individual: means an individual who is eligible for the credit for health insurance costs under Section 35 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. See South Carolina Code 38-74-10
Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
Reasonable attempt to repair: means if within the term of an express warranty applicable to a new assistive technology device or within one year after first delivery of the assistive technology device to a consumer, whichever is sooner:

(a) any nonconformity within the warranty that is subject to repair at least two times for any reason by the manufacturer, assistive technology device lessor, or any of the manufacturer's authorized assistive technology device dealers for continuous nonconformity of the product; or

(b) the assistive technology device is out of service for an aggregate of at least thirty days because of warranty nonconformities. See South Carolina Code 39-54-20
Recourse: An arrangement in which a bank retains, in form or in substance, any credit risk directly or indirectly associated with an asset it has sold (in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles) that exceeds a pro rata share of the bank's claim on the asset. If a bank has no claim on an asset it has sold, then the retention of any credit risk is recourse. ^{Source: FDIC}
Regroovable tire: means a tire, either original tread or retread, designed and constructed with sufficient tread material to permit renewal of the tread pattern or the generation of a new tread pattern in a manner which conforms to this chapter. See South Carolina Code 39-75-10
Regrooved tire: means a tire, either original tread or retread, on which the tread pattern has been renewed or a new tread has been produced by cutting into the tread of a worn tire to a depth equal to or deeper than the molded original groove depth. See South Carolina Code 39-75-10
Reimbursement insurance policy: means a policy of insurance issued to a provider to either provide reimbursement to the provider under the terms of the insured service contracts issued or sold by the provider or, in the event of the provider's nonperformance, to pay on behalf of the provider all covered contractual obligations incurred by the provider under the terms of the insured service contracts issued or sold by the provider. See South Carolina Code 38-78-20
Reinsurance intermediary: means a reinsurance intermediary-broker or a reinsurance intermediary-manager defined in this section. See South Carolina Code 38-46-20
Reinsurance intermediary-broker: means a person, other than an officer or employee of the ceding insurer, who solicits, negotiates, or places reinsurance cessions or retrocessions on behalf of a ceding insurer without the authority or power to bind reinsurance on behalf of the insurer. See South Carolina Code 38-46-20
Reinsurance intermediary-manager: means a person who has authority to bind or manage all or part of the assumed reinsurance business of a reinsurer, including the management of a separate division, department, or underwriting office, and acts as an agent for the reinsurer whether known as a reinsurance intermediary-manager or other similar term. See South Carolina Code 38-46-20
Reinsurer: means a person, a firm, an association, or a corporation licensed in this State pursuant to the applicable provisions of the insurance law as an insurer with the authority to assume reinsurance. See South Carolina Code 38-46-20
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.
remains: means the body of a deceased person and includes the body in any stage of decomposition. See South Carolina Code 40-8-30
Remand: When an appellate court sends a case back to a lower court for further proceedings.
rental battery: shall mean an electric storage battery loaned, rented or furnished for temporary use by any person engaged in the business of buying, selling, repairing or recharging electric storage batteries. See South Carolina Code 39-49-10
Rescission: The cancellation of budget authority previously provided by Congress. The Impoundment Control Act of 1974 specifies that the President may propose to Congress that funds be rescinded. If both Houses have not approved a rescission proposal (by passing legislation) within 45 days of continuous session, any funds being withheld must be made available for obligation.
residency training program: means a clinical program of an approved college of chiropractic in which a chiropractic intern or resident practices chiropractic under the direct supervision of a licensed chiropractor. See South Carolina Code 40-9-10
Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
Retailer: means any person engaged in the business of selling and retailing farm implements, machinery, utility and industrial, and yard and garden equipment, attachments or repair parts. See South Carolina Code 39-59-10
Right of survivorship: The ownership rights that result in the acquisition of title to property by reason of having survived other co-owners.
Risk assessment: means the risk assessment that each licensee is required to conduct under this chapter. See South Carolina Code 38-99-10
Runner: means a person employed by a bail bondsman for the purpose of assisting the bail bondsman in presenting the defendant in court when required, assisting in the apprehension and surrender of the defendant to the court, keeping the defendant under necessary surveillance, and executing bonds on behalf of the licensed bondsman when the power of attorney has been recorded. See South Carolina Code 38-53-10
Sale: means the issuance, transfer, agreement for transfer, exchange, pledge, hypothecation, or mortgage, whether by transfer in trust or any other form, of any equipment or interest in it or of a dealership agreement or sales agreement related to it, and any option, subscription, or contract, or solicitation, looking to a sale, or offer or attempt to sell, whether spoken or written, or any other form. See South Carolina Code 39-6-20
Sales representative: means a person who:

(a) contracts with a principal to solicit wholesale orders;

(b) is compensated, in whole or in part, by commission;

(c) does not place orders or purchase for his own account or for resale; and

(d) does not sell or take orders for the sale of products to the ultimate consumer. See South Carolina Code 39-65-10
salon: means a building or any place, or part of a place or building including, but not limited to, a rental booth, in which cosmetology is performed on the general public for compensation. See South Carolina Code 40-13-20
school: means a place or part of a place in which cosmetology or any of its practices are taught. See South Carolina Code 40-13-20
Secondary standards: means the physical standards traceable to the primary standards through comparisons using acceptable laboratory procedures and used in the enforcement of weights and measures law and regulations. See South Carolina Code 39-9-20
Secretary: means the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services. See South Carolina Code 38-93-10
Security business: means the provision of personnel whose duties include watching over, protecting, or defending people or property against intrusion, damage, injury, or loss, and specifically includes, but is not limited to, the following authorities or responsibilities: to allow or refuse access to property or certain areas of property; detect, prevent, or report entry by unauthorized persons; observe for and react to hazards or hazardous situations; observe for and react to violations of law or policy; observe for and react to emergencies; observe for and react to thefts or other incidents; apprehend or report intruders or trespassers; and maintain order or discipline. See South Carolina Code 40-18-20
Security officer: means a person who provides security service by performing any security function, as detailed in this chapter. See South Carolina Code 40-18-20
Sell: means to exchange a contract of insurance by any means, for money or its equivalent, on behalf of an insurance company. See South Carolina Code 38-1-20
Service contract: includes a contract or agreement for a separately stated consideration for a specific duration to perform one or more of the following services:

(a) the repair or replacement of tires and wheels on a motor vehicle damaged as a result of coming into contact with road hazards;

(b) the removal of dents, dings, or creases on a motor vehicle that can be repaired using the process of paintless dent removal without affecting the existing paint finish and without sanding, bonding, painting, or replacing a vehicle body panel;

(c) the replacement of a motor vehicle key or key fob in the event that the key or key fob becomes inoperable, lost, or stolen; and

(d) other services consistent with the provisions of this chapter approved by the director. See South Carolina Code 38-78-20
Service contract: means any written agreement whereby any club, for a consideration, promises to render, furnish, or procure for any member a motor club service. See South Carolina Code 39-61-20
Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
Services: means an act committed at the behest of, under the supervision of, or for the benefit of another person. See South Carolina Code 16-3-2010
Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
Sex trafficking: means the recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, or obtaining of a person for one of the following when it is induced by force, fraud, or coercion or the person performing the act is under the age of eighteen years and anything of value is given, promised to, or received, directly or indirectly, by any person:

(a) criminal sexual conduct pursuant to § 16-3-651;

(b) criminal sexual conduct in the first degree pursuant to § 16-3-652;

(c) criminal sexual conduct in the second degree pursuant to § 16-3-653;

(d) criminal sexual conduct in the third degree pursuant to § 16-3-654;

(e) criminal sexual conduct with a minor pursuant to § 16-3-655;

(f) engaging a child for sexual performance pursuant to § 16-3-810;

(g) producing, directing, or promoting sexual performance by a child pursuant to § 16-3-820;

(h) sexual battery pursuant to § 16-3-651;

(i) sexual conduct pursuant to § 16-3-800; or

(j) sexual performance pursuant to § 16-3-800. See South Carolina Code 16-3-2010
Sexual conduct: means actual or simulated sexual intercourse, deviate sexual intercourse, sexual bestiality, masturbation, sado-masochistic abuse, or lewd exhibition of the genitals. See South Carolina Code 16-3-800
Sexual performance: means any performance or part thereof that includes sexual conduct by a child younger than eighteen years of age. See South Carolina Code 16-3-800
Sign owner: means the owner of an off-premises outdoor advertising sign. See South Carolina Code 39-14-20
single line dealer: is a ny individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, or other legal entity that has:

(i) purchased seventy-five percent or more of its total new product inventory from a single supplier under all agreements with that supplier; and

(ii) a total annual average sales volume in excess of forty-five million dollars for the preceding two years with that single supplier for the territory for which the individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, or other legal entity is responsible; or

(g) a person or business who sells only component parts of equipment;

(h) multi-line dealer primarily engaged in the retail sale and service of industry and outdoor power equipment. See South Carolina Code 39-6-20
SLED: means the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division. See South Carolina Code 40-18-20
Solicit: means attempting to sell insurance or asking or urging a person to apply for a particular kind of insurance from a particular company. See South Carolina Code 38-1-20
Stalking: means a pattern of words, whether verbal, written, or electronic, or a pattern of conduct that serves no legitimate purpose and is intended to cause and does cause a targeted person and would cause a reasonable person in the targeted person's position to fear:

(1) death of the person or a member of his family;

(2) assault upon the person or a member of his family;

(3) bodily injury to the person or a member of his family;

(4) criminal sexual contact on the person or a member of his family;

(5) kidnapping of the person or a member of his family; or

(6) damage to the property of the person or a member of his family. See South Carolina Code 16-3-1700
State: means the State of South Carolina. See South Carolina Code 38-99-10
State: means a state, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See South Carolina Code 33-42-20
State: includes any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa. See South Carolina Code 38-45-10
Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
Statute of limitations: A law that sets the time within which parties must take action to enforce their rights.
Student: means a person who is engaged in learning or acquiring the practices of cosmetology and, while learning, performs or assists in any of the practices of cosmetology in a school licensed under this chapter and under the instruction or immediate supervision of an instructor licensed under this chapter. See South Carolina Code 40-13-20
Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
Summary court: means magistrate or municipal court. See South Carolina Code 16-3-1510
Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
Surety: includes insurance or a bond that covers obligations to pay the debts, or answer for the default, of another, including faithlessness in a position of public or private trust. See South Carolina Code 38-1-20
Surety: means one who, with the defendant, is liable for the amount of the bail bond upon forfeiture of bail. See South Carolina Code 38-53-10
Surety bondsman: means any person who is approved by and licensed by the director or his designee as an insurance agent, appointed by an insurer by power of attorney to execute or countersign bail bonds for the insurer in connection with judicial proceedings, and receives or is promised money or other things of value for the execution or countersignature. See South Carolina Code 38-53-10
Surplus lines insurance: means insurance in this State of risks located or to be performed in this State, permitted to be placed through a licensed broker, or a licensed broker as provided in § 38-45-10(8)(b)(ii), with a nonadmitted insurer eligible to accept the insurance, other than reinsurance, wet marine and transportation insurance, insurance independently procured, and life and health insurance and annuities. See South Carolina Code 38-1-20
Surplus lines insurance: means any property and casualty insurance permitted to be placed directly or through a surplus lines broker, or an insurance producer as provided in subitem (b)(ii), with a surplus lines insurer eligible to accept the insurance as defined in § 38-1-20(56). See South Carolina Code 38-45-10
Surplus lines insurer: means an insurer not licensed to engage in the business of insurance in this State, but does not include a risk retention group, as that term is defined in Section 2(a)(4) of the Liability Risk Retention Act of 1986 (15 U. See South Carolina Code 38-45-10
Telephone cooperative: means a corporation which is financed, now or formerly, in whole or in part by the Department of Agriculture made under the provisions of the Rural Electric Act of 1936, Title 26, Section 922 of the United States Code, and acts amendatory thereto for the purposes of owning or operating in this State equipment or facilities for the transmission of intelligence through a communication service system including, but not limited to, telephone services, mobile radio, and cable television on a cooperative basis as is tax exempt pursuant to Internal Revenue Service Code 501(c)(12) or an association of like corporations exempt from tax pursuant to 501(c)(6), or operated under a cooperative basis pursuant to Subchapter T of the Internal Revenue Code and originally incorporated pursuant to Title 33, Chapter 45 of the South Carolina Code of Laws or this chapter. See South Carolina Code 33-46-20
Telephone service: means the providing of communication service including, but not limited to, the transmission of voice, sounds, signals, pictures, writing, or signs of all kinds through the use of electricity or the electromagnetic spectrum between the transmitting and receiving apparatus, together with any communication services requiring band-width capacity, community antenna, and cable television services and including all lines, wires, radio, lights, electromagnetic impulse and all facilities, systems, or other means used in the rendition of such services, but not including message telegram service or radio broadcasting services or facilities within the meaning of Section 3(o) of the Federal Communications Act of 1934, as amended (47 USC Section 153(o)). See South Carolina Code 33-46-20
Temporary restraining order: Prohibits a person from an action that is likely to cause irreparable harm. This differs from an injunction in that it may be granted immediately, without notice to the opposing party, and without a hearing. It is intended to last only until a hearing can be held.
Tenancy in common: A type of property ownership in which two or more individuals have an undivided interest in property. At the death of one tenant in common, his (her) fractional percentage of ownership in the property passes to the decedent
Terminate: means the cancellation of the relationship between an insurance producer and the insurer or the termination of a producer's authority to transact insurance. See South Carolina Code 38-1-20
Testator: A male person who leaves a will at death.
Testify: Answer questions in court.
Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
textile fiber: means a unit of matter which is capable of being spun into a yarn or made into a fabric by bonding or by interlacing in a variety of methods including weaving, knitting, braiding, felting, twisting, or webbing, and which is the basic structural element of textile products. See South Carolina Code 39-63-10
Textile fiber product: means :

(a) any fiber, whether in the finished or unfinished state, used or intended for use in household textile articles;

(b) any yarn or fabric, whether in the finished or unfinished state, used or intended for use in household textile articles;

(c) any household textile article made in whole or in part of yarn or fabric. See South Carolina Code 39-63-10
theft protection program: includes , but is not limited to, alarm systems, body-part marking products, steering locks, window etch products, pedal and ignition locks, fuel and ignition kill switches, and electronic, radio, and satellite tracking devices. See South Carolina Code 38-78-20
Theft protection program warranty: means a written agreement by a warrantor that provides the warrantor will pay to or on behalf of the warranty holder specified incidental costs not to exceed five thousand dollars as a result of the failure of the theft protection program to prevent loss or damage to a motor vehicle pursuant to the terms of the warranty. See South Carolina Code 38-78-20
Third-party service provider: means a person not otherwise defined as a licensee that contracts with a licensee to maintain, process, store or otherwise is permitted access to nonpublic information through its provision of services to the licensee. See South Carolina Code 38-99-10
Title insurance: means insurance of the owners of real property and other persons lawfully interested in the title insurance against loss by reason of defective titles and undisclosed liens and encumbrances affecting the property. See South Carolina Code 38-1-20
To be in violation: means that the reinsurance intermediary, insurer, or reinsurer for whom the reinsurance intermediary was acting failed to comply substantially with this chapter. See South Carolina Code 38-46-20
Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.
Trade secret: means :

(a) information including, but not limited to, a formula, pattern, compilation, program, device, method, technique, product, system, or process, design, prototype, procedure, or code that:

(i) derives independent economic value, actual or potential, from not being generally known to, and not being readily ascertainable by proper means by the public or any other person who can obtain economic value from its disclosure or use, and

(ii) is the subject of efforts that are reasonable under the circumstances to maintain its secrecy. See South Carolina Code 39-8-20
Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
Trial jury: A group of citizens who hear the evidence presented by both sides at trial and determine the facts in dispute. Federal criminal juries consist of 12 persons. Federal civil juries consist of six persons.
Trust account: A general term that covers all types of accounts in a trust department, such as estates, guardianships, and agencies. ^{Source: OCC}
Trust institution: means any state bank, any national bank, any building and loan association, savings association, savings and loan association, savings bank, or any trust company authorized to conduct a trust business in this State, or any trust company, authorized to act in a fiduciary capacity in this State, and under the supervision of the Comptroller of the Currency of the United States, or the Federal Reserve System, or the State Board of Bank Control of South Carolina;

(2) The term "fiduciary" means a trust institution undertaking to act alone or jointly with others primarily for the benefit of another in all matters connected with its undertaking and includes trustee, executor, administrator, guardian of estates, committee of estates of persons non compos mentis, and managing agent;

(3) The term "common trust fund" means a fund maintained by a trust institution, exclusively for the collective investment and reinvestment of moneys contributed thereto by the institution in its capacity as a fiduciary or cofiduciary and established, maintained and administered pursuant to the requirements of this article;

(4) The term "estate" or "estates" means any trust, estate or fund administered by a trust institution in a fiduciary capacity;

(5) The term "participation" means the interest of a participating estate in the common trust fund;

(6) The term "security" or "securities" means all types of property in which the trust institution is authorized to invest the assets of the common trust fund; and

(7) The term "managing agency" means the fiduciary relationship assumed by a bank upon the creation of an account so entitled which confers investment discretion on the bank and imposes upon it the fiduciary responsibilities imposed upon trustees under will or deed. See South Carolina Code 34-21-210
Trust institution: means a state or national bank, state or federal savings and loan association, or trust company authorized to act in a fiduciary capacity in this State. See South Carolina Code 40-8-30
Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
Underwriting purposes: means :

(a) rules for, or determination of, eligibility including enrollment and continued eligibility for benefits under the policy or coverage;

(b) the computation of premium or contribution amounts under the policy or coverage;

(c) the application of any preexisting condition exclusion under the policy or coverage; and

(d) other activities related to the creation, renewal, or replacement of a policy or contract of health insurance coverage. See South Carolina Code 38-93-10
Uniform Commercial Code: A set of statutes enacted by the various states to provide consistency among the states' commercial laws. It includes negotiable instruments, sales, stock transfers, trust and warehouse receipts, and bills of lading. ^{Source: OCC}
Usury: Charging an illegally high interest rate on a loan. ^{Source: OCC}
Utilization review: means a system for reviewing the necessary, appropriate, and efficient allocation of health care resources and services given or proposed to be given to a patient or group of patients. See South Carolina Code 38-70-10
Utilization review program: means an overview of the activities performed by the private review agent. See South Carolina Code 38-70-10
Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.
Verdict: The decision of a petit jury or a judge.
Victim: means any individual who suffers direct or threatened physical, psychological, or financial harm as the result of the commission or attempted commission of a criminal offense, as defined in this section. See South Carolina Code 16-3-1510
Victim: means a person who suffers direct or threatened physical, emotional, or financial harm as the result of an act by someone else, which is a crime. See South Carolina Code 16-3-1610
victim: means a person who has been subjected to the crime of trafficking in persons. See South Carolina Code 16-3-2010
Victim advocate: work with prosecutors and assist the victims of a crime.
Victim Impact Statement: A written or spoken statement by the victim or his or her representative about the physical, emotional, and financial impact of a crime on the victim. The statement is given to the court before sentencing.
Waiting period: means , with respect to a group health plan and an individual who is a potential participant or beneficiary in the plan, the period that must pass with respect to the individual before the individual is eligible to be covered for benefits under the terms of the plan. See South Carolina Code 38-74-10
Warranty: means a warranty made solely by the manufacturer, importer, or seller of property or services without charge, that is not negotiated or separated from the sale of the product, that is incidental to the sale of the product, and that guarantees indemnity for defective parts, mechanical or electrical breakdown, labor, or other remedial measures, such as repair or replacement of the property or repetition of services. See South Carolina Code 38-78-20
Witness: means a person who has been or is expected to be summoned to testify for either the prosecution or the defense or who by reason of having relevant information is subject to be called or likely to be called as a witness for the prosecution or defense for criminal offenses defined in this section, whether or not any action or proceeding has been commenced. See South Carolina Code 16-3-1510
Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.
Yarn: means a strand of textile fiber in a form suitable for weaving, knitting, braiding, felting, webbing, or otherwise fabricating into a fabric. See South Carolina Code 39-63-10