§ 23-3-10 Creation, chief and personnel of South Carolina Law Enforcement Division
§ 23-3-15 Additional jurisdiction, authority and responsibilities; exclusive authority; other agencies or departments to assist SLED
§ 23-3-20 Bond and oath of chief and agents; reappointment
§ 23-3-25 Assignment of personnel; divisions
§ 23-3-30 Supervision of security personnel employed by State
§ 23-3-40 Recordation and classification of fingerprints taken in criminal investigations
§ 23-3-45 Acceptance of fingerprints of applicants for admission to bar; exchange of records with Board of Law Examiners
§ 23-3-47 South Carolina Commission on National and Community Service; criminal background checks
§ 23-3-50 Revenue from certain fees and licenses to be remitted to State Treasurer
§ 23-3-55 Expenditure of revenue
§ 23-3-65 South Carolina Law Enforcement Assistance Program to provide counseling services and other support services
§ 23-3-70 Plain language communications requirements for local and state emergency, fire, and law enforcement agencies
§ 23-3-75 Administrative subpoena to a financial institution, public or private utility, or communications provider; disclosure; privacy of information; regulations; applicable federal law
§ 23-3-85 Confidential communications

Terms Used In South Carolina Code > Title 23 > Chapter 3 > Article 1 - General Provisions

  • 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.
  • Affirmed: In the practice of the appellate courts, the decree or order is declared valid and will stand as rendered in the lower court.
  • Concurrent resolution: A legislative measure, designated "S. Con. Res." and numbered consecutively upon introduction, generally employed to address the sentiments of both chambers, to deal with issues or matters affecting both houses, such as a concurrent budget resolution, or to create a temporary joint committee. Concurrent resolutions are not submitted to the President/Governor and thus do not have the force of law.
  • 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.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • 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.
  • Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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.
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.