§ 44-31-100 Legislative findings; purpose of article
§ 44-31-105 Emergency order; contents; enforcement; hearings on release
§ 44-31-110 Emergency order for commitment of person with active tuberculosis; petition; waiver of notice
§ 44-31-120 Commitment of tuberculosis patient; duration
§ 44-31-130 Appeal of commitment; no stay pending appeal available
§ 44-31-140 Isolation or forcible detention
§ 44-31-150 Detention in local detention facility limited
§ 44-31-160 Report of leave without permission; judge to order sheriff to return patient to facility or secure prison facility
§ 44-31-170 Requirement of certification of danger by two physicians for compulsory treatment; examination not compulsory treatment
§ 44-31-190 Construction and application of article
§ 44-31-200 Promulgation of regulations authorized

Terms Used In South Carolina Code > Title 44 > Chapter 31 > Article 3 - Emergency Detention and Commitment of Tuberculosis Patients

  • 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.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • forest fire: as used in this chapter , means any fire burning uncontrolled on any land covered wholly or in part by timber, brush, grass or other inflammable vegetation. See South Carolina Code 48-33-30
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Prescribed fire: means a controlled fire applied to forest, brush, or grassland vegetative fuels under specified environmental conditions and precautions which cause the fire to be confined to a predetermined area and allow accomplishment of the planned land management objectives. See South Carolina Code 48-34-20
  • Probate: Proving a will