Terms Used In South Carolina Code > Title 48 > Chapter 62 > Article 1 - South Carolina Office of Resilience

• 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.
• Area of sales responsibility: means the geographical area, agreed to by the dealer and the manufacturer in the manufacturer/dealer agreement, within which area the dealer has the exclusive right to display or sell the manufacturer's new recreational vehicles of a particular line make to the retail public. See South Carolina Code 56-14-10
• Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
• Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• 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.
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Dealer: means any person, firm, corporation, or business entity licensed or required to be licensed under this chapter to sell new recreational vehicles to the retail public. See South Carolina Code 56-14-10
• Department: means the South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles. See South Carolina Code 56-14-10
• Fifth-wheel trailer: means a vehicle mounted on wheels designed to provide temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, or travel use that complies with all applicable federal vehicle regulations and is of such size and weight as to not require a special highway movement permit when towed by a motorized vehicle equipped with a towing mechanism that is mounted above or forward of the tow vehicle's rear axle. See South Carolina Code 56-14-10
• Folding camping trailer: means a vehicle mounted on wheels designed to provide temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, or travel use that complies with all applicable federal vehicle regulations and is constructed with collapsible partial side walls that fold for towing by another vehicle. See South Carolina Code 56-14-10
• Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
• Fund: means the Disaster Relief and Resilience Reserve Fund. See South Carolina Code 48-62-10
• 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}
• 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.
• Line make: means a specific series of recreational vehicle products that:
  
  (a) are identified by a common series trade name or trademark;
  
  (b) are targeted to a particular market segment, as determined by their decor, features, equipment, size, weight, and price range;
  
  (c) have lengths and interior floor plans that distinguish the recreational vehicles from other recreational vehicles with substantially the same decor, equipment, features, price, and weight;
  
  (d) belong to a single, distinct classification of recreational vehicle product type having a substantial degree of commonality in the construction of the chassis, frame, and body; and
  
  (e) the manufacturer/dealer agreement authorizes a dealer to sell. See South Carolina Code 56-14-10
• Manufacturer: means any person, firm, corporation, or business entity that engages in the manufacturing of recreational vehicles. See South Carolina Code 56-14-10
• Motorhome: means a self-propelled vehicle designed to provide temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, or travel use that complies with all applicable federal vehicle regulations. See South Carolina Code 56-14-10
• New recreational vehicle: means a recreational vehicle that has never been sold to the retail public nor titled or registered in any state. See South Carolina Code 56-14-10
• Office: means the South Carolina Office of Resilience. See South Carolina Code 48-62-10
• 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.
• Person: means a natural person, corporation, partnership, trust, or other entity, and in case of an entity, includes any other entity in which it has a majority interest or effectively controls, as well as the individual officers, directors, and other persons in active control of the activities of each such entity. See South Carolina Code 56-14-10
• Recreational vehicle: means a motorhome, travel trailer, fifth-wheel trailer, or folding camping trailer designed to provide temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, or travel use, as defined herein. See South Carolina Code 56-14-10
• Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
• Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
• Supplier: means any person, firm, corporation, or business entity that engages in the manufacturing of recreational vehicle parts, accessories, or components. See South Carolina Code 56-14-10
• Travel trailer: means a vehicle mounted on wheels designed to provide temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, or travel use that complies with all applicable federal vehicle regulations and is of such size and weight as to not require a special highway movement permit when towed by a motorized vehicle. See South Carolina Code 56-14-10
• Warrantor: means any person, firm, corporation, or business entity, including any manufacturer or supplier that provides a written warranty to the consumer in connection with a new recreational vehicle or a part, accessory, or component. See South Carolina Code 56-14-10