Terms Used In South Carolina Code > Title 50 > Chapter 19 > Article 31 - Fishing in Lake Marion, Lake Moultrie, the Diversion Canal, the Tail Canal, and Certain Portions of Congaree and Wateree Rivers

• 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.
• Board: means the Board of Commissioners of the South Carolina Lottery Commission. See South Carolina Code 59-150-20
• Commission: means the South Carolina Lottery Commission. See South Carolina Code 59-150-20
• 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.
• Department: means the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources unless otherwise stated. See South Carolina Code 50-5-15
• Escrow: Money given to a third party to be held for payment until certain conditions are met.
• Fish: means finfish, shellfish including mollusks, crustaceans, horseshoe crabs, whelks (conchs), turtles, and terrapin or products thereof. See South Carolina Code 50-5-15
• Immediate family: means a person who is:
  
  (a) a spouse;
  
  (b) a child residing in the same household; or
  
  (c) claimed as a dependent for income tax purposes. See South Carolina Code 59-150-20
• 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.
• Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
• Lottery retailer: means a person who sells lottery game tickets or shares on behalf of the South Carolina Lottery Commission pursuant to a contract. See South Carolina Code 59-150-20
• Lottery vendor: means a person who provides or proposes to provide goods or services to the South Carolina Lottery Commission pursuant to a procurement contract, but does not include an employee of the commission, a lottery retailer, or a state agency or instrumentality of the State. See South Carolina Code 59-150-20
• members: means a Commissioner or Commissioners of the Board of the South Carolina Lottery Commission. See South Carolina Code 59-150-20
• Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
• 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 an individual, corporation, partnership, unincorporated association, or other legal entity. See South Carolina Code 59-150-20
• 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.
• Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.