§ 54-7-10 Custody and notice of unclaimed stranded goods
§ 54-7-20 Sale of unclaimed stranded goods
§ 54-7-30 Repelling entry into stranded vessels; carrying away saved goods
§ 54-7-40 Issuance of warrants for stolen goods; penalty for retention
§ 54-7-50 Salvage allowed informer
§ 54-7-60 Restoration of goods taken from vessel; reward; penalty for offering for sale
§ 54-7-100 Hunley Commission established; coordinates exempt from disclosure
§ 54-7-110 Caption to be added to certain films relating to the Hunley

Terms Used In South Carolina Code > Title 54 > Chapter 7 > Article 1 - General Provisions

  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • 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
  • Intestate: Dying without leaving a will.
  • 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.
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.