Terms Used In South Carolina Code > Title 56 > Chapter 14 - Regulation of Manufacturers, Distributors and Dealers of Recreational Vehicles

• 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.
• Appurtenant works: include , but are not limited to, structures such as spillways, either in the dam or separate from it, low-level outlet works, and water conduits. See South Carolina Code 49-11-120
• 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
• Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
• Authority: means the South Carolina Disaster Recovery Office within the South Carolina Office of Resilience. See South Carolina Code 48-62-310
• 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.
• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• Conservation easement: means an interest in real property as defined in Chapter 8 of Title 27, the South Carolina Conservation Easement Act of 1991. See South Carolina Code 48-62-310
• 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.
• Dam: means an artificial barrier with appurtenant works, including, but not limited to, dams, levees, dikes, or floodwalls for the impoundment or diversion of waters or other fluids where failure may cause danger to life or property. See South Carolina Code 49-11-120
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Danger to life or property: means a situation exists where the hazard potential as determined by the department is such that dam failure or improper reservoir operation may cause injury to persons, loss of human life, or damage to property. See South Carolina Code 49-11-120
• 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
• Department: means the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control or its staff or agents. See South Carolina Code 49-11-120
• Districts: means the soil and water conservation districts of this State. See South Carolina Code 49-11-120
• Eligible fund recipient: means :
  
  (a) the State of South Carolina and any agency, commission, or instrumentality of the State;
  
  (b) local governments of the State and any agency, commission, or instrumentality of the local government; and
  
  (c) land trusts operating within the State accredited by the Land Trust Accreditation Commission, an independent program of the Land Trust Alliance that provides independent verification that land trusts meet the high standards of land conservation, stewardship, and nonprofit management in the nationally recognized Land Trust Standards and Practices. See South Carolina Code 48-62-310
• 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.
• Family member: means a spouse, child, grandchild, parent, sibling, niece, nephew, or the spouse thereof. 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
• 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.
• Floodplain restoration: means any activity undertaken to reestablish the hydrology and ecology of the floodplain to its natural state. See South Carolina Code 48-62-310
• 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
• Fund: means the South Carolina Resilience Revolving Fund. See South Carolina Code 48-62-310
• 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}
• Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
• Interest rate: The amount paid by a borrower to a lender in exchange for the use of the lender's money for a certain period of time. Interest is paid on loans or on debt instruments, such as notes or bonds, either at regular intervals or as part of a lump sum payment when the issue matures. ^{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.
• 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
• Loan: means a loan from the authority to an eligible fund recipient for the purpose of financing all or a portion of the cost of a project. See South Carolina Code 48-62-310
• Loan agreement: means a written agreement between the authority and a project sponsor with respect to a loan. See South Carolina Code 48-62-310
• Local government: means any county, city, town, municipal corporation, authority, district, commission, or political subdivision created by the General Assembly or established pursuant to the laws of this State. See South Carolina Code 48-62-310
• 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
• Nolo contendere: No contest-has the same effect as a plea of guilty, as far as the criminal sentence is concerned, but may not be considered as an admission of guilt for any other purpose.
• Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
• Office: means the South Carolina Office of Resilience. See South Carolina Code 48-62-10
• Office: means the South Carolina Office of Resilience. See South Carolina Code 48-62-310
• Order: means a written document prepared and issued by the department which mandates specific actions to be accomplished by a dam owner within a specified time frame. See South Carolina Code 49-11-120
• Owner: means those who own, control, operate, maintain, manage, or propose to construct a dam or reservoir. See South Carolina Code 49-11-120
• 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
• 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.
• Proposed project: means a plan submitted to the authority by an eligible fund recipient for the use of loan funds. See South Carolina Code 48-62-310
• Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
• 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
• Removal: means destruction or breaching of an existing dam or drainage of water impoundment or reservoir. See South Carolina Code 49-11-120
• Repetitive loss: means a residence that sustained two or more incidents of weather-related flooding causing damages over one thousand dollars each within a period of ten consecutive years. See South Carolina Code 48-62-310
• Reservoir: means a reservoir which contains the impoundment of water by a dam or reservoir. See South Carolina Code 49-11-120
• Restrictive covenant: means a recorded covenant that imposes activity and use limitations on real property. See South Carolina Code 48-62-310
• Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
• 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
• Transient customer: means a customer who is temporarily traveling through a dealer's area of sales responsibility. 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
• Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
• Unsafe: means the condition of the dam is such that repairs or alterations are necessary to reduce the risk of dam failure. See South Carolina Code 49-11-120
• Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.
• 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