Terms Used In South Carolina Code > Title 23 > Chapter 20 - Law Enforcement Assistance and Support Act

• clerk: as used in this title , signifies the clerk of the court where the action is pending and, in the Supreme Court or court of appeals, the clerk of the county mentioned in the title of the complaint or in another county to which the court may have changed the place of trial, unless otherwise specified. See South Carolina Code 14-1-40
• Clerk of court: An officer appointed by the court to work with the chief judge in overseeing the court's administration, especially to assist in managing the flow of cases through the court and to maintain court records.
• Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
• 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}
• Law enforcement agency: means any state, county, municipal, or local law enforcement authority that enters into an agreement for the procurement of law enforcement support services. See South Carolina Code 23-20-20
• Law enforcement provider: means any in-state or out-of-state law enforcement authority that provides law enforcement services to a law enforcement agency pursuant to this chapter. See South Carolina Code 23-20-20
• Law enforcement services: means any law enforcement assistance or service performed by a certified law enforcement officer. See South Carolina Code 23-20-20
• Mutual aid agreement: means any agreement entered into on behalf of a law enforcement agency in this State for the purpose of providing the proper and prudent exercise of public safety functions across jurisdictional lines, including, but not limited to, multijurisdictional task forces, criminal investigations, patrol services, crowd control, traffic control and safety, and other emergency service situations. See South Carolina Code 23-20-20
• Oath: A promise to tell the truth.