§ 23-23-10 Purpose; definitions
§ 23-23-20 South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy
§ 23-23-30 South Carolina Law Enforcement Training Council; members; terms
§ 23-23-40 Certification requirement
§ 23-23-50 Continuing Law Enforcement Education Credits (CLEEC) in domestic violence requirement; guidelines for exemptions
§ 23-23-55 Continuing law enforcement education credits in mental health or addictive disorders
§ 23-23-60 Certificates of compliance; information to be submitted relating to qualification of candidates for certification; expiration of certificate
§ 23-23-70 Certificates to be issued to certain officers appointed as chiefs and certain retired law enforcement officers
§ 23-23-80 South Carolina Law Enforcement Training Council; powers and duties
§ 23-23-85 Establishment of required minimum standards for all law enforcement agencies; punitive actions
§ 23-23-90 Internal documents relating to requirements or administration of chapter as basis for court action
§ 23-23-100 Compliance orders; penalties
§ 23-23-110 Law enforcement in municipality with single officer when officer attending training
§ 23-23-115 Training of officers with Savannah River Site Law Enforcement Department
§ 23-23-120 Reimbursement for training costs
§ 23-23-130 Retention of academy-generated revenue
§ 23-23-140 Patrol canine teams, certification
§ 23-23-150 Adjudication of allegations of misconduct
§ 23-23-160 Compliance Division; responsibilities
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Terms Used In South Carolina Code > Title 23 > Chapter 23 - Law Enforcement Training Council and Criminal Justice Academy

  • Adjourn: A motion to adjourn a legislative chamber or a committee, if passed, ends that day's session.
  • 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.
  • Allegation: something that someone says happened.
  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • 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
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
  • 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.
  • Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • 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.
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • 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.
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • 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.
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • property: as used in this Title , includes property, real and personal. See South Carolina Code 14-1-10
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
  • real estate: as used in this Title , are coextensive with lands, tenements and hereditaments. See South Carolina Code 14-1-20
  • 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.
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.