Terms Used In South Carolina Code > Title 44 > Chapter 43 > Article 13 - Donate Life South Carolina

• 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.
• Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
• collection: means to facilitate the delivery of a covered television device or covered computer monitor device to a collection site included in the manufacturer's program, and to transport the covered television device or covered computer monitor device for recovery. See South Carolina Code 48-60-20
• Collector: means a person who collects a covered television device or covered computer monitor device at any program collection site or one-day collection event and prepares them for transport. See South Carolina Code 48-60-20
• Computer manufacturer: means a person who:
  
  (a) manufactures a covered computer device under its own brand for sale or without affixing a brand;
  
  (b) sells in this State a covered computer device produced by another supplier under its own brand or label;
  
  (c) imports covered computer devices; provided, that if a company from which an importer purchases a covered computer device has a presence or assets in the United States, that company must be considered the manufacturer; or
  
  (d) manufactures a covered computer device, supplies a covered computer device to a person within a distribution network that includes wholesalers or retailers in this State, and benefits from the sale of a covered device through that distribution network. See South Carolina Code 48-60-20
• Computer monitor manufacturer: means a person who:
  
  (a) manufactures a covered computer monitor device under its own brand for sale or without affixing a brand;
  
  (b) sells in this State a covered computer monitor device produced by another supplier under its own brand or label;
  
  (c) imports covered computer monitor devices; provided, that if a company from which an importer purchases a covered computer monitor device has a presence or assets in the United States, that company must be considered the manufacturer; or
  
  (d) manufactures a covered computer monitor device, supplies a covered computer monitor device to a person within a distribution network that includes wholesalers or retailers in this State, and benefits from the sale of a covered device through that distribution network. See South Carolina Code 48-60-20
• Consumer: means an occupant of a single-detached dwelling unit or a single unit of a multiple dwelling unit who has used a covered device primarily for personal or home business use. See South Carolina Code 48-60-20
• 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.
• Covered computer device: means a desktop, laptop or notebook computer, or a printing device marketed and intended for use by a consumer, but does not include a covered television device or covered computer monitor device. See South Carolina Code 48-60-20
• Covered computer monitor device: means an electronic device that is a cathode-ray tube or flat panel display primarily intended to display information from a computer and is used by a consumer. See South Carolina Code 48-60-20
• Covered devices: means a covered computer device, covered computer monitor device, and a covered television device marketed and intended for use by a consumer. See South Carolina Code 48-60-20
• Covered television device: means an electronic device that contains a cathode-ray tube or flat panel screen the size of which is greater than four inches when measured diagonally and is intended to receive video programming via broadcast, cable, satellite, Internet, or other mode of video transmission or to receive video from surveillance or other similar cameras marketed and intended for use by a consumer primarily for personal purposes. See South Carolina Code 48-60-20
• Department: means the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control. See South Carolina Code 48-60-20
• Desktop computer: means an electronic, magnetic, optical, electrochemical, or other high-speed data processing device performing logical, arithmetic, or storage functions for general purpose needs that are met through interaction with a number of software programs contained therein, and that is not designed to exclusively perform a specific type of logical, arithmetic, or storage function or other limited or specialized application. See South Carolina Code 48-60-20
• Donor: The person who makes a gift.
• Manufacturer clearinghouse: means an entity that prepares and submits a manufacturer electronic waste program plan to the department, and oversees the manufacturer electronic waste program, on behalf of a group of two or more manufacturers cooperating with one another to collectively establish and operate an electronic waste program for the purpose of complying with this chapter and that collectively represent at least fifty-one percent of the manufacturers' total obligations pursuant to this chapter for a program year. See South Carolina Code 48-60-20
• Manufacturer electronic waste program: means any program established, financed, and operated by a manufacturer, individually or collectively as part of a manufacturer clearinghouse, to transport and subsequently recycle, in accordance with the requirements of this act, covered televisions and computer monitor devices collected at program collection sites and one-day collection events. See South Carolina Code 48-60-20
• Notebook computer: means an electronic, magnetic, optical, electrochemical, or other high-speed data processing device performing logical, arithmetic, or storage functions for general purpose needs that are met through interaction with a number of software programs contained therein, and that is not designed to exclusively perform a specific type of logical, arithmetic, or storage function or other limited or specialized application. See South Carolina Code 48-60-20
• One-day collection event: means a one-day event used as a substitute for a program collection site pursuant to § 48-60-56. See South Carolina Code 48-60-20
• 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, business entity, partnership, limited liability company, corporation, not-for-profit corporation, association, government entity, public benefit corporation, or public authority. See South Carolina Code 48-60-20
• Printing device: means desktop printers, multifunction printer copiers, and printer/fax combinations taken out of service from a residence that are designed to reside on a work surface, and include various print technologies including, without limitation, laser and LED (electrographic), ink jet, dot matrix, thermal, and digital sublimation, and "multifunction" or "all-in-one" devices that perform different tasks including, without limitation, copying, scanning, faxing, and printing. See South Carolina Code 48-60-20
• Program collection site: means a physical location that is included in a manufacturer electronic waste program and at which covered television devices or covered computer monitor devices are collected and prepared for transport by a collector during a program year in accordance with the requirements of this chapter. See South Carolina Code 48-60-20
• Program year: means the calendar year. See South Carolina Code 48-60-20
• Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
• Retail collection site: means a private sector collection site operated by a retailer collecting on behalf of a manufacturer. See South Carolina Code 48-60-20
• Retail sale: means the sale of a new product through a sales outlet, the Internet, mail order, or otherwise, whether or not the seller has a physical presence in this State. See South Carolina Code 48-60-20
• Retailer: means a person engaged in retail sales. See South Carolina Code 48-60-20
• sell: means a transfer for consideration of title including, but not limited to, transactions conducted through sales outlets, catalogs, or the Internet or any other similar electronic means, but does not mean leases. See South Carolina Code 48-60-20
• Tablet computer: means an electronic, magnetic, optical, electrochemical, or other high-speed data processing device performing logical, arithmetic, or storage functions for general purpose needs that are met through interaction with a number of software programs contained therein, and that is not designed to exclusively perform a specific type of logical, arithmetic, or storage function or other limited or specialized application. See South Carolina Code 48-60-20
• Television: means an electronic device that contains a cathode-ray tube or flat panel screen the size of which is greater than four inches when measured diagonally and is intended to receive video programming via broadcast, cable, satellite, Internet, or other mode of video transmission or to receive video from surveillance or other similar cameras. See South Carolina Code 48-60-20
• Television manufacturer: means a person who:
  
  (a) manufactures covered television devices under a brand that it licenses or owns for sale in this State;
  
  (b) manufactures covered television devices without affixing a brand for sale in this State;
  
  (c) resells into this State a covered television device under a brand it owns or licenses produced by other suppliers, including retail establishments that sell covered television devices under a brand the retailer owns or licenses;
  
  (d) imports covered television devices; provided, that if a company from which an importer purchases a covered device has a presence or assets in the United States, that company must be considered the manufacturer;
  
  (e) manufactures covered television devices, supplies them to a person or persons within a distribution network that includes wholesalers or retailers in this State and benefits from the sale in this State of those covered television devices through the distribution network; or
  
  (f) assumes the responsibilities and obligations of a television manufacturer pursuant to this chapter. See South Carolina Code 48-60-20