South Carolina Code 1-23-505. Definitions
(1) "Administrative law judge" means a judge of the South Carolina Administrative Law Court created pursuant to § 1-23-500.
Terms Used In South Carolina Code 1-23-505
- Administrative law judge: means a judge of the South Carolina Administrative Law Court created pursuant to § 1-23-500. See South Carolina Code 1-23-505
- Agency: means a state agency, department, board, or commission whose action is the subject of a contested case hearing or an appellate proceeding heard by an administrative law judge, or a public hearing on a proposed regulation presided over by an administrative law judge. See South Carolina Code 1-23-505
- Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
- Contested case: means a proceeding including, but not restricted to, ratemaking, price fixing, and licensing, in which the legal rights, duties, or privileges of a party are required by law or by Article I, Section 22, Constitution of the State of South Carolina, 1895, to be determined by an agency or the Administrative Law Court after an opportunity for hearing. See South Carolina Code 1-23-505
- 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.
- License: includes the whole or part of any agency permit, franchise, certificate, approval, registration, charter, or similar form of permission required by law, but does not include a license required solely for revenue purposes. See South Carolina Code 1-23-505
- 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.
- Party: means each person or agency named or admitted as a party, or properly seeking and entitled as of right to be admitted as a party. See South Carolina Code 1-23-505
- Person: means any individual, partnership, corporation, association, governmental subdivision, or public or private organization of any character other than an agency. See South Carolina Code 1-23-505
(2) "Agency" means a state agency, department, board, or commission whose action is the subject of a contested case hearing or an appellate proceeding heard by an administrative law judge, or a public hearing on a proposed regulation presided over by an administrative law judge.
(3) "Contested case" means a proceeding including, but not restricted to, ratemaking, price fixing, and licensing, in which the legal rights, duties, or privileges of a party are required by law or by Article I, Section 22, Constitution of the State of South Carolina, 1895, to be determined by an agency or the Administrative Law Court after an opportunity for hearing.
(4) "License" includes the whole or part of any agency permit, franchise, certificate, approval, registration, charter, or similar form of permission required by law, but does not include a license required solely for revenue purposes.
(5) "Party" means each person or agency named or admitted as a party, or properly seeking and entitled as of right to be admitted as a party.
(6) "Person" means any individual, partnership, corporation, association, governmental subdivision, or public or private organization of any character other than an agency.