South Carolina Code 24-21-1110. Definitions
(A) "Adult" means both individuals legally classified as adults and juveniles treated as adults by court order, statute, or operation of law.
Terms Used In South Carolina Code 24-21-1110
- 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.
- 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.
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
(B) "By-laws" mean those by-laws established by the Interstate Commission for its governance, or for directing or controlling the Interstate Commission’s actions or conduct.
(C) "Compact administrator" means the individual in each compacting state appointed to administer and manage the state’s supervision and transfer of offenders subject to the terms of this compact and the rules adopted by the Interstate Commission.
(D) "Compacting state" means any state which has enacted the enabling legislation for this compact.
(E) "Commissioner" means the voting representative of each compacting state appointed pursuant to § 24-21-1120 and this compact.
(F) "Interstate Commission" means the Interstate Commission for Adult Offender Supervision.
(G) "Member" means the commissioner of a compacting state or designee, who must be a person officially connected with the commissioner.
(H) "Noncompacting state" means a state which has not enacted the enabling legislation for this compact.
(I) "Offender" means an adult placed under, or subject to supervision as the result of the commission of a criminal offense and released to the community under the jurisdiction of a court, paroling authority, corrections, or other criminal justice agency.
(J) "Person" means any individual, corporation, business enterprise, or other legal entity, either public or private.
(K) "Rules" means acts of the Interstate Commission, promulgated pursuant to § 24-21-1160 of this compact, substantially affecting interested parties in addition to the Interstate Commission, which have the force and effect of law in the compacting states.
(L) "State" means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, and any territorial possession of the United States.
(M) "State Council" means the resident members of the state council for Interstate Adult Offender Supervision created by each state under § 24-21-1120.