Terms Used In South Carolina Code > Title 23 > Chapter 4 > Article 5 - Juvenile Justice Advisory Council

• Advisory Council: means the Juvenile Justice Advisory Council. See South Carolina Code 23-4-20
• Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
• bank: includes building and loan associations. See South Carolina Code 34-5-10
• Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. ^{Source: OCC}
• Committee: means the Governor's Committee on Criminal Justice, Crime and Delinquency. See South Carolina Code 23-4-20
• 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.
• Donor: The person who makes a gift.
• Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
• 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.
• Office: means the Division of Public Safety Programs, Office of the Governor. See South Carolina Code 23-4-20
• 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.
• Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
• Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.