South Carolina Code > Title 23 > Chapter 4 > Article 9 – Office of Criminal Justice Programs
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- Committee: means the Governor's Committee on Criminal Justice, Crime and Delinquency. See South Carolina Code 23-4-20
- 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
- Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
- Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.