§ 24-1-10 Construction of references to “State Penitentiary,” “Penitentiary,” and “Director of the Department of Corrections”
§ 24-1-20 Declaration of policy
§ 24-1-30 Department of Corrections created; functions
§ 24-1-40 Department to be governed by appointed director; filling of vacancies; director subject to removal
§ 24-1-90 Director authorized to make rules and regulations
§ 24-1-100 Qualifications of director of prison system
§ 24-1-110 Employment and discharge of other personnel
§ 24-1-120 Bonds of director and other personnel
§ 24-1-130 Management and control of prison system
§ 24-1-140 Director empowered to make rules and regulations; separation and classification of prisoners
§ 24-1-145 Transfer or exchange of foreign convicted offenders
§ 24-1-150 Annual inventory and report of prison system property; statement of fiscal affairs of system
§ 24-1-160 Periodic reports from departments, officers and employees
§ 24-1-170 Financial records
§ 24-1-210 Department to prosecute violations relating to treatment of convicts
§ 24-1-220 Suits to be brought in name of director
§ 24-1-230 Director may purchase or condemn lands for constructing building or sewer or water line
§ 24-1-250 Sale of timber and horticultural products; utilization of funds
§ 24-1-252 Retention and use of proceeds from sale of surplus products produced by farm program
§ 24-1-260 Use of fees collected in clinical pastoral training program
§ 24-1-270 Trespass or loitering on or refusal to leave State correctional properties prohibited
§ 24-1-280 Employees of Department of Corrections, Department of Juvenile Justice, or Department of Mental Health as peace officers
§ 24-1-285 Organ and tissue donation program
§ 24-1-290 Employment of inmates through prison industries program; development of marketing plan; certification by Department of Commerce as to unfair competitive wage disadvantage; publication of notice
§ 24-1-295 Employment of inmates for work involving exportation of products; deductions from wages
§ 24-1-300 Unlawful operation of unmanned aerial vehicle near Department of Corrections facility; penalties; exclusions
§ 24-1-310 Designation of detention and correctional facilities as fixed-state facilities
§ 24-1-320 List of designated sites and unmanned aerial vehicle boundaries
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Terms Used In South Carolina Code > Title 24 > Chapter 1 - Department of Corrections

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  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
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  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
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  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • 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.
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  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • property: as used in this Title , includes both real and personal property. See South Carolina Code 15-1-50
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  • Remand: When an appellate court sends a case back to a lower court for further proceedings.
  • Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
  • Verdict: The decision of a petit jury or a judge.