§ 44-23-210 Transfer of confined persons to or between mental health or intellectual disability facility
§ 44-23-220 Admission of persons in jail
§ 44-23-240 Causing unwarranted confinement
§ 44-23-250 Signature of director of state mental health facility defined
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Terms Used In South Carolina Code > Title 44 > Chapter 23 > Article 3 - Detention, Confinement, and Transfer of Confined Persons

  • Department: means the South Carolina Department of Mental Health. See South Carolina Code 44-23-10
  • Director: means the Director of the South Carolina Department of Mental Health. See South Carolina Code 44-23-10
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • facility: means any hospital, clinic, or other institution maintained by the department. See South Carolina Code 44-23-10
  • 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.
  • legal guardian: means a person who legally has the care and management of the person of one who is not sui juris. See South Carolina Code 44-23-10
  • Licensed physician: means an individual licensed under the laws of this State to practice medicine or a medical officer of the government of the United States while in this State in the performance of official duties. See South Carolina Code 44-23-10
  • Parent: means natural parent, adoptive parent, stepparent, or person with legal custody. See South Carolina Code 44-23-10
  • Patient: means a person who seeks hospitalization or treatment under the provisions of this chapter, Chapter 9, Chapter 11, Chapter 13, Article 1 of Chapter 15, Chapter 17, Chapter 27, Chapter 48, and Chapter 52 or any person for whom such hospitalization or treatment is sought. See South Carolina Code 44-23-10
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.