South Carolina Statutes
§ 24-5-300 — Definitions.
For the purposes of this article:
(1)"Reserve detention officer" means a person assigned part-time detention officer duties without being regularly assigned to full-time detention officer duties and who serves in that capacity without compensation.
(2)"Director" means the detention director, jail administrator, or other manager employed for the operation of a county, municipal, or multijurisdictional local detention facility.
(3)"Responsible authority" means the sheriff, county administrator, mayor, city manager, or other appropriate official who has legal responsibility for the management of a local detention facility within a particular jurisdiction.
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 1995 Act No. 62, SECTION 1; 2010 Act No. 237, SECTION 48, eff June 11, 2010. Effect of Amendment The 2010 amendment in the definition of "Reserve detention officer" deleted "jailer or" before "detention officer" in two instances.
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