Definitions.
S.C. Code Ann. § 24-5-300
in effectFor 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. 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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