Section 24-5-300 - DefinitionsFor 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.Amended by 2010 S.C. Acts, Act No. 237 (SB 217), s 48, eff. 6/11/2010.1995 Act No. 62, Section 1.