For purposes of this article:
(1) "Victim service provider" means a person:
(a) who is employed by a local government or state agency and whose job duties involve providing victim assistance as mandated by South Carolina law; or
(b) whose job duties involve providing direct services to victims and who is employed by an organization that is incorporated in South Carolina, holds a certificate of authority in South Carolina, or is registered as a charitable organization in South Carolina, and the organization's mission is victim assistance or advocacy and the organization is privately funded or receives funds from federal, state, or local governments to provide services to victims.
"Victim service provider" does not include a municipal court judge, magistrates court judge, circuit court judge, special circuit court judge, or family court judge.
(2) "Witness" means a person who has been or is expected to be summoned to testify for the prosecution or who by reason of having relevant information is subject to call or likely to be called as a witness for the prosecution, whether or not an action or proceeding is commenced.
HISTORY: 1984 Act No. 489, Section 2; 1988 Act No. 405, Section 3; 2008 Act No. 271, Section 3, eff January 1, 2009; 2010 Act No. 293, Section 1, eff August 27, 2010. Formerly Section 16-3-1400, renumbered by 2017 Act No. 96 (S.289), Section 6, eff July 1, 2017.
Editor's Note
Prior Laws: Former Section 16-3-1420 was titled Director, and had the following history: 1984 Act No. 489, Section 2; 2008 Act No. 271, Section 3, eff January 1, 2009.
Effect of Amendment
2017 Act No. 96, Pt. II, Section 6, reenacted former Section 16-3-1400 as Section 16-3-1420.
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