S.C. Code Ann. § 40-53-30: Definitions.

In this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:

(1) "Internship" means the study of polygraph examinations and of the administration of polygraph examinations by a trainee under the personal supervision and control of a polygraph examiner in accordance with a course of study prescribed by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division at the commencement of internship;

(2) "Person" means any natural person, firm, association, copartnership, or corporation;

(3) "Polygraph examiner" means any person who purports to be able to detect deception or verify truth of statements through instrumentation or the use of a mechanical device;

(4) "The Division" means the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division;

(5) "Active Investigative Experience" means experience as a detective or an investigator where the act of interrogation or debriefing is practiced on a case-by-case basis.