South Carolina
Every law and rule change USCLI tracks for South Carolina, across the professions, on one page. Each entry links to its full write-up and official sources.
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Licensing Law Tracker
South Carolina licenses private investigation businesses, and registers the investigators they employ, through the State Law Enforcement Division (SLED). No law or rule changed investigator licensing from 2023 through October 2026; the one amendment to the licensing chapter concerned school security. Bills on investigator confidentiality and unlawful tracking died in committee.
Full South Carolina page: every change, its sources, and what has not changed (1 entry).
School security amendments; investigator provisions unchanged
Lets public school districts use armed security personnel if the district obtains a proprietary security license, adds security officer rules for schools (40-18-60(A)(3), 40-18-80(A)(3)), and removes school districts from the government-employee exception…
Officer Certification Tracker
The Officer Certification Tracker has not published a South Carolina page yet. See the states it covers.
Forensic Science Tracker
The Forensic Science Tracker has not published a South Carolina page yet. See the states it covers.
Last updated October 18, 2026Source: United States Council for Law & Investigation