(A) The Chief of SLED has the following powers and duties as they relate to the practice of security businesses:

(1) to determine the qualifications of applicants for licenses or registration under this chapter;

(2) to promulgate regulations necessary to carry out this chapter;

(3) to investigate alleged violations of this chapter and regulations promulgated by SLED;

(4) to establish and enforce standards governing the safety and conduct of persons licensed and registered under this chapter;

(5) to provide, with the advice and consent of the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy, for the curriculum, training, and certification of training officers, and to approve the curriculum utilized by licensees for the training of their security officers to ensure that security officers have the requisite knowledge and skills necessary to carry out their duties in the private security business. The fee for the training of security company training officers must be determined by the designated training facility and be retained by the facility to defray the costs of conducting the training; and

(6) to certify and register company training officers.

(B) The Chief of SLED has the following powers and duties as they relate to the practice of private investigation businesses:

(1) to determine the eligibility of applicants for licenses and registration under this chapter;

(2) to investigate alleged violations of this chapter and regulations promulgated by SLED;

(3) to promulgate regulations necessary to carry out this chapter; and

(4) to require training necessary to provide for competent delivery of services to the public;

(C) SLED must keep a record of all information received from other states and the United States Department of Justice pertaining to criminal identification systems. SLED must cooperate with other jurisdictions in criminal identification.

(D) Fingerprint cards submitted to SLED pursuant to Sections 40-18-50, 40-18-60, 40-18-70, and 40-18-100 must be submitted by SLED to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to facilitate a national criminal records check of the applicant.

HISTORY: 2000 Act No. 372, Section 1; 2002 Act No. 339, Section 31; 2006 Act No. 317, Section 6; 2008 Act No. 335, Section 11.