The Private Investigations, Security Licenses, and Security Registration section provides links and information for South Carolina citizens concerning the following: Private Investigative business and employee licensing, Contract Security business and employee licensing, and Proprietary Security business and employee licensing information. Links to all applicable forms and Security company updates and notifications. Information and direct links to the South Carolina Technical schools that offer Safeguard SC Basic & Plus instructor training, firearms instructor training, annual Safeguard SC Basic & Plus in-service and annual firearms recertification classes.
PRIVACY ACT STATEMENT
Authority: The FBI’s acquisition, preservation, and exchange of fingerprints and associated information is generally authorized under 28 U.S.C. 534. Depending on the nature of your application, supplemental authorities include Federal statutes, State statutes pursuant to Pub. L. 92-544, Presidential Executive Orders, and federal regulations. Providing your fingerprints and associated information is voluntary; however, failure to do so may affect completion or approval of your application. Principal Purpose: Certain determinations, such as employment, licensing, and security clearances, may be predicated on fingerprint-based background checks. Your fingerprints and associated information/biometrics may be provided to the employing, investigating, or otherwise responsible agency, and/or the FBI for the purpose of comparing your fingerprints to other fingerprints in the FBI’s Next Generation Identification (NGI) system or its successor systems (including civil, criminal, and latent fingerprint repositories) or other available records of the employing, investigating, or otherwise responsible agency. The FBI may retain your fingerprints and associated information/biometrics in NGI after the completion of this application and, while retained, your fingerprints may continue to be compared against other fingerprints submitted to or retained by NGI.
Routine Uses: During the processing of this application and for as long thereafter as your fingerprints and associated information/biometrics are retained in NGI, your information may be disclosed pursuant to your consent, and may be disclosed without your consent as permitted by the Privacy Act of 1974 and all applicable Routine Uses as may be published at any time in the Federal Register, including the Routine Uses for the NGI system and the FBI’s Blanket Routine Uses. Routine uses include, but are not limited to, disclosures to: employing, governmental or authorized non-governmental agencies responsible for employment, contracting, licensing, security clearances, and other suitability determinations; local, state, tribal, or federal law enforcement agencies; criminal justice agencies; and agencies responsible for national security or public safety.
Applicant Notification and Record Challenge Your fingerprints will be used to check the criminal history records of the FBI. You have the opportunity to complete or challenge the accuracy of the information contained in the FBI identification record. The procedure for obtaining a change, correction, or update an FBI identification record are set forth in Title 28, CFR, 16.34.
You can find additional information on the FBI website at https://www.ĩi.gov/about-us/cjis/background-checks
NONCRIMINAL JUSTICE APPLICANT’S PRIVACY RIGHTS
As an applicant who is the subject of a national fingerprint-based criminal history record check for a noncriminal justice purpose (such as an application for employment or a license, an immigration or naturalization matter, security clearance, or adoption), you have certain rights which are discussed below. All notices must be provided to you in writing. 1 These obligations are pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974, Title 5, United States Code (U.S.C.) Section 552a, and Title 28 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), 50.12, among other authorities.
- You must be provided an adequate written FBI Privacy Act Statement (dated 2013 or later) when you submit your fingerprints and associated personal information. This Privacy Act Statement must explain the authority for collecting your fingerprints and associated information and whether your fingerprints and associated information will be searched, shared, or retained.
- You must be advised in writing of the procedures for obtaining a change, correction, or update of your FBI criminal history record as set forth at 28 CFR 16.34.
- You must be provided the opportunity to complete or challenge the accuracy of the information in your FBI criminal history record (if you have such a record).
- If you have a criminal history record, you should be afforded a reasonable amount of time to correct or complete the record (or decline to do so) before the officials deny you the employment, license, or other benefit based on information in the FBI criminal history record.
- If agency policy permits, the officials may provide you with a copy of your FBI criminal history record for review and possible challenge. If agency policy does not permit it to provide you a copy of the record, you may obtain a copy of the record by submitting fingerprints and a fee to the FBI. Information regarding this process may be obtained at https://www.fbi.gov/services/cjis/identity[1]history-summary-checks and https://www.edo.cjis.gov
- If you decide to challenge the accuracy or completeness of your FBI criminal history record, you should send your challenge to the agency that contributed the questioned information to the FBI. Alternatively, you may send your challenge directly to the FBI by submitting a request via https://www.edo.cjis.gov. The FBI will then forward your challenge to the agency that contributed the questioned information and request the agency to verify or correct the challenged entry. Upon receipt of an official communication from that agency, the FBI will make any necessary changes/corrections to your record in accordance with the information supplied by that agency. (See 28 CFR 16.30 through 16.34.)
- You have the right to expect that officials receiving the results of the criminal history record check will use it only for authorized purposes and will not retain or disseminate it in violation of federal statute, regulation or executive order, or rule, procedure or standard established by the National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact Council.3 1 Written notification includes electronic notification, but excludes oral notification. https://www.fbi.gov/services/cjis/compact-council/privacy-act-statement 3 See 5 U.S.C. 552a(b); 28 U.S.C. 534(b); 34 U.S.C. § 40316 (formerly cited as 42 U.S.C. § 14616), Article IV(c); 28 CFR 20.21(c), 20.33(d) and 906.2(d).
Privacy Act Statement + Noncriminal Justice Applicant's Privacy Rights
Private Investigation Business License / Employee Registrations
Requirements for a New Private Investigation Business
Requirements for a Renewal Private Investigation Business
Private Investigation Business Application
Private Investigation Employee Application
PI Contracts and Reports Letter
Chapter 18, Title 40, S.C. Code of Laws
Article 9, Chapter 73, S.C. Code of Regulations (73-400 to 73-422)
Contract Security Business License / Employee Registrations
Requirements for a New Contract Security Business
Requirements for a Renewal Contract Security Business
Falsification of Applications for Security Officer Registrations
Contract Security Business Application
Contract Security Employee Application
Contract Security Statutory Bond Form
Chapter 18, Title 40, S.C. Code of Laws
Article 9, Chapter 73, S.C. Code of Regulations (73-400 to 73-422)
Security Replacement Registration Card Form
Security Officer Termination Form
Security Officer Proof of Training Record Primary Basic
Security Officer Proof of Training Record Primary Plus
Security Officer Proof of Training Record Primary Plus Additional
Security Officer Proof of Firearms Training
Security Officer Proof of Training Record Nuclear Facility
Multiple Applicants Cover Page
For information pertaining to changes for private security companies and registration instructions for training seminars, please use the links below.
Procedural Changes to Private Security Licensing, Training, and Regulation
Private Security Training Program Primary Basic Training
Private Security Training Program Primary Plus Training
Private Security Update Memorandum
Private Security Traffic Radar Procedures
Emergency Registration for Private Security Guards
Technical schools that offer SafeguardSC Basic/Plus Instructor Training, Firearms Instructor Training, Annual In-Service Class, and Annual Firearm Recertification
- Trident Technical College (Charleston)
- Florence/Darlington Technical College (Florence)
- Tri-County Technical College (Pendleton)
Proprietary Security Business License / Employee Registrations
Requirements for a New Proprietary Security Business
Requirements for a Renewal Proprietary Security Business
Falsification of Applications for Security Officer Registrations
Proprietary Security Business Application
Proprietary Security Employee Application Incorporation Form (PD/PS-9)
Chapter 18, Title 40, S.C. Code of Laws
Article 9, Chapter 73, S.C. Code of Regulations (73-400 to 73-422)
Security Replacement Registration Card Form
Security Officer Termination Form
Security Officer Proof of Training Record Primary Basic
Security Officer Proof of Training Record Primary Plus
Security Officer Proof of Training Record Primary Plus Additional
Security Officer Proof of Firearms Training
Security Officer Proof of Training Record Nuclear Facility
Multiple Applicants Cover Page
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