The South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy’s Certification and Compliance Unit interprets and enforces the South Carolina Law Enforcement Training Act and Regulations governing South Carolina certified officers which includes:
- issuance of law enforcement certifications;
- employment tracking and monitoring the employment history (hires/separations) for 16000 plus South Carolina officers;
- ensures an ongoing certification renewal process for South Carolina law enforcement officers.
This unit also tracks all law enforcement mandated training updating officer records with
- Mandatory Retraining Notifications (MRNs);
- decertification processing;
- training reviews for previously certified officers and officers transferring from other states;
- follow-up/requesting separations on officers separating from agencies;
- processes military extensions on certified officers called to active military duty;
- processes request for official student transcripts for college credit;
- processes subpoenas for court and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request;
- processes pre-employment requests from law enforcement agencies hiring previously certified officers;
- and works closely with the Standards Unit to ensure that certification policies and guidelines are met for Reserve Officers.
Contact: Certification and Compliance Unit, (803) 896 – 7802