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;
• certifies basic law enforcement students applying for GI Bill education benefits through the Department of Veteran Affairs;
• issues certification letters to all law enforcement agencies hiring new officers;
• 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