Home (current) About Us Departments Employment Newsroom FOIA Public Records Resources Contact Us Previous Next NOTICE: The SLED Website will be unavailable on 12/07/2021 from 5:00PM-7:00PM for maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience SLED Mission Statement The primary mission of the State Law Enforcement Division is to provide quality manpower and technical assistance to law enforcement agencies and to conduct investigations on behalf of the state as directed by the Governor and Attorney General. "Everybody in this state deserves an equal level of law enforcement service and that's what SLED is about. No matter where you live, no matter where you're from, if crime happens in your community, we are going to be there to see that justice is served." Chief Mark Keel SLED Open Carry Guidance Information SLED GUIDANCE ON THE OPEN CARRY WITH TRAINING ACT - Updated 05/18/2021 SLED NOTICE REGARDING AMENDMENTS TO THE CWP FEE AND TRAINING REQUIREMENTS IN THE OPEN CARRY WITH TRAINING ACT - Updated 05/25/2021 SLED NOTICE REGARDING CWP INSTRUCTORS TRAINING, LESSON PLAN, AND CHECKLIST - Updated 08/06/2021 SLED NOTICE REGARDING SUPPLEMENTING PRIOR TRAINING, LESSON PLAN, AND CHECKLIST - Updated 08/19/2021 SLED GUIDANCE ON OPEN CARRY WITH TRAINING - LOCATIONS - Updated 06/08/2021 SLED Headquarters 4400 Broad River Road Columbia, SC 29210 Phone: 803.737.9000 HELPFUL LINKS Private Investigation Security SCLEAP SC INFORMATION SC Crime Stoppers SC.gov SLED Jobs State Jobs LAB CONNECTION iLAB Implied Consent Copyright © 2020 South Carolina Law Enforcement Division. All rights reserved.