S.C. Code Ann. § 25-9-530: Qualifications to serve as special law enforcement officer.

To serve as a special law enforcement officer pursuant to this article, a person must have:

(1) reached twenty-one years of age;

(2) graduated from an accredited law enforcement academy or received other law enforcement training to the satisfaction of the Chief of the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, or his designee; and

(3) served a minimum of two years as a full-time law enforcement officer.