S.C. Code Ann. § 40-18-40: Licenses to operate security or private investigation business; transferability; surrender on termination of business or change of ownership.

Licenses to operate security or private investigation businesses are the property of SLED and are not transferable. Licenses must be surrendered immediately to SLED upon the termination of a business or upon a change of ownership, possession, or control of a corporation or business entity. The transfer of twenty-five percent or more of corporate stock is considered a change in ownership.