Legally posted sign

SECTION 23-31-235. Sign requirements.

(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, any requirement of or allowance for the posting of signs prohibiting the carrying of a concealable weapon upon any premises shall only be satisfied by a sign expressing the prohibition in both written language interdict and universal sign language.

(B) All signs must be posted at each entrance into a building where a concealable weapon permit holder is prohibited from carrying a concealable weapon and must be:

  (1) clearly visible from outside the building;

  (2) eight inches wide by twelve inches tall in size;

  (3) contain the words “NO CONCEALABLE WEAPONS ALLOWED” in black one inch tall uppercase type at the bottom of the sign and centered between the lateral edges of the sign;

  (4) contain a black silhouette of a handgun inside a circle seven inches in diameter with a diagonal line that runs from the lower left to the upper right at a forty five degree angle from the horizontal;

  (5) a diameter of a circle; and

  (6) placed not less than forty inches and not more than sixty inches from the bottom of the building’s entrance door.

(C) If the premises where concealable weapons are prohibited does not have doors, then the signs contained in subsection (A) must be:

  (1) thirty six inches wide by forty eight inches tall in size;

  (2) contain the words “NO CONCEALABLE WEAPONS ALLOWED” in black three inch tall uppercase type at the bottom of the sign and centered between the lateral edges of the sign;

  (3) contain a black silhouette of a handgun inside a circle thirty four inches in diameter with a diagonal line that is two inches wide and runs from the lower left to the upper right at a forty five degree angle from the horizontal and must be a diameter of a circle whose circumference is two inches wide;

  (4) placed not less than forty inches and not more than ninety six inches above the ground;

  (5) posted in sufficient quantities to be clearly visible from any point of entry onto the premises.

CWP Renewal

You may renew online or by mail, with conditions. Link to the SLED online CWP renewal form.

You will not be able to apply On-Line if you are:

• No longer a United States Citizen.
• Applying for renewal prior to 90 days of your expiration date.
• Your permit expired in excess of 60 days.
• Arrested or charged with an offense for which you plead guilty; were found guilty, paid a fine, forfeited bond, were placed in jail or placed on probation since your last CWP Application.
• A non-resident of South Carolina.
• Active military and stationed in South Carolina.
• A Circuit Judge adjudged you as unfit to possess a firearm.
• Ever been adjudicated mentally incapacitated or committed to a mental institution.
• Discharged from military service with a discharge other than honorable.
• An unlawful user of, or addicted to, unlawful drugs, alcohol, or any controlled substance.
• Your address and/or telephone numbers have changed since your last renewal.

If you are NOT ELIGIBLE to renew online, You MUST apply by mail.
Send your renewal request with a personal check or money order to:
SLED
PO Box 21398
Columbia, SC 29210
Attn: CJIS Dissemination

*You only have a 90 day window in which to renew. After that, you must take the class again.