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South Carolina background check laws
A practitioner-grade reference to South Carolina pre-employment background screening: lookback caps, ban-the-box scope, salary-history limits, cannabis testing rules, and the statutes the SafestHires compliance team applies on every order routed to SC.
The four levers at a glance
| Lookback period | 7 years (FCRA default) |
| Ban-the-Box scope | None statewide |
| Salary history | No restriction |
| Cannabis testing | Limited medical (CBD only) |
Lookback period
South Carolina applies FCRA. Expunged records under S.C. Code §17-22-940 must be suppressed.
Ban-the-Box and Fair Chance rules
No statewide ban-the-box statute.
Salary history
No statewide salary-history ban.
Cannabis & drug testing
South Carolina permits limited CBD use; no recreational legalization and no off-duty protection.
Governing statutes & references
- S.C. Code §17-22-940
- S.C. Code §23-3-115 (SLED access)
SafestHires compliance note
E-Verify is mandatory for South Carolina employers.