How to Search South Carolina Public Records

South Carolina's court, criminal, vital, property, voter, and licensing records are maintained across state agencies and the 46 counties listed below. Use the tabs to filter by record type, or jump directly to any source.

  • Courts: The Supreme Court of South Carolina sits at the top of the system; trial-court business is handled by the Circuit Court (16 circuits), Family Court, Magistrate, Municipal. Most courts publish dockets and case lookups online.
  • Criminal history: The state's criminal-history repository handles official background checks. Fees and procedures are set by the state agency — see the linked official source.
  • Vital records: Birth, death, marriage, and divorce certificates are issued by the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (Vital Records) and may also be available locally.
  • Property & recorded documents: Maintained at the county level by the Assessor, Recorder, or Clerk's office.
  • Business filings: The Secretary of State (or equivalent) operates the official business-entity search.
Population
5,478,831
Households
2,122,600
Median Income
$67,804
Median Home Value
$230,400

Criminal Records Databases

29 official South Carolina criminal records sources.

Court Records Criminal Records Wants & Warrants Vital Records Voter Records Licenses Recorded Documents Property Records

Criminal Records

Aiken County - Court Records
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This publication is provided "as is" without warranty of kind, either expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose or non-infringement. The County maintains all immunities as provided in the South Carolina Tort ...
🌐 publicindex.sccourts.org
Anderson County Public Index - Court Records
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Access to the South Carolina Judicial Department Public Index web sites by a site data scraper or any similar software intended to discover and extract data from a website through automated, repetitive querying for the purpose of collecting such data is expressly prohibited · Please note that ...
🌐 publicindex.sccourts.org
Inmate Inquiry System
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You are leaving the main Beaufort County Government website. ... Current Inmate Population Sorted by Last Name Current Inmate Population Sorted by Booking Date Inmates Booked Within the Last 72 Hours Inmates Released Within the Last 15 Days Inmates Booked Within the Last 90 Days
🌐 www.beaufortcountysc.gov
Berkeley County Public Index - Court Records
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Access to the South Carolina Judicial Department Public Index web sites by a site data scraper or any similar software intended to discover and extract data from a website through automated, repetitive querying for the purpose of collecting such data is expressly prohibited · Please note that ...
🌐 publicindex.sccourts.org
General Information | Clerk Of Court's Office
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Clerk of Court Each of the Forty-Six counties in South Carolina has a popularly elected Clerk of Court who serves a four year term. The Clerk of Court serves both the Circuit Court and the Family Court. The Clerk of Court is charged with docket management, receipt of fees, fines and costs, maintenance of all court records, and submission of reports to a variety of state agencies. In Circuit Court, the Clerk of Court is responsible for both criminal and civil matters, and some of these duties include receipt of criminal warrants and transmission to the solicitor, receipt of bail,…
🌐 www.charlestoncounty.org
Public Index Search
Official Free
Access to the South Carolina Judicial Department Public Index web sites by a site data scraper or any similar software intended to discover and extract data from a website through automated, repetitive querying for the purpose of collecting such data is expressly prohibited · Please note that ...
🌐 jcmsweb.charlestoncounty.org
Master-In-Equity | Charleston County Government
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The Master-in-Equity facilitates relatively quick and inexpensive means of litigation resolution for non-jury matters . The Master hears most foreclosure cases and a substantial number of civil, non-jury matters as well. This is the only South Carolina court in which no action may be initiated; ...
🌐 www.charlestoncounty.gov
Case Records Search - South Carolina Judicial Branch
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NOTE: Use of a web browser that ... for searching public case records. Some browsers may require enabling a pop-up exception in order to view case detail. For help determining the County your case is in click here · Some Municipal Court records are available in the Public ...
🌐 www.sccourts.org
SOUTH CAROLINA STATE AGENCIES FROM: Charles M ...
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A non-refundable fee of $25.00 will be charged for a South Carolina criminal records check .Most major credit/debit cards are accepted. An additional $1.00 convenience fee is required for online background searches. The convenience fee does not apply to mail-in requests. SLED does not retain ...
🌐 catch.sled.sc.gov
Bookings/Releases
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This website contains information regarding individuals who were booked into the Florence County Detention Center (FCDC) at the request of various law enforcement agencies. FCDC is not responsible for any inaccuracies that may be provided by those agencies or the inmate.
🌐 www.fcso.org
Pending Cases
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Agency Greenville County Common Pleas Greenville County Master in Equity Greenville General Sessions SC Probation Pardon and Parole Case Type All Case Types App/Trans/Rts Appeal Common Pleas Judgment Liens Lis Pendens Notice/Med Mal Sub Type All Case Sub Types Adm Law/Other 899 Adoption Annulment ...
🌐 www2.greenvillecounty.org
EMPLOYEE PHONE BOOK Department
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🌐 app.greenvillecounty.org
South Carolina Department of Corrections March 3, 2023 For immediate release
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South Carolina Department of Corrections · March 3, 2023 · For immediate release · Contact: Chrysti Shain, (803) 413-8206 · Shain.Chrysti@doc.sc.gov · COLUMBIA, S.C. – Richard Alexander Murdaugh will be processed into the S.C. Department of · Corrections today when he arrives at Kirkland Reception and Evaluation Center in Columbia. SCDC · processes all male inmates into its system at Kirkland.
🌐 public.doc.state.sc.us
Lexington County Public Index - Court Records
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Access to the South Carolina Judicial Department Public Index web sites by a site data scraper or any similar software intended to discover and extract data from a website through automated, repetitive querying for the purpose of collecting such data is expressly prohibited · Please note that ...
🌐 publicindex.sccourts.org
Inmate Search | Newberry County, SC
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Additional records may be requested through the Newberry County Sheriff's Office located at 550 Wilson Road, Newberry, SC 29108, or by using the Freedom of Information Act Request found on this site. Requests must be done in writing and a reasonable fee is charged for the research and copying associated with each search. Due to technical difficulties the inmate search is temporary unavailable. However, a PDF of our current ...
🌐 www.newberrycounty.gov
About PPP | SCDPPPS
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The South Carolina Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services (SCDPPPS) is the third largest state law enforcement agency in South Carolina and is charged with the supervision of over 20,000 offenders living in the community placed on probation by the Court, granted parole by the South ...
🌐 www.dppps.sc.gov
Orangeburg County Case Search - Court Records
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Access to the South Carolina Judicial Department Public Index web sites by a site data scraper or any similar software intended to discover and extract data from a website through automated, repetitive querying for the purpose of collecting such data is expressly prohibited · Please note that ...
🌐 publicindex.sccourts.org
Parole & Pardon Hearings | South Carolina Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services
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Check this website periodically to determine rescheduled hearings or posted results. Hearings, posted updates or results may be delayed. PPP offers the Parole and Pardon Hearings Search feature as a public service. While PPP strives to ensure accuracy of this information, it makes no guarantee as to the reliability of the data.
🌐 www.dppps.sc.gov
Pickens County Public Index - Court Records
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Access to the South Carolina Judicial Department Public Index web sites by a site data scraper or any similar software intended to discover and extract data from a website through automated, repetitive querying for the purpose of collecting such data is expressly prohibited · The case number ...
🌐 publicindex.sccourts.org
SC - Richland County - Court Records
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Richland County Home Page Online Payments Public Index City of Columbia Municipal Ct S.C. Judicial Department Summary Ct Dockets · Online Payments will only be accepted for the full payment of the citation. No partial payments are accepted on line. Your mandatory court appearance is still required for certain charges (see the blue copy of ticket).
🌐 publicindex.sccourts.org
Research Offender -Public Access
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Richland County Detention Center Home Page · Support · Contact Us · General Information · Administration · Employment · Inmate Accounts · Mission Statement · PREA · Religious Services · Inmate Visitation · Set as Home Page · Inmate Guidebook · Mail Item Rules ·
🌐 www7.richlandcountysc.gov
York County Public Index - Court Records
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Access to the South Carolina Judicial Department Public Index web sites by a site data scraper or any similar software intended to discover and extract data from a website through automated, repetitive querying for the purpose of collecting such data is expressly prohibited · Please note that ...
🌐 publicindex.sccourts.org
York County Detention Center Inmates
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🌐 inmatesinjail.yorkcountygov.com
lex-co.sc.gov
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South Carolina Court Records · CONTACT US · Login · Home · SouthCarolinaCourtRecords.us is not a consumer reporting agency as defined by the FCRA and does not provide consumer reports. All searches conducted on SouthCarolinaCourtRecords.us are subject to the Terms of Service and Privacy Notice. Cherokee County · Cherokee County Arrest Records · Criminal Records · Arrests Records · Warrants · Driving Violations · Inmate Records ·
🌐 lex-co.sc.gov
Welcome to Darlington County, South Carolina
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The Darlington County Detention Center Inmate List has information on people who have been arrested and are in jail, including current status, how much their bail is, and times the inmate can have visitors. You can also find information about anybody who has been arrested or discharged within the past 24 hours. Prisoners are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You will be able to find their arrest information fast if you’ve got your friend or family member’s full name, date of birth, or arrest number. If the person you are looking for might be in a different jail you should check the…
🌐 www.darcosc.com
Chester Co Detention Center, SC
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Mobile Site · If you have reason to believe any information contained here is inaccurate, please contact the facility. Content on this website is determined by the facility; JailTracker is not responsible, and assumes no liability, for any content or for any improper or incorrect use of the ...
🌐 omsweb.public-safety-cloud.com
South Carolina Public Sex Offender Registry
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SLED recommends using Microsoft Edge, or the most Current version of Chrome for an optimum experience while operating this website. Firefox and Safari users may experience unpredictable results. Welcome to the South Carolina Sex Offender Registry! South Carolina has moved to a new sex offender ...
🌐 scor.sled.sc.gov
welcome to south carolina vine - VINELink
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🌐 vinelink.vineapps.com
SC Bankruptcy CM/ECF - LIVE
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District of South Carolina - Document Filing System · This is a restricted government website for official court business only. All activities of CM/ECF subscribers or users of this system for any purpose, and all access attempts, may be recorded and monitored by persons authorized by the ...
🌐 ecf.scb.uscourts.gov

South Carolina Counties

46 South Carolina counties are indexed on SearchSystems.net — top 28 counties shown below. Browse the full directory or click any county for local court, sheriff, recorder and assessor links.

Greenville Richland Charleston Horry Spartanburg Lexington York Berkeley Anderson Abbeville Aiken Allendale Bamberg Barnwell

Frequently Asked Questions

South Carolina's official criminal-history repository is operated by the state law-enforcement agency. Free public access to a complete criminal history is generally not available; an official background check typically requires fingerprints and a fee. County-level court records can be searched at no cost through individual court websites.

South Carolina's court system is headed by the Supreme Court of South Carolina. Trial-court business is handled by the Circuit Court (16 circuits), Family Court, Magistrate, Municipal. Many South Carolina courts publish docket searches and case lookups online — see the Court Records tab above for direct links.

The South Carolina Secretary of State (or equivalent agency) operates the official business-entity search. You can typically search corporations, LLCs, LPs, and other registered entities by name or registration number. See the Licenses or Business tab above.

The Assessor determines property values for tax purposes. The Recorder (or Clerk-Recorder) records deeds, mortgages, liens, and other property documents. Some county offices combine these roles, others keep them separate. Check the specific county page for details.

South Carolina vital records (birth, death, marriage, divorce certificates) are issued by the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (Vital Records) and, in many cases, by local county clerks. Fees and ID requirements are set by the issuing agency.

Most county-level property and recorded-document searches are free for basic information through the Assessor or Recorder website. Certified copies of deeds typically have a per-page fee. Direct links are in the Property Records tab above.

The South Carolina sex offender registry is maintained by the state law-enforcement agency under the Sex Offender Registration and Community Notification Act. The registry is searchable by name, ZIP code, or address.

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