Reviewed and updated October 7, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 24, 2026 and October 2, 2026.
Colleton County, South Carolina, has about 39,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Colleton County Circuit Court and the Magistrate Court, and the file of each case, kept by the Clerk of Court, is the public record of it. This guide says which court hears what, where to look a case up and who keeps the files.
This guide covers the courts, the records page, kinds of files, directory links, cities and common questions.
Related guides: Colleton County public records, Colleton County warrants, Colleton County inmate search, Colleton County criminal records, Colleton County police reports, South Carolina arrest records and South Carolina inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Colleton County
Court cases from Colleton County are filed in the Colleton County Circuit Court, which hears felonies in the Court of General Sessions and civil cases over $7,500 in the Court of Common Pleas.
Below it, the Magistrate Court takes misdemeanors, traffic cases and civil cases up to $7,500.
A city with a municipal court of its own tries the tickets written under its ordinances.
Divorces go to the Family Court, and the file stays with the Family Court clerk.
The Clerk of Court keeps the files, and a copy of anything in a file comes from that office, under the court's own rules rather than the South Carolina Freedom of Information Act.
Looking Up a Case from Colleton County
South Carolina has no single public index of every trial court case; each court's records are looked up through that court.
The South Carolina court page SearchSystems verified is at sccourts.org/case-records-search.
The Kinds of Court Files
The court file is one record with several readers: a criminal case from the arrest to the sentence, a divorce from the petition to the judgment, a traffic ticket from the citation to the conviction the court reports to the South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles, and an eviction or a lien on land.
The other Colleton County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Colleton County criminal records, Colleton County divorce records, Colleton County traffic tickets, Colleton County DUI and Colleton County property records.
More Official Court Records Pages for Colleton County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists official pages for Colleton County. These court pages from it were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- The South Carolina Judicial Branch (sccourts.org)
Cities in Colleton County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Colleton County Circuit Court or the Magistrate Court; tickets under a city's own ordinances go to its municipal court where it has one.
SearchSystems has a guide to the offices of these cities in Colleton County, with the 2024 Census Bureau population:
- Walterboro (5,488)
Frequently Asked Questions
Which court hears felonies in Colleton County?
The Colleton County Circuit Court, which hears felonies in the Court of General Sessions and civil cases over $7,500 in the Court of Common Pleas. The Magistrate Court takes misdemeanors, traffic cases and civil cases up to $7,500.
Who keeps the court records in Colleton County?
The Clerk of Court. Copies come from that office under the court's own rules.
Is there a statewide court case search in South Carolina?
No. Each court's records are looked up through that court.
Is this the official Colleton County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.