Reviewed and updated October 4, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. Every office link on this page was opened and checked against the office's own website at review time.
Lyman is a town in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, with about 6,900 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its public records are split between the town and the county. The town keeps police reports, council records and its own licenses and permits; court cases, jail bookings, deeds and vital records are county or state records. This guide names the Lyman offices SearchSystems verified, links to each one's own website and gives the phone number and address where the office publishes them. SearchSystems verified 2 town office pages for Lyman, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: Town or county, Police records, Town Hall, Records requests and Questions.
Town or county record: where Lyman records are kept
- Kept by the Town of Lyman: police reports, council and board meeting records, ordinances and the town's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by Spartanburg County or the state: court cases, jail bookings, deeds and property values and birth and death certificates. These are not town records; they are in the Spartanburg County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
Lyman police reports and records
Incident reports, crash reports and the other records of the Lyman police are requested from the department's records unit, usually in writing or through an online form. Reports on open investigations and the names of victims and juveniles are usually withheld or redacted, and some states limit crash reports to the people involved and their insurers. The page below is the one SearchSystems verified for Lyman police records.
- Website: lymansc.gov/departments/police_department/faqs.php (page title: Town of Lyman, SC)
- Phone: (864) 439-8445
- Address: 81 Groce Road Lyman, SC 29365
- Hours: Monday-Friday from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.
- Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.
Jail bookings and inmate lookups are usually handled by the county, not the town police. They are in the Spartanburg County public records guide under jail and inmate lookups.
Lyman Town Hall: departments, licenses and permits
Business licenses, building permits, code enforcement cases and the town's other records are kept by the department that issued them. The town's own website below lists its departments and how to reach them.
- Website: lymansc.gov/contact/index.php (page title: Town of Lyman, SC)
- Phone: (864) 439-3453
- Address: 81 Groce Road Lyman, SC 29365
- Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Lyman
South Carolina public records law applies to the town government of Lyman. A record that is not posted online is requested from the office that holds it: the police records unit for police reports and the department that issued a permit or license for its records. A request that names a date, an address, or a report or case number is the easiest to answer.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Lyman website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Lyman offices listed above, and the town's own website is lymansc.gov; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
How do I get a police report in Lyman?
Request it from the Lyman police records unit at lymansc.gov, phone (864) 439-8445. Reports on open investigations and the names of victims and juveniles are usually withheld or redacted.
Where do I find court records or jail bookings for Lyman?
Lyman cases are heard by the courts that serve Spartanburg County, and people arrested in Lyman are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Spartanburg County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from Lyman?
From the office that holds it: the police records unit for police reports and the department that issued a permit or license for its records. South Carolina public records law applies to town governments.