Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 26, 2026 and October 2, 2026.
Moncks Corner, South Carolina, in Berkeley County, has about 18,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Berkeley 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, criminal cases, kinds of files, directory links and common questions.
Related guides: Moncks Corner public records, Berkeley County court records, Moncks Corner arrest records, Moncks Corner warrants, Moncks Corner inmate search, Moncks Corner criminal records, South Carolina arrest records and South Carolina inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Moncks Corner
Court cases from Moncks Corner are filed in the Berkeley 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 Moncks Corner
For Berkeley County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at berkeleycountysc.gov/dept/coc (page title: Clerk of Court | Berkeley County Government), phone (843) 719-4050, a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
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.
What Reaches the Court from Moncks Corner
Together, the five agencies in Berkeley County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 4,289 arrests to the FBI that year; the Solicitor decides which of those arrests become cases in the Berkeley County Circuit Court or the Magistrate Court.
The Solicitor's page SearchSystems verified is at berkeleycountysc.gov/dept/solicitor (page title: Solicitors Office | Berkeley County Government), phone 888-346-5562, 212 Oakley Plantation Drive Moncks Corner, SC 29461, a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
The Kinds of Court Files
Criminal cases, divorces, traffic tickets and evictions all end up as files of these courts, and the file is what the public sees of each.
The other Moncks Corner guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Moncks Corner criminal records, Moncks Corner divorce records, Moncks Corner traffic tickets, Moncks Corner DUI and Moncks Corner property records.
More Official Court Pages for Berkeley County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Berkeley County and South Carolina. These court pages from its Berkeley County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- The South Carolina Judicial Branch (sccourts.org)
Frequently Asked Questions
Which court hears felonies in Moncks Corner?
The Berkeley 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 Moncks Corner?
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 Moncks Corner website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.