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.
Port Royal is a town in Beaufort County, South Carolina, with about 17,000 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 Port Royal offices SearchSystems verified, links to each one's own website and gives the phone number and address where the office publishes them. SearchSystems verified 3 town office pages for Port Royal, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: Town or county, Town Clerk, Police records, Town Hall, Records requests, Other cities and Questions.
Town or county record: where Port Royal records are kept
- Kept by the Town of Port Royal: police reports, council and board meeting records, ordinances and the town's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by Beaufort 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 Beaufort County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
Port Royal Town Clerk: council records and ordinances
The Town Clerk keeps the official records of the town government: council and board agendas and minutes, ordinances and resolutions, and the town's contracts and other official documents. The office below is the one SearchSystems verified for Port Royal.
- Website: portroyal.org/170/Town-Clerk (page title: Town Clerk | Port Royal, SC)
- Phone: 843-986-2211
- Address: 700 Paris Avenue Port Royal, SC 29935
- Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.
Port Royal police reports and records
Incident reports, crash reports and the other records of the Port Royal 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 Port Royal police records.
- Website: portroyal.org/285/Submit-a-Police-Report (page title: Submit a Police Report | Port Royal, SC)
- Phone: 866-925-1961
- 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 Beaufort County public records guide under jail and inmate lookups.
Port Royal 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: portroyal.org (page title: Port Royal, SC)
- Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Port Royal
South Carolina public records law applies to the town government of Port Royal. A record that is not posted online is requested from the office that holds it: the Town Clerk for council and town records, 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.
Other cities and towns in Beaufort County
SearchSystems has a guide like this one for these other cities and towns in Beaufort County. The Beaufort County public records guide covers the records the county keeps for all of them.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Port Royal website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Port Royal offices listed above, and the town's own website is portroyal.org; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
How do I get a police report in Port Royal?
Request it from the Port Royal police records unit at portroyal.org/285/Submit-a-Police-Report, phone 866-925-1961. Reports on open investigations and the names of victims and juveniles are usually withheld or redacted.
Where do I find Port Royal meeting minutes and ordinances?
From the Town Clerk at portroyal.org/170/Town-Clerk, phone 843-986-2211. The office keeps the official agendas and minutes, ordinances and resolutions.
Where do I find court records or jail bookings for Port Royal?
Port Royal cases are heard by the courts that serve Beaufort County, and people arrested in Port Royal are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Beaufort County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from Port Royal?
From the office that holds it: the Town Clerk for council and town records, 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.