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. The jail figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site on September 24, 2026.
Horry County, South Carolina, has about 413,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Horry County comes from a judge of the Horry County Circuit Court or the Magistrate Court, is served by whichever agency finds the person, and is recorded in the court file of the case it was issued in. This guide says who issues and serves warrants here, where a person arrested on one is held, how to check for one and how one is cleared.
This guide covers who issues warrants, who serves warrants, after a warrant arrest, checking for a warrant, clearing a warrant and common questions.
Related guides: Horry County public records, Horry County arrest records, Horry County inmate search, Horry County police reports, Horry County property records, South Carolina arrest records and South Carolina inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Horry County
In South Carolina an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Horry County that means the Horry 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, which takes misdemeanors, traffic cases and civil cases up to $7,500, issues its own warrants on the cases before it. A city with a municipal court of its own issues warrants on the tickets and ordinance cases it tries.
A bench warrant follows a missed court date in any of those courts. Whichever kind it is, the warrant is part of the file of the case it was issued in, and the Clerk of Court keeps that file.
South Carolina has no single public index of every trial court case; each court's records are looked up through that court.
Who Serves Warrants in Horry County
The Horry County Sheriff's Office, the Horry County Police Department and the agencies that report for Myrtle Beach, Conway, North Myrtle Beach, Surfside Beach, Loris, Aynor and two more cities serve warrants in Horry County.
The FBI's agency list also places five state agencies, one state police unit and one campus police department in Horry County (the arrest records guide names each one); each serves warrants on its own ground.
The agency that serves a warrant from Horry County is whichever one finds the person; an South Carolina warrant is valid across South Carolina.
Together, the seven agencies in Horry County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 16,754 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Horry County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Horry County Is Held
A person arrested on a warrant and kept in custody goes to the county jail, whichever agency made the arrest. The jail, run by the Horry County Sheriff's Office, held about 770 people on an average day in 2023 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a custody page SearchSystems verified at horrycountysc.gov/departments/sheriffs-office/detention-center/book..., phone 843-915-6911. The Horry County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Horry County on a warrant from another county is held at the same jail until that county takes custody.
How to Check for a Warrant in Horry County
The places to check for a warrant from Horry County:
- The Solicitor, phone (843) 915-5460, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
- The custody page of the Horry County Sheriff's Office at horrycountysc.gov, which shows people already arrested and booked, not open warrants.
Not one of the Horry County pages SearchSystems verified (the sheriff's and the prosecutor's) is a list of open warrants, so a check means asking the court or the prosecutor about a case by name.
Clearing a Warrant from Horry County
A warrant is recalled by the court that issued it, so clearing one from Horry County starts with the Clerk of Court: the case goes back on the calendar and the judge recalls the warrant when the person appears.
A missed date in a case before the Magistrate Court is handled by that court, not by the Horry County Circuit Court.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The Solicitor's page SearchSystems verified is at horrycountysc.gov/departments/solicitor, phone (843) 915-5460.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Horry County?
Not from the Horry County pages SearchSystems verified; none of them is a warrant list. The court that issued it keeps the record; ask the Clerk of Court.
Who serves warrants in Horry County?
The Horry County Sheriff's Office, and the agency that reports for the city where the person is found; an South Carolina warrant is valid anywhere in the state.
Where is a person arrested on a warrant in Horry County held?
At the county jail, run by the Horry County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Horry County cleared?
By appearing before the court that issued it; the judge recalls the warrant in court. The case is put back on the calendar through the Clerk of Court.
Is this the official Horry 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.