South Carolina Court Records

Accessing South Carolina Court Records

Are you trying to find South Carolina court records? You are in luck. There are various ways in which you can search to find the records from various courts in the state. Information in the court records is well maintained, and it is sharable with you, with some exceptions.

How to Access South Carolina Court Records?

There are many ways in which you can access South Carolina court records:

• You may directly approach the Clerk of the appropriate court to make your application. You have to clearly state in your application why you want to obtain the record, and how you are related to the person concerned. Be sure that you are providing as much correct information as you can because this will help in the searching. If you submit incorrect information, then the result of the search will not yield any result. If your reasons for wanting the record are not convincing, then your application will be turned down.
• You may also apply for the court records over telephone or mail. This process, like the personal visit, can be time consuming because once the record is found, it will be mailed to you.
• You can access the record at the state website for a fee. Most records are available online with a few exceptions. Just pay the fee and enter the social security number, and you can conduct the search. It saves you time and hassles.
• You can find the record sometimes at the public library.

If you make your application correctly and if the record is not judged to be confidential, then there's no reason why you cannot get it. The state is obliged to maintain these records and share the information with you because it is in the public domain.

Here, are some addresses in South Carolina from where you can get the record.

Hampton County

P.O. Box 601

Hampton, SC 29924-0601

Telephone: (803) 943-7512

Horry County

P.O. Box 288

Conway, SC 29528

Telephone: (843) 248-1294

Jasper County

P.O. Box 1028

Ridgeland, SC 29936

Telephone: (843) 726-7718

Kershaw County

1121 Broad St., Room 302

Camden, SC 29020

Telephone: (803) 425-1500

Chester County

P.O. Drawer 580

Chester, SC 29706-0580

Telephone: (803) 385-2604

Chesterfield County

200 W. Main St.

Chesterfield, SC 29709

Telephone: (843) 623-2376

Clarendon County

P.O. Box 307

Manning, SC 29102

Telephone: (803) 435-8774

Colleton County

P.O. Box 1036

Walterboro, SC 29488

Telephone: (843) 549-7216

Darlington County

One Public Square, Room 208

Darlington, SC 29532

Telephone: (843) 398-4310

Georgetown County

715 Prince St., P.O. Box 1270

Georgetown, SC 29442

Telephone: (843) 527-6325

Greenville County

301 University Ridge, Suite 1200

Greenville, SC 29601

Telephone: (803) 467-7170

Greenwood County

P.O. Box 1210

Greenwood, SC 29648

Telephone: (864) 942-8625

You can learn a lot of information from the court records. You can access criminal and police records, military records, marriage and divorce records, birth and death records and more. You can check the background of a person or get a copy that you need for some official purpose. The records can help you carry out research on South Carolina's legal system.