Georgetown County, SC Public Records

Courts in Georgetown County

Court Records in Georgetown County, South Carolina

To obtain Georgetown County court records, it is advisable to start by contacting the office of the Georgetown County Clerk of Court. The Clerk of Court is the county's official custodian of court records and serves as the repository for records relating to the Family Court, the Court of Common Pleas and the Court of General Sessions Court records are also held and can be requested from other courts located in Georgetown such as the Circuit Court, the Probate Court, the Magistrate Court, and the Municipal Court. Requesters can visit the Clerk of Court's Office at the following address:

Georgetown County Clerk of Court

401 Cleland Street

!st Floor, Room 115

Georgetown, SC 29440

The office of the Clerk of Court is open from Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5: 00 p.m.

Requesters will typically be required to provide relevant details such as the name of a record subject, the case type and the case number. Court records for Georgetown County can also be found on the Public Index portal. However, not all court records in Georgetown County are open to the public. Exempt court records include the following:

• Juvenile records
• Records from an ongoing law enforcement investigation
• Records containing trade secrets
• Records containing social security numbers, banking information and dates of birth
• Records which have been sealed or expunged
• Medical records and mental health records

Jails and Prisons in Georgetown County

Find Inmate Search and Jail Records in Georgetown County, South Carolina

To find Georgetown County inmate records, interested persons can carry out a name-based search on the Booking and Release portal of the Georgetown County Sheriff's Office. The portal provides booking information on inmates. Such information includes the inmate's name, mugshot, age, arrest date and time, arresting agency, and charge. Inmates are held at the Georgetown Detention Center, a medium-security facility run by the Georgetown County Sheriff's Office. The Detention Center houses both male and female detainees who are either awaiting trial or serving short sentences. The detention Center is capable of holding up to 200 inmates. It is also possible to conduct an inmate records search on the web portal of the South Carolina Department of Corrections.

Police Departments and Sheriff Offices in Georgetown County

Arrest Records in Georgetown County, South Carolina

The Georgetown County Sheriff's Office allows interested persons to file Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests for arrest records. Persons completing a FOIA request form will have to enter the subject's name, the subject's date of birth, the location of the incident, the names of other persons involved in the incident and the name and address of the person making the FOIA request. Georgetown County arrest records will typically display the subject's name, mugshot, age, arrest date and time, arresting agency, and charge. The Georgetown County Sheriff's Office can be mailed to the following address:

FOIA Request

Georgetown County Sheriff's Office

P. O. Box 1292

Georgetown, SC 29442

Arrest records in Georgetown County can also be requested from other law enforcement agencies besides the Sheriff's Office, including the Georgetown Police Department. Records which are documented on body-worn cameras are not available to the public.