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In South Carolina, there are nine different types of courts. Magistrate Courts and Summary Courts handle misdemeanors, and civil cases of amounts up to $7,500. Municipal Courts handle misdemeanors, and violations of ordinances and traffic laws. Probate Court handles estates, guardianships, and mental & substance abuse commitments. Family Courts handle domestic and juvenile cases. Circuit Courts handle common pleas civil, and general sessions criminal felony & misdemeanor cases. Master-in-Equity Courts handle equity matters referred by the Circuit Court. The Court of Appeals handles appeals from the lower courts. The South Carolina Supreme Court reviews decisions from the Court of Appeals and lower courts.
Start with the Featured resources below. Additional resources are organized in the general Public Records section underneath.
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| Court Orders | All South Carolina Courts Search Court Orders in South Carolina from all South Carolina courts: the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, Circuit Courts, Family Courts, Master-in Equity Courts, Probate Courts, Magistrate Courts, and Municipal Courts. |
| Court Records | All County Circuit and Summary Courts Click on a county to search South Carolina Circuit Court or Summary Court (also known as Magistrate) civil, criminal & family court records, judgments, and lis pendens. |
| Court Rosters | County Circuit Courts Select a county to search court rosters (dockets) in South Carolina County Circuit Courts. |
| - Bankruptcies - South Carolina Pay Site Search statewide in South Carolina for bankruptcy records, judgments, and tax liens. Search Systems Premium database. Immediate results. $5.00 per search. |
| - Court Opinions - Court of Appeals and Supreme Court Search South Carolina Court of Appeals and Supreme Court Judicial Opinions by keyword or phrase, case number, court type, date range, author, or trial judge. |
| - Court Opinions - Court of Appeals for South Carolina Search by year and month for published South Carolina Supreme Court opinions. |
| - Court Opinions - Supreme Court of South Carolina Search by year and month for published South Carolina Supreme Court opinions. |
| - Court Opinions - U.S. Fourth Circuit Appeals Query the U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals opinions database by case name, case number, or date. Free search. |
| - Court Records - U.S. District PACER South Carolina Pay Site Search for Federal civil & criminal court records in the U.S. District Court of South Carolina. Access requires PACER registration and a small fee for each search. |
| - Court Records - U.S. District PACER South Carolina Bankruptcy Pay Site Search for Federal bankruptcy court records in the U.S. District Bankruptcy Court of South Carolina. Access requires PACER registration and a small fee for each search. |
| - Court Records - U.S. Fourth Circuit Appeals Pay Site Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals PACER database (South Carolina, North Carolina, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia). Search case records and obtain dockets and document copies. Access requires PACER registration and a small fee per search. |
| Aiken County Criminal Court Case Roster Browse this Aiken County, South Carolina General Session Court Roster in Adobe Acrobat PDF format. |
| Anderson County Court Records & Judgments Search Anderson County, South Carolina Circuit Court or Summary Court civil, criminal & family court records, lis pendens, and judgments. |
| Berkeley County Court Records & Judgments Search Berkeley County, South Carolina Circuit Court or Summary Court civil, criminal & family court records, lis pendens, and judgments. |
| Berkeley County Judgments & Liens Select Berkeley from the drop-down, then select Liens in the Office Type field to use this Berkeley County Register of Deeds service to search for lien and judgment filings. |
| Charleston County Court Records - Clerk of Courts Search the Charleston County, South Carolina Court of Common Pleas Civil, Lis Pendens, Criminal and Traffic cases filed after January 1, 1999 and view images. |
| Charleston County Court Records - Magistrates Search the Charleston County, South Carolina Magistrates Court Civil, Lis Pendens, Criminal and Traffic cases filed after January 1, 1999 and view images. |
| Charleston County Court Records - Master in Equity Search the Charleston County, South Carolina Master in Equity Court for Civil, Lis Pendens, Criminal and Traffic cases filed after January 1, 1999 and view images. |
| Charleston County Court Records - Probate Search the Charleston County, South Carolina Probate Court for case filings since 1983 by name and case type. |
| Charleston County Judgments Click on "Online Case Search" and then "Judgments" to search for Charleston County, South Carolina judgments by type, party name, filing date, or satisfaction date. |
| Charleston County Probate Records Search the Charleston County, South Carolina Probate Court by name for estate, Will, conservatorship, and guardianship records. |
| Dorchester County Court Records & Judgments Search Dorchester County, South Carolina Circuit Court or Summary Court civil, criminal & family court records, lis pendens, and judgments. |
| Greenville County Court - Probate Search the Greenville County, South Caroliina Probate Court records by name, case number or party type. |
| Greenville County Court Judgments Provided by: South Carolina Thirteenth Judicial Circuit. Search the public index by name, case number, or typer of case for Greenville County Circuit and Summary Court records. |
| Greenville County Court Records Provided by: South Carolina Thirteenth Judicial Circuit. Search the public index by name, case number, or typer of case for Greenville County Circuit and Summary Court records. |
| Greenville County Court Records - Family Search Greenville County, South Carolina Family Court records. |
| Greenwood County Circuit & Summary Court Search the Greenwood County Eighth Judicial Circuit Public Index for Circuit Court and Summary Court records. |
| Horry County Court Dockets Search Horry County, South Carolina Fifteenth Judicial Circuit Court or Summary Court for court dockets and pending dockets. |
| Horry County Court Records Search Horry County, South Carolina Circuit Court or Summary Court civil, criminal & family court records, lis pendens, and judgments. |
| Horry County Court Rosters Horry County, South Carolina court rosters from the Fifteenth Judicial Court. |
| Lexington County Court Records Search Lexington County, South Carolina Circuit Court or Summary Court civil, criminal & family court records, lis pendens, and judgments. |
| Orangeburg County Court Payments Orangeburg County, South Carolina online court payments. Search for and pay your court fines, parking, and traffic tickets. |
| Orangeburg County Court Records & Judgments Search Orangeburg County, South Carolina Circuit Court or Summary Court civil, criminal & family court records, lis pendens, and judgments. |
| Pickens County Court Judgments Search Pickens County, South Carolina Circuit Court or Summary Court for judgments. |
| Pickens County Court Records & Judgments Search Pickens County, South Carolina Circuit Court or Summary Court civil, criminal & family court records, lis pendens, and judgments. |
| Richland County Court - Probate Records Use this service from Richland County, South Carolina to search by name for probate and estate records from 1983 to present. |
| Richland County Court Dockets Use this Richland County, South Carolina Fifth Judicial Circuit Court service to search for Circuit or Summary Court pending court dockets. |
| Richland County Court Records & Judgments Use this Richland County Fifth Judicial Circuit Public Index to search for civil, criminal, traffic, and lis pendens court records and judgments by case number, name, or date range. |
| Sumter County Family Court Search the Sumter County, South Carolina Family Court records by case number for court information. |
| Union County Probate Index 1782-1865 Browse this Union County, South Carolina Genealogy Home Page for Probate Records in the Union County, South Carolina Courthouse for the period 1782-1865. |
| York County Court Dockets York County 16th Circuit Court circuit and summary court dockets. |
| York County Court Records Search York County, South Carolina 16th Circuit Court civil and criminal court records. |
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