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.
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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 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 Roster Aiken County Second Judicial Circuit criminal rosters. |
| Anderson County Criminal court records from the 10th Judicial Circuit in Anderson County. |
| Berkeley County Berkeley County Circuit Court and Summary Court records. |
| 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. |
| Darlington County Public index of court records from the Darlington County Fourth Judicial Circuit Court System. |
| 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 South Carolina Thirteenth Judicial Circuit court record search. |
| Greenville County | Probate Court Probate Court of Greenville County case records. |
| Greenwood County Circuit & Summary Court Search the Greenwood County Eighth Judicial Circuit Public Index for Circuit Court and Summary Court records. |
| Horry County | 15th Judicial Circuit South Carolina Judicial Department index of Horry County 15th Judicial Circuit Court case records. |
| Horry County | Dockets & Rosters Fifteenth Judicial Circuit Court of Horry County court rosters and dockets. |
| Lexington County Lexington County Summary Court, Circuit Court, and Masters-in-Equity civil, criminal & family court records, lis pendens, and judgments. |
| Orangeburg County Orangeburg County First Judicial Circuit Court civil, criminal & family court records. |
| Orangeburg County | Court Payments Find and and pay your Orangeburg County court fines, parking, and traffic tickets online. |
| Orangeburg County | Dockets Bond, Magistrate, Court, Traffic, and Domestic Violence Courts dockets from the Orangeburg County First Judicial Circuit Summary Court. |
| Orangeburg County | Sales Records Property sales / comparables search from the Orangeburg County Assessor's Office. |
| Pickens County Pickens County circuit, summary, and masters-in-equity court records, lis pendens, and judgments. |
| Richland County Court Dockets Richland County Fifth Judicial Circuit Summary Court dockets. |
| Richland County Court Records & Judgments Fifth Judicial Circuit Court of Richland County civil, traffic, criminal, and lis pendens court records and judgments. |
| Richland County Family Court Richland County Family Court Public Index. |
| Richland County Probate Court Richland County Estate Inquiry for probate and estate records. |
| 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 York County 16th Judicial Circuit common pleas, magistrate, municipal, general sessions, and masters-in-equity court records. |
| York County | Court Payments Court case lookup and online payment service from the York County Sixteenth Judicial Circuit Courts. |
| York County | General Sessions Court Docket York County General Sessions (criminal) court dockets. |
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