Horry County SC Criminal Records

Choose the Horry service by the record you actually need

For Horry County SC criminal records, begin by separating three products: a sheriff-provided local records check, a criminal court case/disposition, and a police incident report. They are held and released through different channels. State the purpose and record type before contacting an office so a local personal check is not mistaken for a court judgment or statewide history.

For your own local check, use the Sheriff’s published records-check service

Horry County Sheriff currently states that its local record checks are free of charge and are available Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. The same official page states that an individual cannot request a records check on behalf of another person. It also points citizens to the Public Index for local records online.

These restrictions describe the sheriff’s local personal records-check service; they do not turn the public court index into an own-record-only service. Because office hours and procedures can change, check the official page before traveling.

For a criminal case or disposition, use the Clerk/Public Index route

Use the court Public Index linked from the Horry County Clerk of Court materials to locate the judicial case, then preserve the court name and case number. For proof of how a case ended, request the specific judgment, sentencing document, dismissal, or other filed order from the court rather than relying on a sheriff or booking entry. The county directory identifies the Clerk of Court as a separate elected office from the Sheriff.

For an incident narrative, follow the police/public-record channel

A police report answers what an agency recorded about an event; it does not establish the court’s final disposition. Horry County Police citizen-services guidance directs public-record/FOIA requests through the county’s designated route for records not otherwise available directly. Identify the event date, location, parties, report number if known, and the specific report or attachment sought.

Before requesting copies, capture the identifiers and scope

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  Case or event number

  Use the court case number for judicial records and the report/event number for agency records.

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  Custodian

  Keep Clerk of Court, Sheriff, and Police requests separate.

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  Specific document

  Name the judgment/order/report instead of asking generally for “criminal records.”

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  Certification and fees

  For a court document or police record, check the custodian’s current copy/certification and delivery rules for that product.

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  Statewide need

  If the recipient requires a South Carolina statewide criminal-history product, use the authorized state repository route rather than relabeling a Horry-only result.