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Questions about Charleston County criminal records usually belong with the government office that created the file. The contacts below route court, sheriff, booking, state-history, police-report, and expungement requests to the proper Charleston County or South Carolina custodian.

This Is Not a Government Office. This private reference resource cannot retrieve or change records, perform an official background check, accept a filing, or clear a warrant.

Need an Official Record?

Use the office that owns the record rather than sending the same request to every Charleston County agency:

  • Court cases and certified copies: Charleston County Clerk of Court, General Sessions, 100 Broad Street, Charleston, SC 29401, 843-958-2106
  • Arrest reports and CCSO records: CCSO Records, 3505 Pinehaven Drive, North Charleston, SC 29405; formal FOIA correspondence goes to Public Information, 3691 Leeds Avenue, North Charleston, SC 29405, 843-958-2114
  • Bookings and county jail custody: Sheriff Al Cannon Detention Center, 3841 Leeds Avenue, North Charleston, SC 29405, 843-529-7300
  • South Carolina criminal-history reports: South Carolina Law Enforcement Division Criminal Justice Information Services through SLED CATCH
  • City police reports: the police department that wrote the report, including Charleston Police Records at 180 Lockwood Boulevard, 843-720-2412
  • General Sessions expungement: Ninth Circuit Solicitor Expungement Coordinator, 101 Meeting Street, Charleston, SC 29401, 843-958-1900

For a Charleston County Sheriff’s Office file, start with Records because the agency says a formal South Carolina Freedom of Information Act request may not be needed. Older or detailed requests can then move through the Public Information Office.