Greenville County SC Court Records Search: Public Index, Clerk Copies, Probate, Family, Municipal & PACER Routes
Greenville County court records are split across several official systems. Use this guide to choose the right route for Common Pleas civil cases, General Sessions criminal cases, Family Court, Probate Court, Magistrate or Summary Court, Greenville Municipal Court, appeals, bankruptcy, and federal district cases.
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Greenville County court records are not all in one database
The Greenville County Public Index is the main official starting point for many Circuit Court and Magistrate or Summary Court records. It is especially useful for Common Pleas civil cases, General Sessions criminal file information, and many Summary Court matters.
Family Court, Probate Court, City of Greenville Municipal Court, appellate cases, federal district cases, bankruptcy matters, jail records, police records, and land records have separate official routes. Choosing the wrong system is the most common reason a search fails.
Greenville County is listed by the South Carolina Judicial Branch as Judicial Circuit 13.
Greenville County is County Number 23 in South Carolina court record routing.
The Clerk lists copies and printouts at twenty-five cents per page.
The Clerk lists certification, seal, exemplified copy, and notary certificate under seal fees at $10 per document.
Greenville County court record route finder
Select the type of record you need. This helper runs in your browser and does not ask for names, DOBs, ticket numbers, addresses, case numbers, or other private identifiers.
Search by the full 13-digit civil action number when possible. Open the case number, choose the Actions tab, and use image icons where public documents are available.
Choose the correct Greenville County court system before searching
Do not search every record through one portal. Greenville County separates court records, family matters, probate, municipal tickets, land records, jail records, police records, appeals, and federal cases.
| Need | Correct official source | What to do first |
|---|---|---|
| Common Pleas civil lawsuit, judgment, foreclosure, lien-related civil action, or appeal from lower court | Greenville County Public Index / Clerk of Court Civil Records | Search by full civil action number if available. If searching by name, compare case number, party role, filing date, status, and actions. |
| General Sessions criminal case, indictment, warrant-linked criminal file, plea, sentence, or disposition | Greenville County Public Index / Clerk Criminal Records Department | Use the Public Index for file information, then request document copies from Criminal Records because General Sessions documents are not generally displayed online. |
| Divorce, custody, child support, protection, adoption-related family matter, or juvenile family matter | Greenville County Family Court / Family Court Search | Search by case number or party name when available. Expect privacy limits for adoption, juvenile, and confidential family records. |
| Probate estate, guardianship, conservatorship, marriage license, mental health, or protected proceedings | Greenville County Probate Court / Probate Search | Search by name, case number, or party type. For copies, provide the decedent name, case number, and exact document to Probate Records. |
| Small claim, magistrate civil, landlord-tenant, county traffic, or summary court matter | Greenville County Magistrate or Summary Court / Public Index / SC Traffic Ticket Search | Use the court or agency named on the ticket or notice. Summary Court traffic tickets may also route through the statewide Traffic Ticket Search. |
| City of Greenville municipal ticket, ordinance case, or municipal misdemeanor | Greenville Municipal Court Public Portal / ePayIt for eligible payments | Search the city portal by ticket number or name fields. For eligible payments, use the official ePayIt route and confirm the case is payable online. |
| Deed, mortgage, plat, land grant, lien, power of attorney, easement, or recorded property document | Greenville County Register of Deeds | Use the ROD search, not the court Public Index. Search by grantor, grantee, book/page, mortgagee, mortgagor, or document type where supported. |
| Jail, booking, inmate location, mugshot, detention record, or police incident report | Greenville County Department of Public Safety / Detention Center / Public Records | Use the jail or public safety records route. Court records and jail records are different; an arrest is not a conviction. |
| Appeal from a Greenville County case | South Carolina C-Track Appellate Public Access | Search by appellate case number, participant, or lower court case number. Compare the lower tribunal field to the Greenville case number. |
| Federal civil, federal criminal, federal appeal, or bankruptcy case | PACER / U.S. District Court District of South Carolina / U.S. Bankruptcy Court District of South Carolina | Use PACER Case Locator if the federal court is unknown. Do not search Greenville County Public Index for federal cases. |
How to use the Greenville County Public Index correctly
The Greenville County Public Index is the most important starting point for many local court searches. It is not a complete substitute for the Clerk’s official file, and it does not make every document image available.
Use the greenvillecounty.org or sccourts.org route. Avoid commercial pages that imitate a government search form.
Use Common Pleas for civil Circuit Court matters, General Sessions for Circuit Court criminal matters, and Summary or Magistrate routing for lower-court matters where available.
Greenville civil cases commonly use a 13-digit civil action number. The Clerk FAQ instructs users to enter the full number with no dashes when checking signed orders or actions.
Try last name, first name, business name, and spelling variations only inside the official system. A common name may match multiple unrelated people.
After selecting the blue case number, review the Actions tab for chronological filings and court activity. Use image icons only where public images are available.
Pending, dismissed, disposed, sentence, judgment, nolle prosequi, satisfaction, or appeal-related terms can depend on case type. Ask the Clerk or an attorney if the legal effect matters.
For certified copies, sealed-record questions, older paper files, General Sessions criminal documents, or official disposition needs, use the Clerk’s copy procedure.
Greenville County court-record copy, certification, and search fees
Fees can depend on the department, record type, page count, certification, staff search time, redaction, delivery method, and whether the file is online, paper, or off-site. Always verify the current total with the responsible office before ordering.
| Request | Officially listed amount or rule | Practical next step |
|---|---|---|
| Clerk copy or printout | $0.25 per page for copies and printouts from the Clerk of Court. | Provide the case number, party names, year, and exact document title to avoid unnecessary copying. |
| Certified and sealed Clerk copy | $10.00 per document for certification and seal. | Ask whether certification is required for your purpose and whether the charge applies per document. |
| Exemplified copy or Notary Certificate Under Seal | $10.00 per document. | Tell the Clerk if the record will be used out of state, internationally, or in another official proceeding. |
| Criminal or traffic Clerk staff search | $2.00 per year, per name searched for criminal or traffic record searches. | Narrow the year range before requesting a staff search. |
| General Sessions criminal copy request | Requests may be submitted in person or by email to coccriminalrecords@greenvillecounty.org. Recently adjudicated case documents may require 2–3 business days before request submission. | Provide arrest warrant number and/or indictment number, then list the exact documents needed. |
| FOIA research or redaction work | For criminal/traffic copy requests requiring more than 15 minutes, the Clerk lists research/redaction at $18.00 per hour, prorated in 15-minute increments. | Ask for an estimate if the request is broad, old, or likely to require redaction. |
| Probate copy request | Probate Records requests require the decedent’s name, case number, and specific document. Payment by check or money order is required before release. | Email probaterecords@greenvillecounty.org, fax 864-467-7198, or call 864-467-7684 for the Records and Research Department. |
| PACER federal record access | PACER pricing verified September 4, 2026: $0.10 per page, many case-specific documents capped at $3.00, and quarterly fees waived when usage is $30 or less. A temporary increase to $0.12 per page and a $40 quarterly waiver threshold is announced for January 1, 2027. | Use case-number searches and docket filters to reduce billable pages. |
Greenville Clerk copy-cost estimator
This is only a planning aid based on common Clerk-listed amounts. The official Clerk quote, receipt, or fee schedule controls.
Greenville County case-type guidance that prevents wrong-system searches
Use the Public Index for lawsuits, civil judgments, certain appeals from lower courts, foreclosure-related filings, and other civil actions. Civil images are more likely to be viewable than criminal images, but official copies still come from the Clerk.
Use the Public Index for criminal file information, then request documents from Criminal Records. The Clerk does not retain records for Magistrate/Municipal Court or State Grand Jury cases.
Use Family Court Search for divorce, custody, visitation, support, paternity, domestic violence, adoption, termination of parental rights, and juvenile matters. Sensitive records may be restricted.
Use Probate Search for estate, guardianship, conservatorship, marriage, mental health, and protected proceeding routing. Probate search supports name, case number, and party type.
Use the court named on the ticket, summons, or civil paper. Some Summary Court and traffic matters appear in public systems, but the correct court location matters.
Use the City of Greenville Municipal Court portal for city municipal cases and eligible city-ticket payment lookup. Other cities in Greenville County may use their own court route.
Online viewing, restricted records, sealed files, and redaction limits
Greenville County says most files located in the Clerk of Court’s office are available for public viewing, copying, and printing. Important exceptions include dismissed warrants, cases sealed by judicial order, juvenile cases, adoption filings, and filings prohibited by law.
- Dismissed warrants.
- Cases sealed by judicial order.
- Juvenile cases.
- Adoption filings.
- Family or probate documents with confidential information.
- Records prohibited from disclosure by law.
- Older records stored off-site or not filed electronically.
- South Carolina public case search requires cookies and JavaScript.
- Automated scraping or repetitive data extraction is prohibited.
- As of January 1, 2026, home address information is no longer displayed on the Public Index for new or existing cases.
- Official records remain on file with the responsible office, not with this website.
Official Greenville County court-record links and what to do after opening each one
Use these official routes with the micro-guides below. The goal is to reach the right custodian, not to click every link randomly.
Use this for many Circuit Court and Magistrate/Summary Court record searches.
- Accept the official terms if prompted.
- Choose the correct court agency.
- Enter the full case number when available.
- Open the blue case number and review actions, parties, status, and disposition.
Use this for Clerk contact details, dockets, forms, public index links, roster information, and court support routing.
- Confirm the page lists Clerk of Court Jay Gresham.
- Use the Public Index or roster link that matches your need.
- Use contact details for civil or criminal record questions.
- Remember court staff cannot provide legal advice.
Use this for civil/circuit copy fees, certification fees, online availability, older files, and record location notes.
- Check whether the record is in Public Index first.
- Confirm whether you need a plain copy, certified copy, exemplified copy, or notary certificate under seal.
- Prepare case number, party names, filing year, and document title.
- Ask whether the file is off-site if it is older or not electronically filed.
Use this for General Sessions criminal document copies and certified criminal record requests.
- Search the Public Index first for the arrest warrant number or indictment number.
- List the specific documents you want.
- Email coccriminalrecords@greenvillecounty.org or visit Suite 228 at the courthouse.
- Allow processing time for recently adjudicated cases before requesting documents.
Use this for detailed Public Index actions-tab guidance and civil-record questions.
- Find the question about obtaining a copy of a signed order.
- Enter the full 13-digit civil action number with no dashes.
- Open the blue case number.
- Select the Actions tab and use image icons where available.
Use this for divorce, custody, visitation, support, paternity, juvenile, and domestic case routing.
- Confirm whether your record belongs in Family Court.
- Use the Family Court Search link for case lookup.
- Contact Family Court at 864-467-5800 for access or copy questions.
- Expect restrictions for adoption, juvenile, and sensitive family records.
Use this dedicated family-case search when the matter is not best handled through the general Public Index.
- Search by case number when known.
- For party search, use the format shown by the portal, such as LastName, FirstName.
- Compare case year, party role, and case details.
- Contact Family Court before requesting sensitive or certified documents.
Use this for estate, guardianship, conservatorship, marriage, mental health, and probate-related case information.
- Search by name, case number, or party type.
- Use name format guidance from Probate Search Help.
- Record the case number and parties.
- Contact Probate Records for document copies or certified copies.
Use this for City of Greenville municipal cases, city tickets, ordinance matters, and municipal misdemeanor searches.
- Read and accept the city portal disclaimer.
- Use ticket number when available.
- Use last name and first name only on the official city portal.
- Contact Municipal Court at 864-467-6650 if the case cannot be found.
Use this for Summary Court traffic tickets and some municipal traffic cases.
- Search by citation number when possible.
- Driver license and name searches require sensitive data, so use only the official state page.
- Confirm the court named on the ticket.
- Contact the issuing court if no record appears after normal entry time.
Use this for Supreme Court of South Carolina and South Carolina Court of Appeals records.
- Open Case Search or Participant Search.
- Use appellate case number if known.
- Compare the lower court or tribunal field to the Greenville County case number.
- Contact the appellate clerk for official record questions.
Use this for federal district, bankruptcy, and federal appellate records.
- Use PACER Case Locator if you do not know the federal court.
- Use the individual federal court for the most current docket.
- Review PACER pricing before opening billable pages.
- Do not search county Public Index for federal cases.
Greenville County offices and courthouses for record help
Call before visiting. Ask whether the office has the record, whether the file is online, off-site, restricted, sealed, paper-only, or handled by another department, and which payment methods are accepted.
305 East North Street
Greenville, SC 29601
Main Clerk phone: 864-467-8551
Civil Records: 864-467-8551
Criminal Records: 864-467-8745
Fax: 864-467-8540
Use for Circuit Court Common Pleas, General Sessions, civil records, criminal file information, certified copies, off-site Clerk files, and courthouse public inspection.
350 Halton Road
Greenville, SC 29607
Office: 864-467-5800
Fax: 864-467-5856
Hours: Monday–Friday, 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Use for divorce, custody, visitation, support, paternity, domestic violence, adoption, and juvenile matters. Sensitive records may require authorization.
Greenville County Square
301 University Ridge
Suites N-T100 & N-T200
Greenville, SC 29601
Main: 864-467-7170
Records Division: 864-467-7684
Hours: Monday–Friday, 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Use for estate, marriage license, guardianship, conservatorship, mental health, protective proceedings, probate records, and research.
204 Halton Road
Greenville, SC 29607
Phone: 864-467-6650
Fax: 864-467-6651
Hours: Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Use for City of Greenville traffic, non-traffic citations, municipal misdemeanors, city ordinance matters, and eligible payment questions.
Carroll A. Campbell, Jr. U.S. Courthouse
250 East North Street
Greenville, SC 29601
Phone: 864-241-2700
Hours: Monday–Friday, 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Use for federal district court cases. A government-issued photo ID is required to enter federal courthouse facilities, and electronic-device restrictions apply.
C.F. Haynsworth Federal Building & U.S. Courthouse
300 East Washington Street
Greenville, SC 29601
Use for bankruptcy hearings and federal bankruptcy record routing. PACER remains the main online federal case-record system.
Family Court and Probate Court records require special routing
Greenville County Family Court handles divorce, custody, visitation, child support, paternity, domestic violence incidents, and most juvenile criminal cases where the juvenile is under age seventeen. Family Court does not use juries.
- Family Court courthouse: 350 Halton Road.
- Family Court phone: 864-467-5800.
- Search route: Family Court Search by case number or party name.
- Divorce records from 1925 to April 1996 are directed to the Clerk’s Circuit Court Office at 305 East North Street.
- Divorce records after April 1996 are directed to Family Court at 350 Halton Road.
Greenville County Probate Court handles estates, marriage licenses, mental health, guardianships, conservatorships of minors and incapacitated adults, and other probate duties.
- Probate Court: 301 University Ridge, Suites N-T100 and N-T200.
- Main probate phone: 864-467-7170.
- Records Division: 864-467-7684.
- Search route: Probate Search by name, case number, or party type.
- Copy requests require decedent name, case number, and specific document.
Court records vs jail records vs land records in Greenville County
A Greenville court docket is not the same as a jail booking record, police incident report, criminal-history search, deed, mortgage, or lien search. The correct custodian depends on the record type.
| Record needed | Correct office or system | Important caution |
|---|---|---|
| Court case, docket, judgment, order, plea, sentence, or civil action | Clerk of Court, Family Court, Probate Court, Magistrate Court, Municipal Court, appellate court, or federal court depending on case type | Use court records to verify case activity and disposition, not to create a background report. |
| Current inmate, booking, jail time verification, booking report, mugshot, or detention record | Greenville County Detention Center / Department of Public Safety Records Management | An arrest or booking does not mean conviction. Jail information changes quickly and is separate from court disposition. |
| Local law-enforcement incident report or accident report | Greenville County Public Safety Records Management / Greenville County Sheriff’s Office / Greenville City Police records route | Police records may be redacted and are not the same as court filings. |
| Deed, mortgage, lien, plat, easement, land grant, or recorded property instrument | Greenville County Register of Deeds | ROD records are land records. Staff cannot provide legal advice or perform title searches. |
Greenville County appeals, federal district cases, bankruptcy records, and PACER
Trial-court records, appellate records, federal district records, and bankruptcy records use different systems. If a Greenville case was appealed, the trial docket and appellate docket may both matter.
Use C-Track Public Access for South Carolina Supreme Court and Court of Appeals records. C-Track generally provides records for cases pending or filed on or after May 1, 2012, with limits for older events, sealed matters, and non-public records.
Federal civil and criminal cases use the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina and PACER. Greenville’s federal courthouse is the Carroll A. Campbell, Jr. U.S. Courthouse at 250 East North Street.
Bankruptcy is federal. Greenville County is listed in the bankruptcy court’s Greenville Division assignment group. Use the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of South Carolina and PACER for online dockets.
What to do if a Greenville County court-record search returns no result
- Wrong system: Public Index, Family Search, Probate Search, Municipal Portal, ROD, C-Track, or PACER.
- Wrong court agency or division.
- Wrong case number format or added punctuation.
- Misspelled name, maiden name, suffix, business name, LLC/Inc. variation, or punctuation mismatch.
- Searching a new filing before it has been entered or released.
- Sealed case or court order restricting access.
- Dismissed warrant exception.
- Juvenile or adoption filing.
- Family, probate, mental-health, or protected-person confidentiality.
- Older file held off-site, on paper, or in another department.
- Federal, bankruptcy, jail, police, or land record searched in the wrong place.
How to read Greenville court-record fields without over-interpreting them
A docket is a list of court events and filings. It may not contain every document online, may not be immediately updated, and may not explain the legal meaning of every entry. Use neutral language and verify the final disposition before relying on a record.
Plaintiff, defendant, petitioner, respondent, appellant, appellee, debtor, creditor, decedent, personal representative, guardian, ward, solicitor, officer, and attorney are roles. A role does not automatically prove wrongdoing.
Complaint, petition, summons, motion, notice, order, hearing, judgment, dismissal, plea, sentence, warrant, continuance, satisfaction, and appeal entries must be read in context.
Pending, dismissed, disposed, nolle prosequi, guilty, not guilty, acquitted, sentenced, satisfied, remitted, vacated, or appealed can have different meanings by court and case type.
Use Greenville County court records carefully
- Do not identify a person from a common name alone.
- Compare court, case number, filing date, party role, docket entries, attorney, judge, and lawful identifiers.
- Do not assume an arrest, warrant, indictment, or charge is a conviction.
- Do not assume a civil judgment shows current payment status.
- Do not harass, threaten, shame, or retaliate against anyone.
- Do not publish children’s names, addresses, social security numbers, financial identifiers, medical information, or protected-person details.
- Do not bypass sealed, expunged, juvenile, adoption, or confidential-record restrictions.
- Contact the official custodian for corrections, sealing, expungement, and certified-copy questions.
Frequently asked questions about Greenville County court records
What is the official way to search Greenville County SC court records?
Start with the official Greenville County Public Index for many Circuit Court and Magistrate or Summary Court records. Use Greenville County Family Court Search for family cases, Greenville County Probate Search for estate and guardianship matters, Greenville Municipal Court Public Portal for City of Greenville municipal cases, South Carolina C-Track for appellate cases, and PACER for federal cases.
Can I search Greenville County court records by name?
Yes, several official systems support name searching. A name match alone is not proof of identity. Compare the court agency, case number, filing date, party role, docket activity, attorney, judge, and disposition before relying on a result.
What is the difference between Common Pleas and General Sessions in Greenville County?
Common Pleas is the Circuit Court civil side for lawsuits and many civil judgments. General Sessions is the Circuit Court criminal side for more serious criminal cases. Greenville County states that images of most Common Pleas civil cases can be accessed and printed from the Public Index, while General Sessions criminal searches generally display file information online and document copies must be requested from the Clerk.
How much are Greenville County Clerk court-record copies and certifications?
The Greenville County Clerk lists copies and printouts at $0.25 per page. The Clerk can certify and seal copies and printouts for $10.00 per document. Exemplified copies and Notary Certificates Under Seal are also listed at $10.00 per document. Verify the current total with the Clerk before ordering.
Where are older Greenville County Family Court divorce records kept?
Greenville County’s official divorce guidance says Family Court records, including divorces, between 1925 and April 1996 are located at the Clerk’s Circuit Court Office at 305 East North Street. Records after April 1996 are handled through Family Court at 350 Halton Road, Greenville, SC 29607.
Where do I search Greenville County probate records?
Use the official Greenville County Probate Search for estate, guardianship, conservatorship, and related probate record lookup. The search page supports name, case number, and party-type searching. For copies, contact the Probate Records and Research Department with the decedent name, case number, and specific document requested.
Are juvenile, adoption, sealed, and dismissed warrant records public online?
No. Greenville County identifies dismissed warrants, cases sealed by judicial order, juvenile cases, adoption filings, and filings prohibited by law as exceptions to ordinary public viewing, copying, and printing. Do not try to bypass legal confidentiality restrictions.
Where do I search Greenville Municipal Court cases and tickets?
Use the Greenville Municipal Court Public Portal for City of Greenville municipal case searching. The case search supports ticket number, last name, and first name fields with CAPTCHA. For payments, the Greenville Municipal Court ePayIt system can locate eligible cases by case or ticket number or by name and date of birth.
Where do I search appeals from Greenville County cases?
Use South Carolina C-Track Appellate Public Access for Supreme Court of South Carolina and South Carolina Court of Appeals records. C-Track generally covers cases pending or filed on or after May 1, 2012, and some older events or lower-court records may not be available online.
Where do I search Greenville County federal or bankruptcy court records?
Use PACER for federal court records. Greenville federal district court matters are handled by the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina, Greenville courthouse. Bankruptcy matters use the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of South Carolina, and Greenville County is assigned to the Greenville Division for bankruptcy case assignment.
Official-source review checklist
This guide was reviewed against official Greenville County Clerk of Court, Greenville County Public Index, Clerk Copies of Records, General Sessions criminal record request, Court Support FAQ, Family Court, Family Court Search, Probate Court, Probate Search, Probate Search Help, South Carolina Judicial Branch Greenville County courthouse page, South Carolina Court Roster Search, South Carolina Traffic Ticket Search, Greenville Municipal Court Public Portal, Greenville Municipal Court ePayIt, South Carolina C-Track appellate access, U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of South Carolina, PACER, Greenville County Department of Public Safety Records, Detention Center, and Greenville County Register of Deeds resources. Review date: September 4, 2026.