Orangeburg County
Orangeburg County, created in 1769 by European Americans from lands between the Congaree and Savannah Rivers, covers about 1,106.4 square miles. It is the second-largest county in South Carolina by total area, with an estimated population of 84,159. The administrative headquarters is in the city of Orangeburg.
The Orangeburg County court structure consists of a Circuit Court, a Family Court, Magistrate Courts, and Municipal Courts. The Orange County Circuit Court is a court of general jurisdiction with two divisions. The Court of Common Pleas division handles civil cases with more than $7,500 claims. The Court of General Sessions division presides over felony and misdemeanor cases. The Circuit Court generally hears appeals from the lower court. The Family Court has exclusive jurisdiction over all domestic relations, juvenile, and family-related cases. It also handles cases involving minors alleged to have violated any state law or municipal ordinance. The Orangeburg County Probate Court oversees probate matters such as wills, estates of decedents, and guardianships and conservatorships. The Magistrate Court, with three regional offices, conducts preliminary hearings, misdemeanors, and civil cases in which the amount in contention is less than $7,500. Some cities have Municipal Courts that preside over traffic infractions and ordinance violations.
Orangeburg County public court records include case files, dockets, exhibits, judgments, and information received, processed, or created during the legal proceedings in the courts. The clerk's office maintains dockets and records for the Circuit Court and Family Court. Examples of such public court records, by case type, include:
- Civil records
- Criminal records
- Traffic records
- Family law records
- Probate records
Under the South Carolina Freedom of Act, interested persons may access court records in Orangeburg County. To get court records, anyone may visit the clerks' offices at the subsequent locations:
Circuit Court and Family Court
151 Docket Street
Orangeburg, SC 29115
Phone: (803) 533-6260
Fax: (803) 534-3848
Orangeburg County Probate Court
190 Gibson Street
Orangeburg, SC 29116
Phone: (803) 533-6284
Fax: (803) 533-6279
Orangeburg County Magistrate Court - Central Region
1540 Ellis Avenue
Orangeburg, SC 29116
Phone: (803) 533-5879
Fax: (803) 516-4011
Orangeburg County Magistrate Court - Eastern Region
8423 Old State Road
Holly Hill, SC 29059
Phone: (803) 496-9533
Fax: (803) 496-5661
Orangeburg County Magistrate Court - Western Region
6357 Savannah Highway
Neeses, SC 29107
Phone: (803) 247-2011
Fax: (803) 247-2058
Obtaining copies of court records costs a $0.50 fee. The South Carolina Judicial Branch allows the public to search for public Orangeburg County court records online through the Case Records Search Portal.
