Oconee County, SC Arrests & Jail Records

To search for arrest records, individuals may visit the Oconee County Sheriff's Office website and use their online report portal. They may request arrest records by submitting a completed Freedom of Information Act Request Form by mail or in person to:

The Sheriff's Office

300 South Church Street

Walhalla, SC 29691

Phone: (864) 638-4111

The Sheriff's Office also provides an Inmate Search Portal where individuals may view the list of currently incarcerated offenders in the Detention Centers.

Local Police Departments maintain records of arrests filed by officers for crimes within their jurisdiction. Individuals may visit the police department where the arrest was filed to access such records. Some PDs offer a request portal where individuals can submit requests for arrest records. Also, the public may submit FOIA requests to the police stations. They may be required to pay for copies of the records. The following list provides the names of local police departments in Oconee County:

• Salem Police Department
• Seneca Police Department
• Walhalla Police Department
• West Union Police Department
• Westminster Police Department

The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) is the state agency in charge of criminal history records, which includes arrest records. SLED allows the public to access arrest records through its Citizens Access to Criminal Histories (CATCH) Portal. Individuals must pay $25 to search for criminal history records, with a $1 convenience fee. Charitable organizations are allowed to pay only $8.

Alternatively, individuals may submit a completed Criminal Record Check Form by mail or in person to:

SLED Headquarters

P.O. Box 21398

4400 Broad River Road

Columbia, SC 29210

Phone: (803) 737-9000

The public may contact the SLED Public Dissemination Unit at (803) 896-1443 for questions.

Members of the public may find arrest records for some arrests that led to formal charges at the local courthouse. The Oconee County Clerk of Court's Office manages court records, including arrest records, within the county. Individuals may contact the clerk's office to access and pay for copies of criminal records in person. They may also access case information from the public access terminals at the courthouse.

The South Carolina Judicial Branch offers a Public Index Portal where individuals can search for arrest information on offenders. Alternatively, the public may access Oconee County arrest records through third-party websites like InfoTracer.