York County, SC Arrests & Jail Inmate Records

You may obtain arrest records from any of the four Districts of the Records Management Unit at the Sheriff's Office. The record management unit is available for appointments and in-person visits from Monday to Friday (8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.) at:

Moss Justice Center

1675-2A-York Highway

York, SC 29745

Phone: (803) 628-3059

The Sheriff's Office charges $0.25 per copy for paper reports and $10 per CD for electronic records. If you are seeking records online, you may fill out the FOIA Request Form and submit it electronically.

Local police departments or sheriff's offices are the primary repositories for arrest records within their jurisdictions. To find out when you may visit a specific police department in person, you may check their respective websites. You may be asked to submit a Freedom of Information Act Request Form to have access to arrest records. In addition, you will be required to bring along a fee in order to process your request. These police departments readily issue arrest records to the public both in person and online:

• York City Police Department
• Clover Police Department
• Fort Mill Police Department
• Tega Cay Police Department

The SLED provides a portal for South Carolina residents and the entire public to view arrest records. You may use the Citizens Access to Criminal History (CATCH) database to search arrest records online. The public may follow these instructions to obtain records online:

• Log in to the SLED CATCH portal
• Click "Public Records"
• Agree to terms and conditions
• Input the subject's names, maiden name, gender, date of birth, and social security number if provided
• Pay a non-refundable fee of $25
• Submit your request

A requester may print the criminal history records from the search results. SLED charges an additional $1 as a convenience fee for online access and accepts credit/debit card for payment.

Criminal court records are generated by courts with jurisdiction over the specific case. When a suspect is apprehended by a police department within the city where a crime occurred, the arrest may result in a conviction. If a conviction occurs, the matter becomes a case handled by the Circuit Court - General Sessions Division. The Clerk of Court is responsible for filing the proceedings of the case. Public access to criminal docket sheets and case records are provided through the South Carolina Judicial Department website.

Third-party websites are a resource for finding arrest records. Some websites, such as InfoTracer, offer access to various public records, including arrest records.