South Carolina, background checks
South Carolina background checks through 13 verified official sources, including the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED), the South Carolina Judicial Branch and the South Carolina Department of Public Health.
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Police & jail
South Carolina Background Checks Criminal Records, with the criminal case, warrant and offender information the agency publishes.
Open official site South Carolina Background Checks Criminal RecordsState records
South Carolina Online Driver Records Access: South Carolina Driving History, on the official site of the office that keeps it.
Open official site South Carolina Online Driver Records AccessState records
South Carolina Licensee Searches, the state office that licenses professions, with licensee lookups and the disciplinary records it publishes.
Open official site South Carolina Licensee SearchesState records
Search the South Carolina Secretary of State, the office that registers businesses, with entity and trade name searches and copies of the filings it holds.
Open official site Search the South Carolina Secretary of StateState agencies
Find active and inactive corporations by name from the SC Secretary of State.
Open official site South Carolina Business & Corporation SearchState records
Search property and claim status by individual name or business through the state treasurer.
Open official site South Carolina Unclaimed PropertyVital records
The South Carolina Department of Public Health, Vital Records, issues certified copies of South Carolina birth and death certificates.
Open official site South Carolina Birth, Marriage and Death CertificatesVital records
The South Carolina Department of Public Health Vital Records office issues certified birth certificates for births in the state since 1915 to the registrant, parents or legal guardians.
Open official site South Carolina Birth RecordsVital records
The South Carolina Department of Public Health issues certified death certificates to immediate family or their legal representatives. Others can get a statement confirming the date and county of death.
Open official site South Carolina Death RecordsVital records
The South Carolina Department of Public Health holds marriage records from July 1950 through 2025. Licenses from other years come from the county Probate Court that issued them.
Open official site South Carolina Marriage SearchPolice & jail
Information from the SC Dept. of Corrections on death row inmates.
Open official site South Carolina Death RowCourt records
South Carolina Court Records, with the court location, contacts and the case records this office keeps.
Open official site South Carolina Court RecordsEverything else, organized
1 more South Carolina source not listed above.
Guide
Criminal history: statewide criminal history checks come from the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED).
Court records: case files stay with the clerk of the court that heard the case; start with the South Carolina Judicial Branch.
Vital records: certified birth and death certificates come from the South Carolina Department of Public Health, Vital Records.
Licenses, businesses and property: the South Carolina Secretary of State keeps business filings, and professional licenses are checked with the board or agency that issued each one.
Employment, tenant, credit or insurance decisions: use a consumer reporting agency that follows the FCRA. PublicRecordCenter.com is a directory of official sources, not a consumer reporting agency; your rights are on the Background Check Help page.
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