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Court records
Chapin Municipal Court
The Chapin Municipal Court: traffic tickets, town ordinance violations and minor criminal cases, the court calendar and paying fines.
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Most requested Chapin Town records
The cards below include Chapin's own offices, along with State of South Carolina offices; the Lexington County offices are on our Lexington County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
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City records
Town of Chapin
The Town of Chapin site: the town clerk (council minutes, ordinances and Freedom of Information Act requests), the police department, the municipal court and business licenses; property, deed and court records are kept by Lexington County.
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U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina
The U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina: federal civil and criminal cases, written opinions, the court calendar and jury service, with case records and filings through PACER.
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State records
South Carolina unclaimed property search
South Carolina unclaimed property from the State Treasurer: dormant accounts, uncashed checks and deposits searched free by name, with claims filed online.
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Vital records
South Carolina birth certificates
South Carolina birth certificates from the Department of Public Health vital records office: certified copies ordered online, by mail or in person, with fees and who may obtain them.
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Vital records
South Carolina death certificates
South Carolina death certificates from the Department of Public Health vital records office: certified copies ordered online, by mail or in person, with fees and who may obtain them.
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Vital records
South Carolina marriage certificates
South Carolina marriage records from the Department of Public Health vital records office for marriages from 1950 on, with older and local copies from the county probate court that issued the license.
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Police & jail
South Carolina sex offender registry
The South Carolina Sex Offender Registry from SLED: registered offenders by name, county, city or zip code, with photos and addresses.
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Police & jail
South Carolina corrections offender search
The South Carolina Department of Corrections inmate search: people in state prisons by name or SCDC number, with the facility, sentence and projected release date.
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Police & jail
South Carolina criminal history record check
CATCH, the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division online criminal records check: statewide conviction records by name and date of birth, for a fee.
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State courts
South Carolina court records
The South Carolina Judicial Branch case records search: links to the public index of court cases in each county, by name or case number, plus the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals records.
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Vital records
South Carolina vital records
South Carolina birth, death, marriage and divorce certificates from the Department of Public Health vital records office, ordered online, by mail or in person, with birth and death records from 1915.
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State records
South Carolina business entity search
The South Carolina Secretary of State business entities search: corporations, LLCs, partnerships and nonprofits by name, with filings, status and the registered agent.
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Chapin Town at a glance
- County
- Lexington County
- County seat
- Lexington
- Population
- 1,809
- Lexington County population
- 293,991
- Local records
- Lexington County offices
- ZIP codes
- 29036
About Chapin Town public records
The Town of Chapin, a place of 1,809 people, is in Lexington County, whose county seat is Lexington. Court and property records sit with Lexington County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of South Carolina. Chapin's own offices are in the cards above, and our Lexington County page lists each county office.
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Chapin Town public-records FAQs
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Are Chapin Town public records free?
Inspecting records is free under South Carolina's Freedom of Information Act, and fees for searching and copying may not exceed the agency's actual cost. The Judicial Branch's Case Records Search is free, a South Carolina vital records search costs $12 and includes one certified copy, with $3 for each additional copy, and SLED's CATCH criminal record search charges a fee.
How do I request a Chapin Town police report?
Ask the Chapin police department records office for incident reports if the town has its own force; otherwise the Lexington County Sheriff's Office keeps reports for the area. Crashes on state roads are usually worked by the South Carolina Highway Patrol, part of the Department of Public Safety.
Where can I search Chapin Town court cases?
Cases filed in Lexington County are heard by the circuit court, magistrate court and probate court for the county, and the clerk of court keeps circuit court files. The Judicial Branch's Case Records Search gives free county public index access.
Where do I find property deeds, ownership and tax records?
Deeds, mortgages and plats are recorded by the Lexington County Register of Deeds. The Lexington County Assessor sets property values, the auditor computes the tax and the Lexington County Treasurer collects payments.
Who issues Chapin Town birth, death and marriage certificates?
Any DPH Vital Records office in South Carolina issues birth certificates from any county, and the state office in Columbia issues birth and death certificates, $12 for the search and first copy. Marriage licenses are kept by the probate judge in the county where they were issued.
Can I search another person’s South Carolina criminal history by name?
Yes. SLED's CATCH system lets anyone search South Carolina criminal records by name online for a fee. The Case Records Search also shows court cases by county.
How quickly must a South Carolina agency respond to a public-records request?
South Carolina agencies must tell a requester within 10 business days whether the records are available under the Freedom of Information Act, S.C. Code 30-4-30, or 20 business days for records more than 24 months old.
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Use the city page when a record was created by a municipal police department or city office; use the county page for courts, deeds, vital records and jail custody.