South Carolina, Pickens County
Where Clemson's records are kept. Clemson has its own city government and police department; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Clemson's own offices, along with State of South Carolina offices; the Pickens County offices are on our Pickens County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
Police & jail
SLED's name based search of South Carolina criminal records for a $25 fee, $8 for qualifying charities; results cover South Carolina only, exclude wanted persons, and can differ from a fingerprint check.
Open official site SLED Citizens Access to Criminal Histories (CATCH)City records
Reference staff run the Research Room at 8301 Parklane Road, Columbia, open Tuesday to Saturday, with indexes and microfilm of state and local records; they also answer queries by mail, phone or email.
Open official site SC Department of Archives and History Research and GenealogyCounty court
Charleston, Columbia and Greenville host South Carolina's bankruptcy court; beyond PACER case lookups it posts calendars, opinions, online fee payment and a search for unclaimed funds.
Open official site U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of South CarolinaCounty court
South Carolina's unified court system online, linking the Public Index of trial court case records, appellate opinions, court calendars, traffic ticket search and contacts for each county's courts.
Open official site South Carolina Judicial BranchVital records
The state Vital Records Office issues certified copies of births, deaths, marriages and divorces that happened in South Carolina, with pages on fees, ID rules, processing times, amendments and death indexes for genealogy.
Open official site South Carolina Department of Public Health Vital Records OfficePolice & jail
SCDC's search shows photos and public details of people serving state prison sentences as of midnight the day before; county jail inmates, released offenders and people on parole or probation are not included.
Open official site South Carolina Department of Corrections Inmate SearchPolice & jail
The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division Fusion Center, home of the state Missing Person Information Center, with AMBER Alert and Endangered Person Advisory information.
Open official site SLED Missing Person Information CenterPolice & jail
Fugitives sought by the South Carolina Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services, shown with photo, race, sex, age, height and county, with captures marked and a confidential tip hotline.
Open official site SC Probation, Parole and Pardon Services Most Wanted OffendersPolice & jail
Kept by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division with county sheriffs: accept the conditions of use, then search by name or location for photos, aliases, reported addresses and offenses, or sign up for notifications.
Open official site South Carolina Public Sex Offender RegistryFederal
U.S. Census Bureau fact table for Clemson city, South Carolina: current population estimates plus age, sex, housing, income and business figures drawn from the 2020 Census, American Community Survey and Economic Census.
Open official site U.S. Census Bureau QuickFactsCity records
Clemson's official city site, with City Council, agendas and minutes, public safety, online payments, concern reports, parking services and passes, the rental housing program, parks and recreation and utility connections.
Open official site City of ClemsonPolice & jail
The City of Clemson police department, the main law enforcement agency inside city limits, with crime information, reports, FOIA requests, tips, party registration, victim services and annual reports.
Open official site Clemson Police DepartmentEverything else, organized
9 more Clemson sources not listed above.
Local record guide
Local profile
Clemson, a place of 17,681 people, is in Pickens County, whose county seat is Pickens. Court and property records sit with Pickens County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of South Carolina. Clemson's own offices are in the cards above, and our Pickens County page lists each county office.
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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.
Ask the Clemson police department records office for incident reports if the town has its own force; otherwise the Pickens 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.
Cases filed in Pickens 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.
Deeds, mortgages and plats are recorded by the Pickens County Register of Deeds. The Pickens County Assessor sets property values, the auditor computes the tax and the Pickens County Treasurer collects payments.
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.
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.
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.