South Carolina, York County
Where Rock Hill's records are kept. Rock Hill has its own city government; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Rock Hill's own offices, along with State of South Carolina offices; the York County offices are on our York County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
City records
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 SearchCity records
South Carolina SLED missing persons for Rock Hill.
Open official site Rock Hill South Carolina Missing PersonsCity records
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 RegistryVital records
QuickFacts from the U.S. Census Bureau gives Rock Hill city, South Carolina figures on population change since 2020, age groups, median home value and rent, households with computers, education and income.
Open official site U.S. Census Bureau QuickFactsCity records
City of Rock Hill site with City Hall at 155 Johnston Street, a service finder for permits and inspections, business licenses, utility service, court payments, bulky trash pickup, council meetings, ordinances and a crime map.
Open official site City of Rock HillCity records
Rock Hill Fire Department, a career department with administration, suppression and fire prevention and inspections divisions, an ISO Class 1 rating and technical, water and hazmat rescue teams.
Open official site Rock Hill Fire DepartmentEverything else, organized
9 more Rock Hill sources not listed above.
Local record guide
Useful local context without burying the official record links above.
Local profile
Rock Hill, a place of 74,372 people, is in York County, whose county seat is York. Court and property records sit with York County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of South Carolina. Rock Hill's own offices are in the cards above, and our York County page lists each county office.
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Voter registration in South Carolina is run by the South Carolina Election Commission and local election officials. Its site lists the registration deadline, online registration where South Carolina offers it, polling places and the local election office for Rock Hill.
Deeds for property in Rock Hill are recorded by the York County office that records deeds, and the county office that assesses property keeps the tax values. Our York County page lists the county offices.
Certified birth and death certificates for events in South Carolina come from the state vital records office, South Carolina Vital Records. Its site lists who may order a copy, the fee and how to order.
Businesses that operate in Rock Hill register with the South Carolina Secretary of State, which runs the state business entity search. A local business license, where Rock Hill requires one, comes from the town or York County.
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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.