South Carolina, Colleton County
Where Williams's records are kept. Court and property records for Williams sit with Colleton County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of South Carolina.
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As a small town, Williams relies on Colleton County for its court cases, deeds and other public records. The cards below are the county and state offices that keep them. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
Vital 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.
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Find active and inactive corporations by name from the SC Secretary of State.
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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.
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Information from the SC Dept. of Corrections on death row inmates.
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The U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina offers ECF and PACER access to federal case records, plus transcripts, forms and juror information. State cases are kept by the South Carolina Judicial Branch.
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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.
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Search property and claim status by individual name or business through the state treasurer.
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It is the Colleton County Sheriff's Office mission to safeguard the lives and property of the people we serve, to reduce the incidence and fear of.
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Local record guide
What we hold on Williams, and who keeps its records.
Local profile
Williams, a place of 98 people, keeps its own council and town business records. Walterboro, the county seat, is where the county offices are. Each Colleton County office is listed on our Colleton County page.
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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 Williams police department records office for incident reports if the town has its own force; otherwise the Colleton 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 Colleton 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 Colleton County Register of Deeds. The Colleton County Assessor sets property values, the auditor computes the tax and the Colleton 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.
Same county
Other places in Colleton County. A town page lists that town's own offices where it has them; Colleton County records are on the county page.