Lancaster County Courts are judicial bodies that resolves legal disputes at the federal, South Carolina State, or local Lancaster County level. Courts typically specialize in a particular area of law, such as criminal, civil, family, and traffic courts. Courts also create records about their cases, which provide information about the defendant and plaintiffs in a trial, the charges brought against an individual, the outcome of a trial, and any sentences, court decrees, or probation orders. Any type of judicial action creates a paper trail, and many courts provide online access to their case records. This includes records on criminal misdemeanors and felonies, divorces, lawsuits against businesses, civil rights violations, complaints about sexual harassment or discrimination, and more. Court databases often allow the public to search cases by the names of the people involved.
Lancaster Circuit Court Lancaster SC 116 West Dunlap Street 29720 803-285-1581
Lancaster Magistrate Court Lancaster SC 761 U.s. 521 29720 803-283-3983
Lancaster Municipal Court Lancaster SC 216 South Catawba Street 29720 803-289-1453
Departments of Justice in Lancaster County are executive departments that operate at the Federal or South Carolina State level. It is responsible for enforcing the law, including both criminal and civil cases. Lancaster County Departments of Justice are led by the Attorney General, and they prosecute cases on a range of issues, including tax law violations, civil rights violations, drug charges, and voting rights violations. They maintain case records on all of their cases, which provide information about the accused and the trial itself, including testimony and witnesses, as well as the court's ruling. A Lancaster County case search can identify any person or business that the Department of Justice has prosecuted, including the outcome of the case. These records may be searchable by name on the Department of Justice website.
Lancaster South Carolina Department of Justice Lancaster SC 100 North Catawba Street 29720 803-285-9447