NO FCRA USE. Georgetown County Criminal History is privately owned and operated, with no connection to a local, South Carolina, or federal government body. Neither the website nor its advertising partners provides a service for credit decisions, employment screening, insurance underwriting, tenant screening, or another activity regulated by the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). Its purpose is to identify criminal-record resources in Georgetown County and South Carolina. It is neither a private investigation firm nor a consumer reporting agency.
1. What This Website Is
This is a private reference site operated independently of government. We do not hold official criminal records, file documents, obtain records for users, or perform official background checks.
Information directs readers to Georgetown County record custodians, including the Sheriff's Office, courts that hear criminal cases, South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) Criminal Justice Information Services, and the South Carolina Public Sex Offender Registry (SORT). The website may also connect visitors to outside research tools.
2. Rules for Using This Site
By using the website, you agree not to:
- Use bots, scrapers, or other automated tools against the pages
- Stalk, threaten, or harass anyone with information found here
- Interfere with website performance or another person's access
- Make hiring, housing, credit, or insurance decisions from website content
- Attempt to enter systems or data without authorization
- Violate any local, South Carolina, or federal law
3. No Harassment, Stalking, or Discrimination
You may not use information from this website or a linked tool to threaten, intimidate, stalk, harass, or discriminate against another person. Such conduct may be criminal. This rule is especially important for SORT data. S.C. Code § 23-3-510 permits enhanced criminal penalties when someone commits another crime by misusing registry information. The South Carolina registry exists for public safety awareness, not vigilantism, workplace blacklisting, or housing discrimination.
4. We Are Not a Consumer Reporting Agency
We are not a consumer reporting agency under the FCRA. We produce no consumer reports, credit reports, or background checks. Our advertising partners and this website do not offer services designed to evaluate applicants, rental applications, insurance risk, or credit. You agree that data from this website or a linked tool will not be used to:
- Set insurance premiums or assess creditworthiness
- Evaluate a person for employment or termination
- Determine eligibility for a license, permit, or government program
- Screen a rental or housing applicant
- Carry out any other FCRA-regulated activity
When a lawful purpose requires a background check, use the appropriate official SLED process or a screening provider that complies with the FCRA.
5. No Legal Advice
Website content is not legal advice. General explanations of Georgetown County records cannot determine how a warrant, charge, conviction, or South Carolina expungement rule applies to a specific person. Consult a lawyer licensed in South Carolina for legal advice.
6. No Warranties
All content and services are supplied "as is." We make no promise that:
- Outside search results will be complete or accurate
- The website will remain available without interruption
- Information will always be accurate, complete, and current
- Pages will be free from bugs, mistakes, or security vulnerabilities
Criminal records change as charges are filed, dismissed, sealed, or expunged. Delays and gaps can occur. No website content is an official statement from Georgetown County Clerk of Court, the Sheriff's Office, SLED, or any other government agency.
7. Third-Party Services and Links
Links may lead to the Georgetown County Sheriff's Office, court portals, South Carolina agencies, legal-aid organizations, and outside search services. We do not control those destinations and are not responsible for their content, availability, charges, or data practices. Review a destination's terms before using it.
8. Intellectual Property
Georgetown County Criminal History or its content partners own the website's text, graphics, logos, and code. You may not copy, alter, distribute, or create derivative material from that content without prior written permission.
9. Limits on Our Liability
To the broadest extent permitted by law, we are not liable for damages arising from website use, including a decision based on content found here or through a linked service.
10. Indemnification
You agree to protect and hold us harmless from a claim, demand, or legal action arising from your website use or violation of these terms, including related costs and legal fees.
11. Governing Law
South Carolina law governs these terms. A legal dispute arising from use of the website must be brought in a court located in South Carolina. The South Carolina Freedom of Information Act, S.C. Code Title 30, Chapter 4, governs records held by public bodies; it does not convert this private website into a government agency or public-record custodian.
12. Changes to These Terms
We may revise these terms at any time. A revision becomes effective when it is posted on this page.
13. Cutting Off Access
We may restrict or end access to the website at any time, for any reason, and without prior notice.
14. Severability
If a court finds one provision invalid or unenforceable, the remaining terms continue in effect. The affected provision will be modified only as far as necessary to make it enforceable.
15. Questions
Questions about these conditions may be submitted through the Contact page.