Socastee Booking Reports Search
Socastee booking reports come from the Horry County law enforcement and detention system. Socastee is not an incorporated city. It is an unincorporated community in Horry County, which means it has no city police force of its own. The Horry County Police Department patrols the area and handles arrests. All booking reports for Socastee arrests are created at the J. Reuben Long Detention Center in Conway. This page covers how to search for Socastee booking reports, where records are held, and what steps to take when you need arrest data from this part of Horry County.
Socastee Quick Facts
Finding Socastee Booking Reports
Searching for booking reports from Socastee starts with the Horry County Sheriff's Office. The sheriff runs the J. Reuben Long Detention Center where all Socastee arrests are processed. The detention center sits at 4150 J. Reuben Long Avenue in Conway.
Horry County provides an online booking and release database. You can access it at horrycountysc.gov. This tool shows recent bookings and releases from the J. Reuben Long Detention Center. It covers all arrests in the county, including those from Socastee. You can search by name and view booking dates, charges, and bond information. The tool is free and does not require an account.
You can also call the detention center at (843) 915-5140 to ask about a specific booking. Staff can tell you if someone is in custody and share basic booking details. For a written copy of a booking report, a records request is needed. The Horry County Sheriff's Office at 1301 2nd Avenue in Conway handles these requests. Their phone number is (843) 915-5130. Requests fall under the South Carolina Freedom of Information Act at S.C. Code Ann. 30-4-30.
For statewide criminal history data, the SLED CATCH system at catch.sled.sc.gov covers arrests from across South Carolina. This includes Socastee arrests reported through the Horry County system.
Note: The online booking database shows recent records. For older Socastee booking reports, contact the sheriff's office directly with a written request.
Socastee as an Unincorporated Area
Socastee does not have its own city government. It is an unincorporated community, which means Horry County provides all public services. There is no Socastee police department, no city hall, and no separate records office. This is important to understand when looking for booking reports.
Because Socastee is unincorporated, the Horry County Police Department handles all law enforcement in the area. This department patrols Socastee and responds to calls. Officers who make arrests in Socastee work for the county, not a city agency. The booking reports they create go through the same county system used for all of Horry County.
This setup simplifies the search process in one way. You only need to contact one set of agencies. There is no city layer to deal with. All arrest records and booking reports from Socastee are held by Horry County. The sheriff runs the jail. The county police handle patrol. Court cases go through the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, which serves Horry County.
Many people in the Myrtle Beach area live in unincorporated parts of Horry County like Socastee. The community has a large population but lacks city boundaries. For booking reports, treat Socastee the same as any other unincorporated part of the county and go straight to Horry County agencies.
Socastee Booking Report Contents
A booking report from a Socastee arrest is created at the J. Reuben Long Detention Center. It records the details of the arrest and the person being booked. The format matches what is used across all of Horry County.
Booking reports from Socastee arrests typically contain:
- Full name, date of birth, and physical description
- Booking date, time, and case number
- Arresting agency and officer
- All charges at the time of booking
- Bond amount and conditions
The public can access booking reports under S.C. Code Ann. 30-4-50. This part of the law requires agencies to make custody records available for the most recent three months without a formal written request. Medical records and social security numbers are not included in the public version. Juvenile records are kept separate under state law and will not appear in a standard Socastee booking report search.
The South Carolina Department of Corrections inmate search is shown below. This tool covers state prison inmates, including those originally booked in Horry County.
If someone arrested in Socastee was later sentenced to state prison, their record moves to the SCDC database and can be searched there.
Booking Reports and Public Records Law
South Carolina's Freedom of Information Act applies to all Socastee booking reports. The law at S.C. Code Ann. 30-4-10 gives the public a right to access government records held by county agencies. Since Socastee has no city government, all requests go to Horry County.
You can submit a FOIA request to the Horry County Sheriff's Office at 1301 2nd Avenue, Conway, SC 29526. Phone requests can be made at (843) 915-5130. Written requests are needed for older booking reports or for records that go beyond what is available online. The county must respond within the time limits set by the statute.
Recent booking reports are often available without a written request. The law requires that records identifying people in custody be accessible for at least three months. This means the online booking database and phone inquiries can get you recent Socastee booking reports quickly. For anything beyond that window, put your request in writing.
Note: Horry County may charge fees for copies of booking reports. Costs are set by county policy and typically cover copying and staff time.
Statewide Tools for Socastee Records
State agencies maintain databases that may include Socastee booking report data. These tools are helpful when you need a broader search or when local results are incomplete.
SLED operates the main state criminal records system. The CATCH portal at catch.sled.sc.gov provides criminal history information from all South Carolina jurisdictions. An arrest in Socastee reported through Horry County will appear in this system. Booking reports and arrest data reported under S.C. Code Ann. 23-3-120 feed into the SLED database over time.
VINELink at vinelink.com is a victim notification tool. You can sign up for alerts when someone booked after a Socastee arrest is released or transferred from the J. Reuben Long Detention Center. The system sends updates by phone, email, or text.
The VINELink victim notification system is shown below. This tool lets you track custody status for someone booked at the J. Reuben Long Detention Center.
Registering on VINELink is free and provides real-time updates when an inmate's status changes at any South Carolina detention facility.
Court records from Socastee cases go through the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit. You can look up case information through the SC Judicial Department at sccourts.org. The South Carolina sex offender registry at scor.sled.sc.gov tracks registered offenders, including those with booking reports in Horry County.
How Socastee Arrests Are Processed
An arrest in Socastee follows the same steps as any arrest in unincorporated Horry County. A Horry County Police Department officer makes the arrest and transports the person to the J. Reuben Long Detention Center at 4150 J. Reuben Long Avenue in Conway.
At the detention center, staff handle the intake process. They photograph the person, take fingerprints, and record personal details. The arresting officer provides charges and an incident summary. All of this data goes into the booking report. The process runs around the clock, so bookings from Socastee can happen at any time.
A bond hearing takes place within 24 hours of booking. A judge or magistrate reviews the charges and sets bond. The bond amount then appears on the booking report. People who post bond are released. Those who cannot make bond stay in custody at the detention center until their court date.
Cases from Socastee move through the Horry County court system in the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit. Minor offenses go to magistrate court. Serious charges are heard in the Court of General Sessions. The outcome of the court case does not change the original booking report. That document stays as a record of the arrest and intake.
Note: The J. Reuben Long Detention Center is one of the larger facilities in South Carolina. It processes a high volume of bookings from across Horry County, including all Socastee arrests.
Horry County Booking Reports
Socastee is in Horry County. All arrests in the community are processed through the Horry County detention system. The county maintains the booking database and runs the J. Reuben Long Detention Center. For more about county-level booking reports, the detention center, and the sheriff's office, visit the full county page.
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