Search Spartanburg County Booking Reports
Spartanburg County booking reports are maintained by the Sheriff's Office in the Upstate region of South Carolina. As the fourth most populous county in the state, Spartanburg processes a large volume of arrests through its detention facility on California Avenue. The sheriff's office provides an online booking search that shows people booked within the last 72 hours. You can also request older booking reports through the Records Division or a written FOIA request. Spartanburg County booking reports are public records under South Carolina law.
Spartanburg County Quick Facts
Spartanburg County Online Booking Search
The Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office runs an online booking search at spartanburgsheriff.org/bookings.php. This tool shows people booked into the detention facility within the last 72 hours. The roster can be sorted by booking date or by inmate name. Each entry lists the person's last name, first name, middle name, race, age, and booking date.
The online search is free. You do not need an account. The system is meant to give the public a way to identify current jail inmates and find bond amounts and booking details. This 72-hour window means the list changes often as new arrests come in and older entries drop off. For booking reports older than three days, you will need to contact the sheriff's office directly.
Spartanburg County also maintained an XML-based inmate roster that provided data in a structured format. This feed allowed third-party sites to pull and display current inmate information from Spartanburg County. The XML roster and the web-based booking search both draw from the same detention facility records.
Note: The online booking search shows recent arrests only and does not represent a complete criminal history for any person listed.
Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office Records
The Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office is located at 8045 Howard Street in Spartanburg. It is the primary law enforcement agency for the county. The Public Information Office handles records requests from the public. You can reach them at (864) 596-2607.
Spartanburg County has 13 municipalities. Each one has its own police department. The sheriff's office works alongside these local departments and SLED to handle law enforcement across the county. Arrest records are kept by the agency that made the arrest. If a city officer in one of the 13 municipalities makes an arrest, that department holds the arrest report. But the booking report is created at the county detention facility where the person is processed.
The Spartanburg County government website at spartanburgcounty.org provides links to county departments and public records request procedures.
The Spartanburg County government site shown above links to various departments and provides information on how to submit public records requests for booking reports.
| Agency |
Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office 8045 Howard Street Spartanburg, SC 29303 Phone: (864) 596-2607 |
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| Hours | Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM |
| Website | spartanburgcounty.org |
Spartanburg County Detention Facility
The Spartanburg County Detention Facility sits at 950 California Avenue in Spartanburg. Built in 1958, it has a rated capacity of 567 inmates. The average daily population is roughly 730 inmates, which means the facility often operates well above its designed capacity. A full-time staff of 161 people runs the facility.
Every person arrested in Spartanburg County and not released on a courtesy summons goes through booking at this facility. The process creates a detailed booking report with the person's name, charges, bond information, and a booking photograph. Arrestees who are not released right away are typically held for up to 48 hours before their initial arraignment. After arraignment, inmates remain at the detention facility or are transferred based on the court's decision.
SLED classifies certain offenses as reportable offenses that require jailing and reporting. Some Spartanburg County officers issue a courtesy summons instead of taking the person into custody. These cases must still be reported to SLED. The distinction matters because a courtesy summons may not produce a traditional booking report at the detention facility, even though the arrest is on record with the arresting agency.
Note: The Spartanburg County Detention Facility's average daily population of approximately 730 inmates exceeds its rated capacity of 567.
How to Search Spartanburg County Arrest Records
You have several options for searching booking reports in Spartanburg County. The method you pick depends on what you need.
The fastest way for recent arrests is the online booking search at spartanburgsheriff.org. It shows bookings from the last 72 hours. For anything older, call the sheriff's office or visit in person at 8045 Howard Street. The Records Division staff can look up arrest records while you wait. Bring a valid photo ID and be ready to pay a small fee for copies.
A written FOIA request works for more detailed searches. Under S.C. Code Ann. Section 30-4-50, law enforcement reports showing the nature and location of a crime are public records. Send your written request to the Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office with as much detail as you can provide. The agency must respond within the time limits set by the FOIA.
The SLED CATCH system offers statewide criminal history searches for $25 per name. This covers arrests across all South Carolina counties. It is useful when you want to see if someone has a record beyond Spartanburg County. CATCH data comes from fingerprint submissions that local agencies send to SLED after booking.
Spartanburg County Booking Reports and FOIA
South Carolina's Freedom of Information Act protects your right to access booking reports in Spartanburg County. The FOIA at S.C. Code Ann. Section 30-4-10 gives any person the right to inspect or copy public records. The Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office must comply with these rules.
Section 30-4-50 requires the sheriff's office to make the last 14 days of law enforcement reports available for walk-in review. Jail records for the past three months must be open for inspection as well. This means the detention facility's inmate roster and booking data are accessible to anyone who asks.
There are exceptions. Records tied to open investigations may be held back. Information about informants stays sealed. S.C. Code Ann. Section 17-1-40 requires destruction of booking records, mug shots, and fingerprints if charges are dismissed or the person is acquitted. Expunged records cannot be released. For completed cases, Spartanburg County booking reports stay open to the public.
The FOIA statute text above describes the public access framework that applies to booking reports in Spartanburg County.
State Resources for Spartanburg County
State-level databases supplement the local records kept by the Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office. These tools give you additional ways to find arrest and detention data.
The South Carolina Department of Corrections inmate search covers people sentenced to state prison. If someone arrested in Spartanburg County gets a state sentence, their record appears in this system. It updates daily but does not cover people held in the county detention facility on local charges alone.
The VINE notification system lets you track an offender's custody status in Spartanburg County. Register for alerts and get notified when someone is released or moved. The South Carolina Sex Offender Registry shows registered offenders in the area. The South Carolina Judicial Department public index lets you look up criminal cases tied to Spartanburg County arrests.
SLED's main site shown above is the central hub for criminal records in South Carolina, receiving booking data from Spartanburg County and every other county.
What Spartanburg County Booking Reports Show
A booking report from the Spartanburg County Detention Facility captures detailed information about an arrest. The report is created during the booking process at 950 California Avenue.
Information found in a Spartanburg County booking report includes:
- Full name, race, and age of the person
- Date and time of booking
- All charges at the time of booking
- Bond amount and any conditions
- Arresting officer and agency
- Booking photograph
The online roster provides a condensed version of this data for recent bookings. The full booking report contains more detail and can be obtained through a records request. Spartanburg County booking reports remain part of the permanent record unless expunged by court order under S.C. Code Ann. Section 17-1-40.
Spartanburg County Municipalities and Arrests
Spartanburg County has 13 municipalities, each with its own police department. When a city officer makes an arrest, the arrest report stays with that department. But the person is booked at the county detention facility. This means the booking report is held by the county, not the city.
If you are looking for an arrest report from a specific city in Spartanburg County, contact that city's police department. If you want the booking report, contact the Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office or check the online booking search. Both the arrest report and the booking report are separate documents. The arrest report covers what happened. The booking report covers what happened at the detention facility.
Note: A courtesy summons issued by a Spartanburg County officer in lieu of custody may not produce a booking report at the detention facility, but the arrest is still reported to SLED.
Nearby Counties
Spartanburg County borders several other counties in the Upstate region. If an arrest happened in a neighboring county, you will need to check that county's records for booking reports.