Easley Criminal History Records
Easley is the county seat of Pickens County in the Upstate region of South Carolina. Criminal history connected to Easley runs through the Easley Police Department for city-level arrests, the Pickens County Clerk of Court for formal case filings, and SLED for statewide criminal records. This page covers how to access those records, what is publicly available, and how South Carolina law governs criminal history access in Easley.
Easley Quick Facts
Easley Police Department Criminal Records
The Easley Police Department is at 220 NW Main Street, Easley, SC 29640. The non-emergency number is (864) 855-8114. The department's website is at cityofeasley.com/police-department. Records requests are accepted in person or by mail at that address.
To request incident or accident reports, provide the date of the incident, the type of report, and the names of persons involved. Copy fees may apply. Active investigation records are not released. Closed case records are generally accessible once an investigation concludes.
Easley Police records cover city-level activity only. The Pickens County Sheriff handles unincorporated areas. For a complete Easley criminal history search, combine police records with county court records and a SLED query. All three sources together give the most complete view.
Searching Criminal History in Easley
SLED's CATCH system at catch.sled.sc.gov is the primary tool for a statewide name-based search covering Easley. Each search costs $25. Results come from reporting agencies across South Carolina, including Easley Police and Pickens County courts. The search is name-based, so accuracy depends on how well agencies have reported to SLED.
For Pickens County court records, use the free Public Index at publicindex.sccourts.org/pickens. Search by name or case number to see charges and case outcomes. All General Sessions cases from Easley appear in this index.
The SC Sex Offender Registry at scor.sled.sc.gov lets you search for registered sex offenders in the Easley area. The SC DOC Inmate Search at public.doc.state.sc.us is useful for locating people incarcerated as a result of Pickens County convictions.
FOIA and Public Records in Easley
The Freedom of Information Act at S.C. Code Ann. Title 30, Chapter 4 applies to the City of Easley and Pickens County agencies. FOIA requests to Easley go to 220 NW Main Street, Easley, SC 29640. The FOIA contact number is (864) 855-7900.
Agencies must respond within ten business days. Fees may be charged for copying and staff time. Exempt records include active investigation materials, information that could identify informants, and juvenile records. Written requests that identify the record type, date range, and relevant individuals get the best response.
For court records, the Pickens County Public Index provides access without a FOIA request. FOIA is more useful for police incident reports and other city records that are not part of the court system.
County Court Criminal Records for Easley Residents
The Pickens County Clerk of Court is at 214 E. Main Street, Pickens, SC 29671. The phone number is (864) 898-5857. All General Sessions criminal cases from Easley are handled by this office. Easley is the county seat of Pickens County, so city cases and county-level court administration are closely connected.
Felony and serious misdemeanor cases from Easley are filed, tracked, and finalized at the Pickens County Clerk. The Public Index at publicindex.sccourts.org/pickens gives free access to those records by name or case number. Copies of specific filings require a written request and payment of copy fees.
Easley Municipal Court at 220 NW Main Street handles lower-level matters. That court can be reached at (864) 855-7900. Municipal court records may not fully appear in the Pickens County Public Index, so contact the court directly for those records.
Criminal History Statutes and Easley
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-3-115 is the law that requires SLED to compile criminal records from agencies statewide. Easley Police and Pickens County courts both report to SLED under this statute. CATCH search results for Easley criminal history are built from this reporting data.
The Freedom of Information Act at Title 30, Chapter 4 governs records access at the city and county level. Requests for police records, court documents, and other government records in the Easley area are subject to this law. The ten-day response window and the categories of exempt records all apply.
S.C. Code Ann. § 17-1-40 is the expungement statute. Records that have been expunged are destroyed permanently. They will not appear in the Pickens County Public Index, in SLED CATCH results, or in any FOIA response for Easley criminal history. Gaps in a criminal history search may reflect prior expungements that were lawfully granted.
Expungement in Easley
South Carolina's expungement law, S.C. Code Ann. § 17-1-40, allows certain records to be physically destroyed. Eligible records include arrests without conviction, successful pretrial intervention completions, and certain first offenses after the applicable waiting period. Not every type of offense qualifies.
The petition for expungement in Easley is filed at the Pickens County Clerk of Court, 214 E. Main Street in Pickens. The filing fee is $250. If the court grants the petition, it orders the Easley Police Department and SLED to destroy the records. The destruction is permanent.
Once expunged, those records are removed from all public searches of Easley criminal history. The Pickens County Public Index will not show the case. SLED CATCH will not return it. The record is gone from the public-facing system. Contact the Pickens County Clerk at (864) 898-5857 for eligibility questions, or speak with a South Carolina attorney.
Easley County Criminal History
Easley is the county seat of Pickens County, and all General Sessions criminal cases from the city are processed through the Pickens County court system. For a complete view of Pickens County criminal history resources, visit the county page.
Nearby South Carolina Cities
Other cities in Pickens County and the broader Upstate region have their own criminal history resources. Choose a city below.