Mauldin Criminal History Records
Mauldin is a city in Greenville County, located in the Upstate region of South Carolina near the city of Greenville. Criminal history tied to Mauldin runs through the Mauldin Police Department for city-level arrests, the Greenville County Clerk of Court for court filings, and SLED for statewide criminal background records. This page covers how to access those records, what public access is permitted, and what state law governs the process in Mauldin.
Mauldin Quick Facts
Mauldin Police Department Criminal Records
The Mauldin Police Department is located at 5 E. Butler Road, Mauldin, SC 29662. The non-emergency line is (864) 289-8900. Records requests for incident and accident reports are accepted in person or by mail at the same address.
You need to provide the date, type of incident, and names of people involved. Copy fees may apply. Records related to open investigations are not available. Closed case records are generally accessible under state public records law.
Mauldin Police records cover city-level activity only. The Greenville County Sheriff handles areas outside Mauldin's city limits. For a complete picture of Mauldin criminal history, combine police records with a county court search and a SLED CATCH query.
Searching Criminal History in Mauldin
SLED operates the CATCH system for statewide criminal history searches. The portal is at catch.sled.sc.gov. Each search costs $25. Results draw from agencies statewide, including Mauldin Police and Greenville County courts. This is the most comprehensive single search available for Mauldin criminal history.
For court records specific to Greenville County, the Public Index at publicindex.sccourts.org/greenville is free and searchable by name or case number. It shows charges and outcomes for General Sessions and circuit court cases in Greenville County, which includes Mauldin cases.
The SC Judicial Branch at sccourts.org provides an additional statewide case search portal. The SC DOC Inmate Search at public.doc.state.sc.us shows current and former state prison inmates, including those convicted in Mauldin or Greenville County.
FOIA and Public Records in Mauldin
The Freedom of Information Act at S.C. Code Ann. Title 30, Chapter 4 applies to the City of Mauldin and Greenville County agencies. FOIA requests to Mauldin go to 5 E. Butler Road, Mauldin, SC 29662. The city's FOIA contact number is (864) 289-8831.
The city must respond within ten business days. Fees may be charged for copying and staff time. Exempt records include active investigations, records that identify confidential informants, and juvenile records. Written requests that specify the record type, time period, and individuals involved are processed most efficiently.
For Greenville County records, FOIA requests go to the relevant county department. Court records from the Greenville County Clerk are available through the Public Index without a separate FOIA request.
County Court Criminal Records for Mauldin Residents
The Greenville County Clerk of Court is at 305 E. North Street, Greenville, SC 29601. The phone number is (864) 467-8551. All General Sessions criminal cases from Mauldin are filed and maintained by this office. Felonies and serious misdemeanors are handled in the General Sessions court, and those records are kept at the clerk's office.
The Greenville County Public Index at publicindex.sccourts.org/greenville gives free access to those records by name or case number. Expunged records do not appear. Copies of specific filings require a written request and payment of copy fees to the Greenville County Clerk.
Mauldin Municipal Court at 5 E. Butler Road handles lower-level offenses within city limits. Municipal court records can be requested directly at (864) 289-8774. Those records may not all appear in the Greenville County Public Index.
Criminal History Statutes and Mauldin
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-3-115 directs SLED to compile criminal records from agencies statewide. Mauldin Police reports arrests to SLED under this statute. Greenville County courts report conviction data. When a CATCH search returns results for Mauldin criminal history, those results flow from this reporting system.
The Freedom of Information Act at Title 30, Chapter 4 governs records requests to the City of Mauldin and Greenville County offices. The law sets the ten-day timeline and lists exempt categories. Both police records and city administrative records fall under it.
S.C. Code Ann. § 17-1-40 is the expungement statute. Records destroyed under an expungement order are removed from all public sources. If you are searching Mauldin criminal history and find gaps, expungement may explain why certain records do not surface.
Expungement in Mauldin
South Carolina's expungement law, S.C. Code Ann. § 17-1-40, allows qualifying records to be physically destroyed. Eligible cases include arrests without conviction, pretrial intervention completions, and certain first offenses after the applicable waiting period. The statutory list of qualifying offenses is specific.
To seek expungement in Mauldin, a petition is filed with the Greenville County Clerk of Court at 305 E. North Street in Greenville. The filing fee is $250. If the court grants the petition, it orders SLED and the Mauldin Police Department to destroy the records. The destruction is permanent and irreversible.
Once complete, those records will not appear in the Greenville County Public Index or in any SLED CATCH search of Mauldin criminal history. For questions about eligibility, contact the Greenville County Clerk at (864) 467-8551 or consult a South Carolina attorney familiar with criminal record law.
Mauldin County Criminal History
Mauldin is located in Greenville County, and all General Sessions criminal cases from the city are processed through the Greenville County court system. For a full overview of Greenville County criminal history resources, visit the county page.
Nearby South Carolina Cities
Greenville County and the surrounding Upstate region have several cities with local criminal history resources. Choose a city below.