Locate Jasper County Clerk Records

Jasper County Clerk of Court

Jasper County Clerk of Court is held by Keith Horton. The office is at the Jasper County Courthouse, 265 Russell Street, Ridgeland, SC 29936. The mailing address is P.O. Box 248, Ridgeland, SC 29936. The phone number is 843-726-7710, the fax number is 843-726-7782, and public hours are 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, except legal holidays. The county page notes that parking is very limited.

The Clerk page describes the office mission as serving Jasper County citizens by ensuring effective and efficient operation of fiscal and administrative court functions. The South Carolina Judicial Branch courthouse page also lists The Hon. Keith Horton as Jasper County Clerk of Court and gives the same office phone and fax. For court-file requests, the clerk is the local custodian to contact after checking the public online index or when certified, older, or non-digitized files are needed.

Jasper County Clerk Responsibilities

The Jasper County Clerk of Court supports court administration and fiscal functions for the courthouse. The research ties the clerk to Circuit Court, Family Court, court files, divorce decrees when the final hearing was held in Jasper County, jury summons communication, and public-record access channels. The clerk page is also clear about one limit: the office does not provide criminal or civil record checks. For broad case lookups, the official instruction is to use the South Carolina court-record search path at sccourts.org.

• Maintain local court-file access for Circuit Court and related court records.
• Handle office questions at the courthouse, by phone, by fax, and by mail.
• Direct general criminal and civil record searches to the official state court search system.
• Provide local access for divorce decrees from final divorce hearings held in Jasper County.
• Send jury summons and jury-duty communications in writing.

Child-support payment information is also posted on the Clerk page. It points to ExpertPay at www.expertpay.com and 1-866-645-6347, and MoneyGram at www.moneygram.com with receive code 14691. The page says ExpertPay accepts Discover, Mastercard, Visa, Venmo, PayPal, Apple Pay, and Google Pay, and that a service fee is charged. MoneyGram is available at Walmart.

Search Jasper County Clerk Records

The Clerk page directs users to access records through the South Carolina Judicial Branch site. SCJB's case-record page links to the Jasper County Public Index for trial-court case records. SCJB says the record-search tool requires a browser with cookies and JavaScript enabled and warns that some browsers may require a pop-up exception to view case detail. SCJB also notes that some Municipal Court records are available in the Public Index Search.

The public-index search is the best first stop for open case lookups, but it is not a certified-copy service and it does not make every court record public. SCJB has stated that, as of January 1, 2026, home address information will no longer display on the public index for new and existing cases. Family Court and sealed material can be limited, and the research did not capture a sample Jasper case detail because the portal requires browser features and returned errors to direct text requests.

For statewide court-record search context, the Jasper County court records page covers the public index and family court portal in more detail.

Request Jasper County Certified Copies

Certified copies are requested when a plain online view is not enough. Common reasons include court filing, name change, divorce proof, title issues, estate matters, or agency requests. For Jasper County, start with the case number if known, the party names, the court, and the document type. If the request is for a divorce decree, tell the Clerk that the final divorce hearing was in Jasper County, because South Carolina DPH does not hold divorce decrees.

1. Search the Jasper Public Index first and write down the case number, party names, court, and filing date if the case is visible.
2. Call the Clerk of Court at 843-726-7710 to confirm that the office can issue the copy and to verify the current fee.
3. Submit the request in person at 265 Russell Street or by mail to P.O. Box 248, Ridgeland, SC 29936.
4. Include enough detail to identify the record, such as case number, party names, document name, and whether certification is needed.
5. Follow the clerk's payment and pickup or mailing instructions. Do not mail payment until the amount and copy type are confirmed.

The research found no Jasper Clerk-specific certified copy fee schedule for court documents beyond statewide filing fees and county FOIA copy fees. That gap makes fee confirmation part of the certified-copy workflow, not an optional step.

Jasper County Request Fields

No local Jasper Clerk court-record request form was found in the research. The field inventory below combines the access channels that were documented: the Jasper Public Index portal, the Juror Summons Online Form link, and the county or sheriff FOIA form path for records that are not court-file copies. Use the court-file fields with the Clerk. Use the FOIA fields only when the record is a county administrative or law-enforcement record rather than a court case file.

Rule 41.2 affects filed court records because parties must redact protected personal identifiers and may use confidential reference lists not available on the public index.

The redaction rule explains why a Jasper County Clerk record can be public while still omitting personal identifiers from online or copied filings.

Jasper County Clerk Fees

The official research gives statewide Circuit Court filing fees and county FOIA charges relevant to records work, but it does not give a Jasper-specific certified court-copy schedule. Use the table for documented fees only. For certified copies, divorce decrees, or multi-page court-file requests, call the Clerk before payment. For incident reports or arrest reports, use the sheriff law-enforcement FOIA fee path rather than the Clerk.

The SCJB Circuit Court fee page is the source for the statewide civil and circuit filing fees listed in the table.

Those filing fees help explain Clerk of Court costs, but they do not replace a local quote for a certified Jasper County court copy.

Jasper County FOIA Rule 610

South Carolina FOIA and court-record access are related, but they are not the same path. The South Carolina FOIA statute allows inspection, copying, or electronic transmission of public records unless the record is exempt or closed by law. Jasper County's general FOIA email is foia@jaspercountysc.gov, with the county FOIA office at 252 Russell Street, Ridgeland, SC 29936, P.O. Box 420, phone 843-717-3688. Law-enforcement FOIA goes to SheriffDiscovery@jaspercountysc.gov, not the Clerk, and the sheriff page requires a completed form plus state ID by email.

For judicial records that are not ordinary case-file copies, the South Carolina Judicial Branch has a Rule 610 request page. Use that path for judicial administrative records covered by the rule. Use the Clerk for court-file copies, certified case documents, and decree requests. Use county FOIA for county administrative records. Use sheriff FOIA for incident reports, arrest reports, and law-enforcement records. Choosing the right channel reduces delay and avoids sending private identification to the wrong office.

The South Carolina FOIA statute source frames public-record access for Jasper County offices.

The statute also preserves exemptions, so sealed court records, juvenile matters, confidential family material, and protected identifiers may still be withheld or redacted.

Jasper County Jury Notice

The Jasper County Clerk page includes a direct jury-scam warning. The Clerk's Office sends jury summons in writing. It will not have the Sheriff's Office call and request payment by phone for missed jury duty, and it will not call to tell a person that they missed jury duty. Missed-jury or jury-duty communication will be in writing. The page also links a Juror Summons Online Form, although the form fields were not inspected in the research.

SCJB publishes juror exemption and disqualification information for statewide court users.

For Jasper County jury questions, verify the summons or written notice with the Clerk rather than paying anyone who calls about missed service.

Note: The official Jasper County warning says jury summons and missed-jury communications are handled in writing, not by payment-demand phone calls.

Jasper County Courthouse Rules

The research did not locate a Jasper-specific prohibited-item list, bag-screening page, locker policy, or local ADA entrance page for the courthouse. Statewide SCJB guidance fills part of that gap. SCJB's ADA page says anyone needing an auxiliary aid, service, or modification to participate in a Judicial Branch program, service, or activity should contact Cynthia Benjamin, Court Interpreter Manager, at 803-734-1800 as soon as possible and no later than 48 hours before the scheduled event.

SCJB's courthouse electronic-device order says electronic devices may be possessed and used in common areas subject to screening. Use is prohibited at clerk counters or windows and immediately adjacent areas. Devices may be possessed in courtrooms, but use is prohibited without judge permission, and devices must be powered off or silent in courtrooms. These rules matter for Clerk counter visits because a person may be able to carry a phone into the courthouse while still being barred from using it at the service window.

The SCJB courthouse electronic-device source gives the statewide rule for Jasper County Clerk counter and courtroom visits.

Check court instructions before bringing recording gear, using a phone near the Clerk counter, or relying on a device during a hearing.