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Florence County arrest records: bookings, charges and warrants

Search Florence County arrest records by name: the booking at the Florence County Detention Center, the charges recorded, published warrants and, where the court publishes it, how the case ended. The county seat is Florence.

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Only want to know whether someone is in custody now? Who is in Florence County jail. Want the outcome? Florence County court records.

Florence County arrest records: what an arrest record is, and what it is not. Three records, made by three different people at three points in a case.

Florence County, SC street plan with a one-mile ring around an address
Florence County, SC: the one-mile ring a search draws around an address. An illustration of scale, not a record or a location.
1 · Arrest

The booking at Florence County Detention Center

Made by the jail when a person is taken into custody in Florence County. It records the date and the charges the arresting officer wrote down. This is the arrest record, and it is the whole of what an arrest proves.

2 · Charge

Filed in the Court of General Sessions

Made by a prosecutor, who decides what to charge, reduces it, or declines to file. A felony goes to the Court of General Sessions; a misdemeanor to the magistrate or municipal court. The charge filed often differs from the charge at booking.

3 · Outcome

The disposition in the court file

Made by the court and kept by the Clerk of Court: conviction, dismissal, acquittal or diversion. Only this record speaks to guilt. South Carolina court records in the search carry it where the court publishes it.

An arrest record attaches to a person at the moment of accusation and often never detaches, including when the accusation went nowhere. Reading a Florence County booking as a conviction is the most common misreading of this data, and it follows real people around. The guide to arrest records covers the three claims in full; this page applies them to Florence County.

· shares are over the arrest records we index for this county; approximate, not an official figure

By the numbers

Florence County, SC arrest records by charge type. About 4,300 records read as a whole, never one by one; approximate, not an official figure.

99%
of the records state at least one charge
~2,600 records
warrant records we index for Florence County
Charge categories on Florence County arrest records99% state a charge
  • Theft, larceny and stolen property15%
  • Public order, trespass and property damage15%
  • Weapons offenses11%
  • Assault, battery and threats10%
  • Homicide and manslaughter9%
  • Probation/parole violations and failure to appear8%
  • Drug sale, distribution or manufacture8%
  • DUI / DWI7%

Among the Florence County arrest records we index that state a charge, the most common category of categorised charges is theft, larceny and stolen property (15%), followed by public order, trespass and property damage (15%) and weapons offenses (11%). An arrest can carry charges in several categories, so the shares of categorised charges can add to more than 100%, and a charge at booking is not the charge that was filed. The categories are our grouping of the charge text each source publishes; criminal charge types explains each one.

Photos. About 30% of the Florence County booking records we index carry a photo on the official roster. This page shows none.

Every figure is a share of the records we index for Florence County, rounded; approximate, not an official figure. Cells with too few records behind them are left out rather than shown as zero. The South Carolina criminal records page carries the statewide picture.

Florence County warrants: warrant search for Florence County.

South Carolina publishes a statewide warrant system, and a name search here includes it, so a warrant entered there for someone in Florence County shows with the person’s other records. A warrant is a different claim from an arrest: it says a court has ordered that a person be brought in, not that they were.

Not every local warrant reaches a published list. A search that finds nothing is not proof that no warrant exists; to be certain, ask the Florence County sheriff’s office or the Clerk of Court. The warrant search page explains what a published warrant does and does not say.

Florence County mugshots: booking photos in the arrest records.

A booking photo is taken at the Florence County Detention Center when someone is booked. Where Florence County publishes it, it appears on the official roster at booking.fcso.org, usually only while the person is held. About 30% of the Florence County booking records we index carry one (approximate, not an official figure). This page shows no photographs, and a search result here does not either.

OffenderSearch never charges to remove anything. A photo on a commercial mugshot site is not a conviction, no law requires anyone to pay a website to take one down, and several states restrict sites that charge for it.

Arrests in Florence County this week: what the records can and cannot tell you.

People search for “Florence County arrests this week” expecting a list. There is no list here, by rule: this site never publishes a running list of names, and a booking is not news about a person. What a search does give you is the records we index for one person, each with its booking date, so the question “was this person arrested recently?” has an answer when the jail published it.

Counts of how many people were booked in Florence County in a given week are not stated on this page. What we hold is a set of records as sources publish them, which is approximate and not an official tally; the sheriff’s office is the only source of an official count.

Reading a Florence County arrest result

Booking datewhen the person was taken into custodyChargesas recorded at booking, with the statute where the jail publishes itLevelfelony or misdemeanor, where statedBondamount and type, where publishedStatusin custody, released or transferredOutcomefrom the court record, where the court publishes it

Florence County background check: search arrest records by name.

  • Type a first and last name, and add an age or date of birth so the right person rises to the top.
  • The check searches the Florence County Detention Center roster, the published warrants and the other criminal records of South Carolina, with the sex offender registries.
  • One paid check, with a personal account. Nothing renews, and the person is never told.

Not a consumer report. Hiring or renting? Use an FCRA-regulated check; see what an employer’s check shows.

Florence County arrest records FAQ

How do I look up Florence County arrest records?

Search the person's name here with an age or date of birth. The search reaches the Florence County Detention Center roster, South Carolina court records and the published warrants, and each result says which record type it is.

Is an arrest in Florence County a criminal record?

An arrest record is a public record, but it is not a conviction. It says a person was taken into custody on a date on the charges written down at booking. Whether a charge was filed, reduced, dismissed or ended in a conviction is decided in the Court of General Sessions or the magistrate or municipal court, and only the court record shows that.

What were the most common charges in Florence County arrests?

Among the Florence County arrest records we index that state a charge, the most common category of categorised charges is theft, larceny and stolen property (15%), followed by public order, trespass and property damage (15%) and weapons offenses (11%). A record can carry charges in more than one category; the shares are approximate, not an official figure.

Can I see arrests in Florence County from this week?

A name search shows the records we index for that person, with the booking date on each. We do not publish a list of recent arrests or a weekly count; what we hold is approximate and is not an official tally. For a specific person, search the name.

Can I check for a Florence County warrant online?

South Carolina publishes a statewide warrant system and a name search here includes it. Not every local warrant reaches it, so to be certain, ask the Florence County sheriff's office or the Clerk of Court.

Does OffenderSearch show Florence County mugshots?

No. This page shows no booking photos and OffenderSearch never charges to remove one. Where Florence County publishes a photo it is on the official roster at booking.fcso.org, and several states restrict sites that charge to take one down.

Can an arrest record from Florence County be used to hire someone or rent to them?

Not from here. A search on this site is not a consumer report. Employers and landlords need an FCRA-regulated report, with the person's written consent, and many states limit how an arrest that did not lead to a conviction may be used at all.