Public records at the County are available under the South Carolina Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

Requests may be made by letter or by using the County’s Freedom of Information Act request form (accessed through the link below). Requests can be made directly to all County departments and agencies. Additionally, requests can be sent to the County Attorney’s Office via mail (Greenville County Attorney’s Office, 301 University Ridge, Suite N-4000, Greenville, SC 29601), or hand delivery to the County Administrative Building.

In order to obtain records, you must provide a reasonable description of the public records you are seeking. Greenville County Departments and Agencies charge a fee for the cost of searching and/or making copies of records. When you have completed and submitted a request form, a response regarding the availability of the records will be sent to you. Pursuant to S.C. Code § 30-4-30 (C) for requests of records less than twenty-four (24) months old, an acknowledgment of the request will be mailed within ten (10) business days; and for requests of records more than twenty-four (24) months old, an acknowledgment of the request will be mailed within twenty (20) business days.

If the records in the request are identified, the County will work to furnish the records or have them available for inspection or copying no later than thirty (30) calendar days from the date on which the formal acknowledgement was provided, unless the records are more than two (2) years old, in which case the County will work to make the records available no later than thirty-five (35) calendar days from the date on which the formal acknowledgement was provided.

If a deposit is required, the records will be furnished or made available for inspection or copying no later than thirty (30) calendar days from the date on which the deposit is received, unless the records are more than two (2) years old, in which case they will be made available no later than thirty-five (35) calendar days from the date on which the deposit was received to fulfill the request. The County may impose reasonable rules concerning time and place of access to records.

Pursuant State Law at S.C. Code § 30-2-50 (A), a person or private entity shall not knowingly obtain or use personal information obtained from a state agency, local government, or other political subdivision of the state for commercial solicitation directed to any person in this state.

FOIA Fees

FOIA Request Form