Greer Arrest and Booking Records
Greer 72 hour booking records are filed at the Greenville County Detention Center on McGee Street in Greenville. The Greer Police Department handles arrests in the city, but the county jail runs all bookings and intake. Each record holds the person's name, charges, bond amount, and arrest date. South Carolina law makes these records public. You can search them online, by phone, or in person. Greer sits in the northern part of Greenville County, between Greenville and Spartanburg. This page covers how bookings work after a Greer arrest and the best ways to find records.
Greer 72 Hour Booking Steps
Every Greer arrest follows the same path. The police officer takes the person into custody and records the charges. Transport then goes to the Greenville County Detention Center at 20 McGee Street, Greenville, SC 29601. Greer does not have a city jail. The county facility handles all intake.
Intake begins when the person arrives. Staff take a mugshot, collect fingerprints, and enter all data into the booking system. The record includes name, date of birth, home address, and every charge. Under S.C. Code Section 17-1-60, this booking record must be created for each arrest. A bond hearing follows. The magistrate reviews the charges and the person's record, then sets bail or holds the person without bond. The 72 hour booking record captures the full intake and bond decision. It stays in the Greenville County system regardless of what happens next in the case.
The detention center has a capacity of 1,277 inmates and runs around the clock.
Greer Police Department
The Greer Police Department is at 102 N. Main Street, Greer, SC 29650. Their phone number is (864) 848-5300. The department patrols the city and handles all arrests within Greer's limits. Greer has its own municipal court for city ordinance violations, but criminal arrests go through the county system.
Visit the City of Greer website for details on city services and the police department.
Greer police work alongside the Greenville County Sheriff's Office. The sheriff covers areas outside Greer's city limits but within the county. Both agencies book at the same Greenville County Detention Center. All records go into one system. This makes it easy to search for a Greer arrest alongside other Greenville County bookings.
Searching Greer 72 Hour Booking Records
Greenville County offers an online inmate lookup. Visit the Greenville County Inmate Search to find people currently in custody. The tool is free and lets you search by name. Results show charges, bond amounts, and the facility where the person is held.
If the website is down, call the detention center at (864) 467-2330. Staff are available 24 hours a day. They can run a name check over the phone and tell you if someone is in custody after a Greer arrest.
Other ways to look up a Greer booking record include:
- Search VINELink for real-time inmate status across South Carolina
- Check the SC Judicial Public Records portal for court case updates
- Call the Greenville County Detention Center at (864) 467-2330
- Visit the jail at 20 McGee Street in Greenville
VINELink is a free tool that covers every county in the state. You select the county and search by name. It also offers alerts. When someone's custody status changes, the system sends a notice by phone, text, or email.
Note: The online inmate search shows current inmates only; released individuals will not appear in the results.
Greer Booking Public Access Rights
Booking records are public under South Carolina law. S.C. Code Section 30-4-30(d)(3) states that jail records from the past three months are open to anyone. You do not need to give a reason or show identification to make a basic request.
Exceptions apply in limited cases. Juvenile records are sealed. Medical data is private. Active investigation files may be partially withheld under S.C. Code Section 30-4-40(a)(3). The core booking facts, however, are always public. The name, charges, arrest date, and bond are open information. Greenville County must respond to a written FOIA request within 15 business days. A verbal name check at the jail window is typically free and immediate.
Greer 72 Hour Booking and Court System
After a Greer booking, the case moves to court. Greenville County is in the 13th Judicial Circuit. General Sessions court hears felony cases. Magistrate court handles minor charges and initial bond hearings.
Greer also has a municipal court. This court deals with city ordinance violations and minor traffic offenses. A person charged with a city ordinance violation may still be booked at the county jail, but the case is heard in Greer's municipal court rather than the county court. For state-level charges, the case goes through the standard Greenville County court process.
You can track any case through the SC Judicial Public Records portal. It covers all courts in the state and shows hearing dates, charges, and outcomes. Under S.C. Code Section 23-3-120, fingerprint data from every Greer booking is forwarded to SLED for the statewide criminal records database.
Statewide Record Search Tools
State databases let you look beyond Greer and Greenville County. The SLED CATCH system is the broadest tool in South Carolina. It pulls criminal history from every reporting agency in the state. If someone was arrested in Greer and also has a record in Spartanburg or Anderson, SLED CATCH will show all of it.
The SC Department of Corrections search covers people serving time in state prison. It does not include county jail inmates. For the fullest picture after a Greer 72 hour booking, use the Greenville County inmate search, VINELink, and SLED CATCH together. The SLED main site explains the CATCH program and how to submit a formal background check request.
Greenville County Records
Greer is in Greenville County. All city arrests are booked at the Greenville County Detention Center. For complete county booking data, facility details, and search tools, visit the county page.
Nearby Cities
Greer is in the Upstate between Greenville and Spartanburg. Nearby cities share the Greenville County jail or book through neighboring county facilities.