Find Socastee Booking Releases
Socastee booking releases are available through the Horry County Sheriff's Office in South Carolina. Socastee is an unincorporated community in Horry County, not a city with its own police force. The Horry County Police Department handles law enforcement in the Socastee area. All arrests lead to booking at the J. Reuben Long Detention Center in Conway. The Horry County Bookings and Releases portal posts records online with daily updates. This is one of the most complete public booking release systems in South Carolina.
Socastee Quick Facts
Socastee Booking Releases and Horry County
Since Socastee is unincorporated, it does not have its own police department or detention center. The Horry County Police Department and Sheriff's Office provide all law enforcement services for the area. When someone is arrested in Socastee, they are transported to the J. Reuben Long Detention Center at 4150 J. Reuben Long Avenue in Conway. This large facility processes booking releases for all of Horry County, including Socastee, Myrtle Beach, Conway, and Carolina Forest.
The Horry County Sheriff's Office is located at 1301 2nd Avenue, Conway, SC 29526. You can reach them at (843) 915-5450. The detention center phone number is (843) 915-5140. Staff can answer questions about recent Socastee booking releases over the phone during business hours.
| Agency | Horry County Sheriff's Office |
|---|---|
| Address | 1301 2nd Avenue Conway, SC 29526 |
| Phone | (843) 915-5450 |
| Detention Center | J. Reuben Long Detention Center (843) 915-5140 |
Note: Socastee residents should direct all booking release inquiries to the Horry County Sheriff's Office rather than any municipal office.
Search Socastee Booking Releases Online
Horry County runs one of the best online booking release portals in South Carolina. The system at horrycounty.org/bookings allows free searches with no account needed. You can look up Socastee booking releases by name, booking date, or release date. Results include mugshots, charges, bond amounts, and the arresting agency. The system is updated daily.
This portal covers all arrests in Horry County. If someone was arrested in the Socastee area by Horry County Police, their booking release will appear in this system. North Myrtle Beach Jail bookings are also included in the results.
The Horry County website serves as the main hub for all public safety information, including Socastee booking releases and detention center data.
For older records not on the county portal, the SLED CATCH system offers statewide criminal history searches. Each check costs $25 plus a $1 online convenience fee. You need the person's last name, first name, and date of birth. The South Carolina Judicial Branch Public Index is free and shows court case records tied to Socastee area arrests.
Socastee Booking Releases FOIA Access
The South Carolina Freedom of Information Act, codified at S.C. Code Ann. § 30-4-10 et seq., gives the public a right to inspect and copy booking releases and other government records. To file a formal FOIA request for Socastee booking releases, email foia@horrycountysc.gov or submit a written request to the Horry County Sheriff's Office Records Division at 1301 2nd Avenue, Conway, SC 29526.
Under Section 30-4-15, the law is meant to let citizens learn about the work of public officials at the lowest cost and delay possible. The Sheriff's Office must respond within 10 business days for records under 24 months old. For older records, they get an extra 15 business days to respond. Once they agree to produce the records, they have 30 calendar days to deliver them. Fees may apply for search, retrieval, and copying of Socastee booking releases.
Many Socastee booking releases are already posted on the online portal, so check there before filing a formal request. A FOIA request is most useful when you need records from a specific date range or records that have aged off the online system.
What Socastee Booking Releases Contain
Booking releases from the Socastee area contain standard arrest processing data. Each record is created when law enforcement brings someone to the J. Reuben Long Detention Center.
A typical Socastee booking release includes:
- Full name and date of birth of the arrested person
- Physical description and mugshot
- Date, time, and location of the arrest
- All charges at the time of booking
- Bond amount set by the court
- Arresting agency name
Under S.C. Code Ann. § 30-4-40(a)(3), some law enforcement records may be withheld if their release would interfere with an active investigation, put someone at risk, or reveal a confidential source. However, basic booking release data for Socastee arrests is generally public information once the booking is processed. South Carolina law under § 17-1-40 allows detention facilities to keep sealed booking records for up to three years and 120 days after an expungement order.
Custody Alerts for Socastee Arrests
The VINELink victim notification system covers the J. Reuben Long Detention Center. This free service lets crime victims and other people register for automatic alerts when an inmate's custody status changes. You can get a call, email, or TTY notification. Registration is confidential. The inmate is never told who signed up for alerts.
VINELink works around the clock, seven days a week. Alerts cover releases, transfers, escapes, and other status changes for inmates held at the Horry County facility that processes Socastee booking releases.
Note: VINELink provides custody change alerts but does not replace the detailed booking release information available through the Horry County online portal.
Statewide Resources for Booking Releases
Beyond the Horry County system, SLED serves as the central state repository for criminal history information in South Carolina. SLED is located at 4400 Broad River Road in Columbia. Their CATCH system provides name-based criminal record searches that include arrest data from across the state, including the Socastee area. For state prison inmates rather than county detainees, the South Carolina Department of Corrections runs a separate inmate search at public.doc.state.sc.us.
Horry County Booking Releases
Socastee is in Horry County, and all booking releases go through the Horry County Sheriff's Office and the J. Reuben Long Detention Center. For more about the county booking release system, full contact lists, FOIA details, and other resources, visit the Horry County booking releases page.
Nearby South Carolina Cities
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