Due to COVID-19, Georgetown County offices are open on a limited basis at this time. Residents are asked to call or email the department you have business with before coming to county facilities. Many requests can be met virtually, saving you a trip. Admittance to county facilities is currently on an appointment-only basis. Trials continue to be suspended.
Department Functions
The Solicitor's office is responsible for the prosecution of adults charged with General Sessions Court offenses, and juveniles charged with all criminal and statutory offenses (such as truancies) which are heard in Family Court. The prosecuting attorneys also represent the State in civil cases involving forfeiture of property related to unlawful drug activity. There is also a prosecuting attorney who represents the State in Magistrate Court trials of Driving Under the Influence and Criminal Domestic Violence.