York County Clerk of Court
Angie M. Bryant is the York County Clerk of Court and Register of Deeds. Her official staff page says she has more than 22 years of experience with the Clerk of Court office. The York County Courts page states that the Clerk of Court is elected to a four-year term. In York County, the title is Clerk of Court, not county clerk in the Texas or New York sense.
The office serves Circuit Court and Family Court. Circuit Court is divided into Court of Common Pleas for civil matters and General Sessions for criminal matters. The Clerk manages dockets, receives fees, fines, and costs, maintains court records, and submits reports to state and federal agencies. The Passport Office and Register of Deeds also operate under the direction of the Clerk of Court, but court-record requests should stay focused on Circuit Court and Family Court files.
York County Clerk of Court
Clerk: Angie M. Bryant
Mailing address: P.O. Box 649
York, SC 29745-0649
803-684-8507
Fax: 803-628-3226
General Sessions
Moss Justice Center
1675 1G York Highway
York, SC 29745
803-628-3036
Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
York County Clerk Duties
The Clerk of Court is the record office for major trial-court files, but the exact division matters. Common Pleas civil cases, General Sessions criminal cases, and Family Court matters all have different record contexts. The official Clerk page links to the 16th Circuit Public Index, Common Pleas docket, court rosters, and e-filing resources.
- Maintain Circuit Court records for Common Pleas civil and General Sessions criminal cases.
- Serve Family Court record needs for divorce, support, custody, juvenile, and related domestic matters.
- Manage docket activity and receive court fees, fines, and costs.
- Submit required reports to state and federal agencies.
- Direct related office functions, including the Passport Office and Register of Deeds.
Users seeking marriage licenses or estate records should use York County Probate Court instead of the Clerk's General Sessions or Common Pleas channels.
York County Public Index Records
The York County Public Index is the main free web search for York County Circuit, Magistrate, and related trial-court records. It is statewide South Carolina Judicial Branch infrastructure with a York County endpoint, not a clerk-only local database. The South Carolina Judicial Branch case-records landing page also routes users to the county public index.
Public Index searching works best when the user knows the case number, party name, or tax map number for property-related and Master-in-Equity matters. The county FAQ notes that a user may enter a case number, name of a party, or tax map number, then click the search tab. If document page icons do not appear, the FAQ route is to select the Associated Cases tab, click the case number, and then open Actions.
| Search or result field | Use | York County note |
|---|---|---|
| Case Number | Search input or result link | Use when known; result links open case details. |
| Party Name | Search input | Useful for plaintiff, defendant, or family case party searches where public. |
| Tax Map Number | Search input | Useful for property-related or Master-in-Equity cases. |
| Actions | Case tab | Used to view record or document icons where available. |
| Associated Cases | Case tab | County FAQ troubleshooting path when page icons are absent. |
Request York Certified Copies
A certified copy is a court copy with official certification for legal use. Online case information may be enough for a status check, but it is not the same as a certified decree, judgment, order, or filing. York County did not publish a Circuit Court copy-fee schedule in the official sources reviewed, so certified-copy users should call the relevant office before mailing funds.
- Search the York County Public Index first and note the case number, court division, party names, and document type.
- Decide whether the file is Common Pleas, General Sessions, Family Court, Probate Court, or another court level.
- For Circuit criminal copy questions, contact General Sessions at Moss Justice Center.
- For divorce, support, custody, or Family Court orders, contact Family Court at the Rock Hill office.
- Ask whether the document is public, whether certification is available, and what fee and payment form the office requires.
- Submit the request through the office's accepted channel and include enough detail for staff to locate the file.
York Clerk Request Details
The York County FOIA form itself was not fully accessible in the reviewed source text, but the official request instructions were available. Requesters should be specific because unclear requests may be delayed or denied. For court copies, the same rule applies in practical terms: staff need enough identifiers to find the exact case and document.
| Detail to include | Required? | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| Case number | Use if known | Fastest way to identify a Circuit or Family Court record. |
| Party names | Yes | Helps staff search when the case number is unknown. |
| Court division | Yes if known | Common Pleas, General Sessions, and Family Court route differently. |
| Document type | Yes | Specify decree, order, judgment, complaint, indictment, or other filing. |
| Certified or plain copy | Yes | Certification affects fees and processing. |
| Requester contact | Yes | Needed if staff must confirm fee, access limits, or delivery method. |
York County Clerk Fees
The reviewed official sources found some related fees, but not a York County Circuit Court plain or certified copy fee schedule. That gap should be handled plainly. The Register of Deeds certified true copy fee is published, but that is a recorded-document fee under the same elected official, not a Circuit Court case-copy fee.
| Item | Amount | Source note |
|---|---|---|
| Register of Deeds certified true copy of recorded document | $10 flat fee per document | Register of Deeds page, related office function. |
| Probate marriage-license certified or plain copy by mail | $5 per requested copy plus self-addressed stamped envelope | Probate Court page, not a Clerk case-copy fee. |
| Probate online estate document printing | $2 per document | Probate Court page. |
| Circuit Court plain or certified copy | Not located in reviewed official sources | Call 803-684-8507 or the relevant division. |
| Family Court filing or copy fees | Not located in reviewed York sources | Contact Family Court before mailing payment. |
Note: Do not send payment for a certified court copy until the correct York County office confirms the fee and method.
York Circuit and Family Duties
General Sessions criminal records are tied to the criminal side of Circuit Court. The General Sessions contact block uses Moss Justice Center, 1675 1G York Highway, York, SC 29745, mailing address P.O. Box 649, phone 803-628-3036, fax 803-628-3133, with Monday through Friday hours from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. This is the better contact path for criminal case-file questions.
Family Court is a separate Rock Hill location at 1555 West Main Street, Rock Hill, SC 29732. The phone is 803-909-7100 and fax is 803-909-7140, with weekday hours from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Divorce, child support, custody, and juvenile files route there. Juvenile and minor-sensitive documents may be restricted, even when the basic case status is available through a public portal.
| Record need | First channel | Backup channel |
|---|---|---|
| Circuit civil or criminal case lookup | York Public Index | Clerk of Court by phone or in person |
| Missing document icon in case | Associated Cases tab, then Actions | Clerk of Court |
| Certified court copy | Relevant Clerk or court office | Call before mailing payment |
| Family Court divorce or support file | Family Court portal or office | Family Court clerk in Rock Hill |
| Estate or marriage file | South Carolina Probate Search | Probate Court or public computers |
York Clerk Online Channels
York County Common Pleas states that Common Pleas e-filing is live in York County and that all attorneys must file Common Pleas pleadings electronically. The effective date shown for York County is February 27, 2018. That requirement applies to attorneys in Common Pleas, not automatically to every member of the public or every case type. Self-represented users should confirm current filing options before relying on e-filing.
Court rosters and dockets are separate from case-record searches. A docket or roster helps identify scheduled proceedings. A case record gives case history and public documents when available. Administrative county records that are not court case records may need the York County FOIA channel instead of the Clerk's case-copy path.
York County FOIA directs requesters to complete an online FOIA request and be very specific. The Records Management page states that Records Management cannot retrieve, provide, view, edit, or adjust county records. FOIA requests route to Karen Brogdon, Clerk to Council, at FOIA@yorkcountygov.com or 803-628-3954, or through the online FOIA request.