Pursuant to the South Carolina Freedom of Information Act, the Eighth Judicial Circuit Solicitor’s Office provides access to public records in its custody unless those records are exempt from disclosure under South Carolina law.
Request & Response
Submitting a Request
A formal request for information must be made in writing to the Eighth Judicial Circuit Solicitor’s Office.
The FOIA Request Form may be printed and mailed or hand delivered to our office.
Mail requests to:
8th Circuit Solicitor’s Office
ATTN: FOIA Request
PO Box 516
Greenwood, SC 29648
Response Time
State law generally requires our office to provide a final determination and the reasons for that determination within 10 days of receiving a request, excluding weekends and holidays.
For records more than 24 months old, the response period is 20 days, excluding weekends and holidays.
After a final determination is provided, records generally must be produced or made available for inspection and copying within 30 calendar days. For records more than 24 months old, that period is 35 calendar days.
FOIA Fees
Search & Retrieval
$12.00 per hour
Redaction
$16.00 per hour
Copies
$0.10 per page