Dillon County Clerk Office
The Dillon County Clerk of Court is Marquita Britton, who also serves locally as Register of Deeds. The South Carolina Judicial Branch profile says she was elected Dillon County Clerk of Court on June 11, 2024, and began service on January 7, 2025. Her profile also notes prior work in the Clerk's office as a General Sessions clerk and deputy clerk, followed by Department of Juvenile Justice probation work.
The Clerk of Court is the main local records officer for Dillon County Circuit Court and Family Court. The office receives court filings, maintains court records, collects fees, fines, and costs, manages dockets, prepares trial lists, handles jury management, and staffs court while court is in session. Register of Deeds work also routes through the same local officer for property records required by state law.
Dillon County Clerk of Court/Register of Deeds
Clerk: Marquita Britton
301 W Main St
PO Drawer 1220
Dillon, SC 29536
(843) 774-1425
Fax: (843) 841-3706
Email: dccoc@dilloncountysc.org
Hours: 8:30 am-5:00 pm Monday-Friday
The official Dillon County Clerk of Court page appears below and is the local source for the office contact block.
The county page confirms the office is both Clerk of Court and Register of Deeds, which matters when a records request involves court files and land records.
Dillon County Clerk Duties
Dillon County Clerk of Court duties are broad because the office supports Circuit Court, Family Court, and Register of Deeds functions. Circuit Court work includes civil and criminal processing for the Court of Common Pleas and Court of General Sessions. Family Court work includes support collections, Rules to Show Cause, Orders of Protection, and transmittal of certain orders to local law enforcement.
- Docket management and maintenance of court records.
- Receipt of fees, fines, costs, bail, and related court money.
- Criminal warrant receipt and transmission to the Fourth Circuit Solicitor.
- Trial-list preparation, jury management, and courtroom staffing.
- Child support collection and disbursement for Family Court matters.
- Register of Deeds recording for property transactions and records required by state law.
These duties also explain why the Clerk is often the final stop for a certified court copy even when a case can be found through an online portal.
Search Dillon County Clerk Records
The online starting point for many Dillon County court records is the South Carolina Judicial Branch Case Records Search. That statewide page links Dillon County, Circuit Number 4 and County Number 17, to the official Public Index endpoint. The research noted that direct inspection of the Dillon endpoint returned access restrictions, so the page should be treated as the official route but not as a guarantee that every field or document is viewable in every session.
| Channel | Best use | Important limit |
|---|---|---|
| Public Index | Common Pleas, General Sessions, and other public case lookups where exposed. | Full text fields were not captured due access restriction. |
| Family Court Public Index | Family Court search when public access is allowed. | Family and juvenile records can be restricted. |
| Clerk counter | Certified copies, full file questions, older files, and fee confirmation. | Visit during posted county business hours. |
| Mail or email | Requests with case details, party names, and document type. | Confirm fee and copy process before mailing payment. |
| County FOIA contact | Records when the exact custodian is unclear. | Court rules and confidentiality laws still apply. |
Family Court is separate from Probate Court. Divorce, support, custody, and protection-order records should be searched through Family Court access channels or requested through the Clerk, not through the Probate Court office.
Request Certified Dillon Copies
A certified copy is a copy authenticated by the record custodian for legal use. Certified copies may be needed for court filings, appeals, title work, agency submissions, and personal legal records. Dillon County Clerk of Court copy requests should identify the case and document as precisely as possible because online search results may not include every filed paper.
- Search by case number or party name through the South Carolina case-records route if the case is public.
- Write down the case number, court type, party names, filing date, and the document needed.
- Call or email the Dillon County Clerk of Court to confirm availability, copy type, fee, and payment method.
- Submit the request in person, by mail, or by email as the office directs.
- Ask whether the copy can be picked up, mailed, or handled through another approved process.
Note: The research did not locate a complete Dillon County court-copy fee schedule, so the Clerk should confirm cost before payment is sent.
Dillon Records Request Fields
Dillon County did not publish a dedicated court-record request form in the researched text. A written request should still include enough detail for staff to locate the file and determine whether the record is public, sealed, archived, or subject to Family Court limits.
| Field | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Case number | Best if known | Use the exact number from Public Index or court papers. |
| Party names | Yes | Include full names and former names if relevant. |
| Court type | Yes if known | Common Pleas, General Sessions, Family Court, Magistrate, or Municipal. |
| Document type | Yes | Order, judgment, divorce decree, docket sheet, pleading, or other paper. |
| Copy type | Yes | Plain or certified copy. |
| Requester contact | Yes | Name, phone, email, mailing address, and pickup or mail preference. |
Dillon County Clerk Fees
The official Clerk page did not publish a full court-copy fee table in accessible text during research. Only a related General Sessions expungement filing fee was documented from South Carolina Judicial Branch expungement material. Probate fees are separate and belong to Probate Court, not the Clerk's court-copy schedule.
| Item | Documented amount | How to verify |
|---|---|---|
| General Sessions expungement county clerk filing fee where applicable | $35 | South Carolina Judicial Branch expungement guidance |
| Plain court copy | Fee not located in official sources | Call (843) 774-1425 |
| Certified court copy | Fee not located in official sources | Email dccoc@dilloncountysc.org |
| Record search or archive retrieval | Fee not located in official sources | Confirm with the Clerk before mailing payment |
Dillon Clerk Forms
The South Carolina Judicial Branch court forms search is the statewide form index for court type, title, and form ID searches. Dillon County Clerk of Court staff can identify which form belongs with a local case, but court staff cannot give legal advice about which claims to file or what arguments to make.
The form search is useful for locating official statewide forms before contacting the Dillon County Clerk of Court about local filing and copy procedures.
For privacy issues in filed civil documents, the South Carolina Rule 41.2 redaction process provides a written method to request removal or redaction of protected data.
Rule 41.2 is not a general sealing tool; it is aimed at protected personal data that should not have appeared in public filings.
Dillon Online and Mail Filing
South Carolina Judicial Branch e-filing applies to attorney filing in Court of Common Pleas cases where e-filing is available. Public users who need Dillon County Clerk records should not treat attorney e-filing as a public copy portal. The public route remains online case search, followed by Clerk contact for copies, certification, older files, or documents not visible online.
Mail requests should go to PO Drawer 1220, Dillon, SC 29536, only after the office confirms the requested record, fee, and payment method. Email can be used to ask procedure questions or submit details when the office allows it. Sensitive Family Court, juvenile, sealed, and protected-data records may require identification, party status, a court order, or denial of public access.