Newberry County
Clerk of Court . Jackie S. Bowers ..

 
Office Hours Monday - Friday 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Newberry County Courthouse
1226 College Street
Mailing Address: P.O. Drawer 10
Newberry, South Carolina
Phone - 803-321-2110
Fax 803-321-2111

GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE CLERK'S OFFICE

The Clerk of Court is responsible for various administrative and ministerial duties in conjunction with the Court of Common Pleas. These duties include filing, docketing, indexing, and preserving all court pleadings for civil, felony criminal and domestic relations cases. The Clerk of Courts must also follow procedure required by law and issues writs to carry out Court orders. Some of these writs include summons, subpoenas, warrants to arrest and to convey to penal institutions, and signing the death warrant in capital cases. The Clerk is responsible for the receipt and disbursement of all money paid into the court system.

 

Real Estate Records

The Clerk of Court is responsible for filing and maintaining all legal documents that pertain to real and personal property in Newberry County. These documents may consist of deeds, mortgages, contracts, leases, powers of attorneys, plats of property, easements, and other types of documents. They are usually the documents necessary to transfer or prove ownership of property or identify the exact location of a tract or lot of land. These records are available to title examiners and the public for research from 8:30 am to 5:00 PM Monday through Friday in room 5 of the Court House , located at 1226 College Street.