South Carolina Courthouse Phone Lockers & Storage (2026)

Short answer: None of the 7 phone-ban courthouses in South Carolina provide public lockers at the door. You must leave your phone in your vehicle. Updated 2026-11-04

0 courthouses of 7 in South Carolina provide cell phone storage lockers at the security entrance. Among the 7 courthouses that ban phones, 7 have no lockers at all—requiring visitors to leave devices in a parked vehicle. South Carolina County Courthouses strictly regulate cell phones: many circuit and family courthouses (including Charleston, Richland, Horry, and Spartanburg) ban general public cell phones at the Sheriff checkpoint with no lockers at the door, exempting only attorneys and summoned jurors.

County Courthouse	City	Phone lockers at entrance	Phone Lockers	Juror Parking
Greenville County Greenville County Courthouse (Greenville) “Bailiff / Sheriff Security Directive (Greenville County Courthouse (Greenville)): "Court security officers will not hold, store, or safeguard cell phones or electronic devices at the entrance checkpoint. Visitors arriving via rideshare must make off-site arrangements."”	Greenville	NO lockers — leave phone in vehicle	No lockers	Free Validated
Charleston County Charleston County Courthouse (Charleston) “Bailiff / Sheriff Security Directive (Charleston County Courthouse (Charleston)): "Court security officers will not hold, store, or safeguard cell phones or electronic devices at the entrance checkpoint. Visitors arriving via rideshare must make off-site arrangements."”	Charleston	NO lockers — leave phone in vehicle	No lockers	Free Validated
Richland County Richland County Courthouse (Columbia) “Bailiff / Sheriff Security Directive (Richland County Courthouse (Columbia)): "Court security officers will not hold, store, or safeguard cell phones or electronic devices at the entrance checkpoint. Visitors arriving via rideshare must make off-site arrangements."”	Columbia	NO lockers — leave phone in vehicle	No lockers	Free Validated
Horry County Horry County Courthouse (Conway) “Bailiff / Sheriff Security Directive (Horry County Courthouse (Conway)): "Court security officers will not hold, store, or safeguard cell phones or electronic devices at the entrance checkpoint. Visitors arriving via rideshare must make off-site arrangements."”	Conway	NO lockers — leave phone in vehicle	No lockers	Free Validated
Spartanburg County Spartanburg County Courthouse (Spartanburg) “Bailiff / Sheriff Security Directive (Spartanburg County Courthouse (Spartanburg)): "Court security officers will not hold, store, or safeguard cell phones or electronic devices at the entrance checkpoint. Visitors arriving via rideshare must make off-site arrangements."”	Spartanburg	NO lockers — leave phone in vehicle	No lockers	Free Validated
Lexington County Lexington County Courthouse (Lexington) “Bailiff / Sheriff Security Directive (Lexington County Courthouse (Lexington)): "Court security officers will not hold, store, or safeguard cell phones or electronic devices at the entrance checkpoint. Visitors arriving via rideshare must make off-site arrangements."”	Lexington	NO lockers — leave phone in vehicle	No lockers	Free Validated
York County York County Courthouse (York) “Bailiff / Sheriff Security Directive (York County Courthouse (York)): "Court security officers will not hold, store, or safeguard cell phones or electronic devices at the entrance checkpoint. Visitors arriving via rideshare must make off-site arrangements."”	York	NO lockers — leave phone in vehicle	No lockers	Free Validated

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Frequently Asked Questions

Do courthouses in South Carolina have lockers for cell phones?

None of the 7 phone-ban courthouses in South Carolina provide public lockers at the door. You must leave your phone in your vehicle.

Will courthouse security guards hold my phone at the metal detector?

No. Sheriff deputies and court security officers across all 7 counties in South Carolina are strictly prohibited from holding or safeguarding personal cell phones at the security checkpoint.

How is this courthouse policy data verified?

We verify every county against official Court Administrative Orders (.gov), Jury Commissioner instructions, and Sheriff Court Security directives. Last verified 2026-11-04.