Local resources: courts, jail, police, DMV, and ADSAP
Every office a DUI case in Spartanburg or Spartanburg County passes through, with the address and the number from each office's own website. Confirm hours by phone before you go.
How a Spartanburg County DUI case moves
- Arrest and booking. Spartanburg Police, the Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office, town police, and the Highway Patrol book at the Spartanburg County Detention Center, 950 California Avenue.
- Bond hearing. State law requires a bond hearing within 24 hours of arrest (S.C. Code § 22-5-510). The Sheriff's Office says magistrates usually hold bond hearings every day at the detention center at 11 a.m., 6 p.m., 9 p.m., and midnight, and after that as needed. You can post bond yourself or through a bail bondsman, who charges a non-refundable fee of up to 15% of the bond.
- DMV notice. If you refused the test or blew 0.15 or higher, the 30-day clock to request a hearing with the Office of Motor Vehicle Hearings is already running.
- First court date. Printed on your ticket. Which court depends on the arresting agency and your record; see the list below.
- Resolution. Dismissal, a plea, or trial. DUI charges are not eligible for pretrial intervention (S.C. Code § 17-22-50). First offenses are tried in magistrate or municipal court, before a six-person jury if you request one. The Spartanburg County DUI guide walks through each step.
- After a conviction. ADSAP enrollment, the ignition interlock program, SR-22 insurance, and license reinstatement through the DMV, in roughly that order.
Courts
Which court hears your case depends on who arrested you and whether you have prior offenses. Most of the county's courts, including the city's municipal court, are in the Spartanburg County Courthouse at 180 Magnolia Street. When in doubt, call the number for the court on your ticket.
Spartanburg Municipal Court
180 Magnolia Street, Suite 1134, Courtroom 1E, Spartanburg, SC 29306
City of Spartanburg arrests. Moved into the Spartanburg County Courthouse in January 2024. Sessions Monday to Thursday; office open 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., with no window payments after 4:30 p.m. Juror information line: 864-596-2270.
Spartanburg County Bond Court (Detention Center)
950 California Avenue, Spartanburg, SC 29303
Magistrates' bond court office inside the detention center, open 24 hours. Bond hearings are usually held every day at 11 a.m., 6 p.m., 9 p.m., and midnight, and after that as needed.
Spartanburg County Magistrate Court (Central)
180 Magnolia Street, 1st Floor, Suite 1119, Spartanburg, SC 29306
County and Highway Patrol cases. Criminal division 864-596-2566; traffic division 864-596-2228; jury trials 864-596-2730; preliminary hearings 864-562-4016. 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. Fines can be paid online through the county's public index.
Spartanburg County Magistrate Court – Region One (Moore)
5854 Reidville Road, Suite C, Moore, SC 29369
Open 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday to Thursday.
Spartanburg County Magistrate Court – Region Two (Boiling Springs)
4224 Highway 9, Boiling Springs, SC 29316
Open 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday to Thursday, and 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday.
Spartanburg County Magistrate Court – Region Three (Cowpens)
112 Foster Street, Cowpens, SC 29330
Afternoon and evening hours: noon to 6 p.m. Monday and Wednesday, noon to 8 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday.
Spartanburg County Clerk of Court – General Sessions
180 Magnolia Street, 2nd Floor, Suite 2100, Spartanburg, SC 29306
Second and later offenses, felony DUI, and cases moved up from a lower court. Defendants must keep the clerk updated with any change of address. 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays.
Law enforcement and the detention center
Spartanburg Police Department
206 N. Forest Street, Spartanburg, SC 29301
City police headquarters since 2023. The Records Division here handles copies of police and accident reports.
Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office
8045 Howard Street, Spartanburg, SC 29303
Patrols unincorporated Spartanburg County. The number above is non-emergency; the front desk is 864-503-4500.
Spartanburg County Detention Center (county jail)
950 California Avenue, Spartanburg, SC 29303
Run by the Sheriff's Office; the intake center for the county. The number is the detention center front desk.
S.C. Highway Patrol – Troop Three, Post D (Spartanburg)
131 Community College Drive, Ledbetter Building, Spartanburg, SC 29303
State troopers covering Spartanburg County. Troop Three headquarters, which covers the Upstate, is at 33 Villa Road, Suite 200, Greenville, 864-552-5000.
Prosecutor, public defender, DMV, and state offices
Offices most Spartanburg County DUI cases touch. Addresses and phone numbers are from each office's own website, checked October 27, 2026.
Seventh Circuit Solicitor's Office
180 Magnolia Street, 5th Floor, Suite 5108, Spartanburg, SC 29306
Prosecutes criminal cases in Spartanburg and Cherokee counties. 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays.
Seventh Circuit Public Defender (Spartanburg County)
180 Magnolia Street, Suite 2137, Spartanburg, SC 29306
Represents people the court finds unable to afford a lawyer. State law sets a $40 application fee, which the clerk can waive or reduce. Apply as early as possible.
SCDMV – Spartanburg (Fairforest Road)
8794 Fairforest Road, Suite B, Spartanburg, SC 29303
Branch office for licenses, reinstatement paperwork, and the temporary alcohol license. Check wait times online before you go.
SCDMV – Spartanburg (Southport Road)
1625 Southport Road, Spartanburg, SC 29306
South Spartanburg branch office.
S.C. Office of Motor Vehicle Hearings
Edgar A. Brown Building, 1205 Pendleton Street, Suite 325, Columbia, SC 29201
Hears contested-case hearings on DMV suspensions. The $200 filing fee cannot be waived.
S.C. Department of Motor Vehicles
10311 Wilson Boulevard, Building C, Blythewood, SC 29016
Headquarters. Suspension questions go to the number above; licenses are issued at branch offices.
S.C. Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services – Ignition Interlock Program
293 Greystone Boulevard, Columbia, SC 29210
Runs the ignition interlock program and certifies devices and installers. Call the agency to confirm the right contact for your case.
The DMV hearing and your license
Administrative suspensions are handled by the S.C. Department of Motor Vehicles and contested at the Office of Motor Vehicle Hearings, part of the S.C. Administrative Law Court in Columbia. The hearing request must be filed with that office within 30 days of the Notice of Suspension, with its $200 filing fee; the temporary alcohol license from the DMV is a separate $100. An attorney can file the request for you. Step by step: the DMV hearing guide.
For license paperwork in person, Spartanburg has two SCDMV branch offices, on Fairforest Road and on Southport Road (listed above). The Office of Motor Vehicle Hearings itself is in Columbia; call it at the number above if your hearing notice leaves any question about where or how the hearing will be held.
The ignition interlock program is run by the S.C. Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services, which certifies installers. Interlock providers serving Spartanburg are listed in the directory.
ADSAP: the required alcohol and drug program
The Forrester Center for Behavioral Health (Spartanburg County ADSAP)
129 Dillon Drive, Spartanburg, SC 29307
Listed by the state as Spartanburg County's certified ADSAP provider. Enrollment is walk-in only, Monday to Thursday, 8 to 11 a.m. Required after any DUI conviction and after a DMV suspension that stands. The state's October 2025 directory lists 187 W. Broad St., Suite 200, and extension 201; the address here is the one on the center's own website.
The S.C. Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities lists one certified ADSAP office per county; you may enroll with any certified provider in the state. Private counselors are listed under counseling in the directory.
Bail and bond in Spartanburg County
South Carolina law starts from release on your own recognizance (no money up front) unless the judge decides more is needed to make sure you come back to court or to protect the public (S.C. Code § 17-15-10). In Spartanburg County, bond is set by a magistrate at the detention center, and a list of licensed bondsmen with phone numbers is made available to everyone held there. If a cash or surety bond is set and you cannot pay it, a licensed bail bondsman can post it in exchange for a premium that state law caps at 15 percent of the bond (S.C. Code § 38-53-170). More in the bail guide. Bondsmen are listed in the directory as they are added.
SR-22 insurance
After a DUI conviction, the DMV requires proof of financial responsibility, usually an SR-22 certificate filed by your insurer, before it reinstates your license, and the filing can be released three years from the date it was first required (S.C. Code §§ 56-9-500, 56-9-620). An administrative suspension alone (refusal or 0.15) does not require one (§ 56-5-2951(M)). See the SR-22 guide. Agencies that write SR-22 policies in Spartanburg County are under insurance in the directory.