Register of Deeds

Mission Statement

The Register of Deeds Office records land titles, liens and other documents related to property transactions in Spartanburg County. The Register of Deeds must assure that all recorded documents comply with the requirements of federal and state recording statutes and are available for public review.

Identity Theft Protection Act of 2008

"A person preparing or filing a document for recordation or filing in the official records may not include a social security, driver's license, state identification, passport, checking account, savings account, credit card, or debit card number, or personal identification (PIN) code, or passwords in the document, unless expressly required by law. An individual has a right to request a register of deeds or clerk of court to remove, from an image or copy of an official record placed on a publicly available Internet web site or on a publicly available Internet web site used by a register of deeds or clerk of court to display public records, any social security, driver's license, state identification, passport, checking account, savings account, credit card, or debit card number, or personal identification (PIN) code, or passwords contained in an official record. The request must be made in writing and delivered by mail, facsimile, or electronic transmission or in person, to the register of deeds or clerk of court. The request must specify the identification page number that contains the social security, driver's license, state identification, passport, checking account, savings account, credit card, debit card number, or personal identification (PIN) code, or passwords to be redacted. There is no fee for the redaction pursuant to request."

This Office Does Not

• Perform title searches or searches for other information
• Advise, refer or make legal recommendations or provide legal advice
• Prepare or provide forms
• Report information to credit bureaus or other agencies