Municipal Court

* As of January 12th, 2021, all bench trials, jury trials and preliminary hearings are on hold, due to the rise in COVID cases, per order of the Chief Justice of SC. We will notify everyone who has received a ticket prior to January 11, 2021, via certified mail, of their new court date and time as soon as we are able to resume court operations. Everyone needs to notify the court if their address changes, so they are assured of getting their notices.  As always, if anyone would like to just go ahead and pay their ticket, they may do so at the City’s website. 

Court Schedule

Bond Hearings are held each day at 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m., as necessary.

City disseminations (local background checks) are completed on Monday through Friday from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. for a fee of $5.

Criminal and Traffic Courts are held daily at 9 a.m. and Monday evenings at 6 p.m.

Payments

 The Court can accept cash, debit, or credit cards, no checks will be accepted. You may also mail your remittance to: 

Summary Court of Abbeville
102 S Main Street
Abbeville, SC 29620

Please remit certified funds/money orders.