Local resources: courts, jail, police, DMV, and ADSAP
Every office a DUI case in Myrtle Beach, Horry County, or Georgetown County passes through, with the address and the number that actually answers. Confirm hours by phone before you drive to Conway.
How a Horry County DUI case moves
- Arrest and booking. City police book at the Oak Street law enforcement center; everyone else goes to the J. Reuben Long Detention Center in Conway, and many city arrestees are transferred there too.
- Bond hearing. State law requires a bond hearing within 24 hours of arrest (S.C. Code § 22-5-510). Myrtle Beach Municipal Court holds its own bond court; county hearings are at the detention center. You can post it yourself or through a bail bondsman, who charges a non-refundable fee that is a percentage 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 where you were arrested, the arresting agency, and your record. Georgetown County arrests (Murrells Inlet, Pawleys Island, Georgetown) stay in Georgetown County's courts; see the lists 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 Horry 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. When in doubt, call the clerk's number on your ticket.
Myrtle Beach Municipal Court
Ted C. Collins Law Enforcement Center, 1101 North Oak Street, Myrtle Beach, SC 29577
City of Myrtle Beach arrests. Clerk of Court handles court dates, continuances, and fine payments. Fax 843-918-1446.
Horry County Magistrate Court – Myrtle Beach
Olin I. Blanton Jr. County Office Building, 1201 21st Avenue North, Myrtle Beach, SC 29577
County-jurisdiction arrests on the south end of the Grand Strand. Fax 843-444-6131.
Horry County Magistrate Court – Surfside Beach
9630 Scipio Lane, Myrtle Beach, SC 29588
County-jurisdiction arrests around Surfside Beach, Socastee, and Garden City.
Horry County Central Traffic Court (Conway)
1201 3rd Avenue, Conway, SC 29526
Where many Highway Patrol and county DUI cases are docketed. Central Jury Court is at the same address, 843-915-5065.
Bond Court – J. Reuben Long Detention Center
4150 J. Reuben Long Avenue, Conway, SC 29526
Magistrate bond hearings and night court are held here, not at a courthouse. Bond is usually set the same day or the next morning.
Horry County Courthouse – General Sessions and Clerk of Court
Horry County Government & Justice Center, 1301 2nd Avenue, Conway, SC 29526
Second and subsequent offenses, felony DUI, and any case bound over from a lower court. The 15th Circuit Solicitor's Office, which prosecutes these cases, is in the same complex.
North Myrtle Beach Municipal Court
Public Safety Building, 1015 2nd Avenue South, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29582
City of North Myrtle Beach arrests. Fax 843-280-5642.
Surfside Beach Municipal Court
210 U.S. Highway 17 South, Surfside Beach, SC 29575
Town of Surfside Beach arrests.
Law enforcement and the detention center
Myrtle Beach Police Department
1101 North Oak Street, Myrtle Beach, SC 29577
City police. Short-term holding is in the same building; most arrestees are transferred to the county detention center within hours. Victims' assistance: 843-918-1372.
J. Reuben Long Detention Center (Horry County jail)
4150 J. Reuben Long Avenue, Conway, SC 29526
The county jail for all of Horry County, run by the Sheriff's Office. Online booking and release search, bond information, and video visitation scheduling are on the Sheriff's website.
Horry County Sheriff's Office
1301 2nd Avenue, Conway, SC 29526
Runs the detention center and serves warrants.
Horry County Police Department
Conway, SC
Patrols the unincorporated county, including much of the area around Myrtle Beach that is outside city limits.
South Carolina Highway Patrol – Horry County
Conway, SC
State troopers make a large share of DUI arrests on U.S. 17, U.S. 501, and S.C. 31.
North Myrtle Beach Department of Public Safety
1015 2nd Avenue South, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29582
Georgetown County: courts, jail, and DMV
Murrells Inlet, Garden City's south end, Litchfield, Pawleys Island, and the city of Georgetown are in Georgetown County. Arrests there go through Georgetown County's magistrates and jail. Georgetown County is in the same Fifteenth Judicial Circuit as Horry County. Addresses and numbers are from Georgetown County, the Sheriff's Office, the S.C. Judicial Branch, and SCDMV, checked October 28, 2026.
Georgetown County Magistrates and Central Traffic Court
333 Cleland Street, Georgetown, SC 29440
Central traffic court and the Georgetown and Murrells Inlet magistrate districts. Open 8:30 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5 p.m. weekdays.
Georgetown County Magistrate – Waccamaw Neck (Pawleys Island)
14363 Ocean Highway, Suite 1, Pawleys Island, SC 29585
Magistrate office for the Waccamaw Neck, from Murrells Inlet to Pawleys Island.
Georgetown County Bond Court
2394 Browns Ferry Road, Georgetown, SC 29440
At the county detention center. No phone is listed; call the detention center.
Georgetown County Courthouse – General Sessions and Clerk of Court
401 Cleland Street, Georgetown, SC 29440
Second and later offenses, felony DUI, and cases moved up from a lower court.
Georgetown County Sheriff's Office
430 North Fraser Street, Georgetown, SC 29440
Patrols unincorporated Georgetown County, including Murrells Inlet and Pawleys Island.
Georgetown County Detention Center
2394 Browns Ferry Road, Georgetown, SC 29440
County jail, run by the Sheriff's Office.
SCDMV – Georgetown
214 Ridge Street, Georgetown, SC 29440
Branch office for licenses and reinstatement paperwork.
State and county offices
Offices outside Myrtle Beach that most DUI cases touch. Addresses and phone numbers are from each office's own website, checked October 27, 2026.
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.
15th Circuit Public Defender (Horry County)
1300 Second Avenue, Suite 301, Conway, SC 29526
Represents people the court finds unable to afford a lawyer. Apply as early as possible.
S.C. Department of Natural Resources
Enforces boating laws, including boating under the influence, and handles boating-privilege suspensions. Call the department to confirm the right office 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.
The ignition interlock program is run by the S.C. Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services, which certifies installers. Interlock installers serving Myrtle Beach are listed in the directory.
ADSAP: the required alcohol and drug program
Shoreline Behavioral Health Services (Horry County ADSAP)
2404 Wise Road, Conway, SC 29526
Horry County's state-certified Alcohol and Drug Safety Action Program provider. Required after any DUI conviction and after a DMV suspension that stands. Enroll within 30 days of being ordered; the DMV will not reinstate a license until you have.
Georgetown County Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission (Georgetown County ADSAP)
1423 Winyah St., Georgetown, SC 29440
843-546-6081, ext. 14 · Website
Listed by the state as Georgetown County's certified ADSAP office.
Private counselors and court-approved treatment providers are listed under counseling in the directory.
Bail and bond in Horry 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). 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 who serve J. Reuben Long are listed in the directory and most answer the phone around the clock.
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 Horry County are under insurance in the directory.