South Carolina state guidelines dictate that records revealing public actions including court documents, arrest records, marriage licenses, traffic transgressions and more are open and available for the public, largely because of the South Carolina’s Freedom of Information Act. This legislation, itself based on the Freedom of Information Act at the federal level, offers Kingstree locals with particulars associated with cases of governmental intervention, such as the addresses and names of those involved, the activities leading up an event, results and sentences passed down, and more. Both government bodies and criminals may be held responsible for their conduct thanks to these laws, that provide the populace with the tools they require to explore issues outside of their government.