Greenville County, SC Code Violation Reporting: How to Report (2026)

Under County Code Sec. 9-151, part of the Environmental Control and Enforcement division of the litter and abandoned vehicle article, "it shall be the responsibility and duty of all citizens of Greenville County" and of the county's law enforcement officers and agencies to report violations. The section does not create a single hotline; it splits responsibility by subject so a resident knows which office to call in the unincorporated area outside Greenville, Greer, Mauldin, Simpsonville, Fountain Inn and Travelers Rest. Litter complaints (Division 2) go to either the Greenville County Sheriff's Office or the Codes Enforcement Division, which are named jointly responsible for enforcement.

Abandoned-vehicle complaints (Division 4) fall primarily to the Sheriff's Office. Weeds and rank vegetation complaints (Division 3) fall primarily to the Codes Enforcement Division. The ordinance also directs that "all county departments and agencies shall assist in every way possible with the enforcement of all provisions of this article," so a call routed to the wrong department should still get forwarded internally rather than dismissed. Residents in large unincorporated communities such as Taylors, Berea, Wade Hampton, Five Forks and Parker, which have no city hall of their own, rely on this county-level structure for every code complaint.

The section closes by clarifying it does not strip any other law enforcement authority of its existing jurisdiction over a particular field, it only delineates duties as they apply to this article.