Credit Card Payments

Online Tax Payment Information

We are accepting credit card payments on the Internet for ALL
current property taxes. You will need to supply additional
information about your auto insurance coverage on vehicle tax
payments. Credit card payments are available via the Internet
and are NOT accepted at the window in the Treasurer’s Office in
St. George or Summerville.

We have chosen to use Official Payments Corp. to provide this
credit card payment service to the County. This company
provides this service to many states, local counties and to the
United States Internal Revenue Service.

Whenever a credit card is used for any purchase, the merchant
does not receive the full amount that is charged to the credit
card. On line businesses sometime recover this cost by adding
a "handling fee" to the cost of the merchandise ordered. To pay
for this service, Official Payments Corp. will charge you a
convenience fee. This fee will show up as a separate charge on
your bill and Dorchester County does not receive any of this fee.
A complete fee schedule follows this information. You will be
informed of the amount of the fee before your transaction is
completed and you will have an opportunity to terminate the
transaction if you do not wish to accept the charge.

Please keep in mind that, per South Carolina State Law, you
cannot pay a current tax bill if there are outstanding prior year
taxes on that same property. Dorchester County will return
any tax payment made for current taxes if there are prior
years taxes outstanding. Any convenience fee paid will NOT
be refunded.

Please examine all of the information as you determine if this
method of payment suits your needs. 

You will need Dorchester County’s tax notice number, current
address, phone number, email address and credit card
information.  For vehicle payment you will need all of the above
AND your INSURANCE CARRIER.

If you wish to proceed with making an online payment, click on
the following link:

PAY TAXES ONLINE

 

 

Remember to print and save OPC
confirmation number concluding your
payment process.  Since the credit card
payment takes longer to process
PLEASE allow more time to receive your
Dorchester County’s Official Receipt.

Thank You and Have a Wonderful Year !!

Mary L. Pearson
Email:

Dorchester County Treasurer