NO FCRA USE. This privately operated website has no government affiliation and is not a consumer reporting agency or private investigation firm. Neither the site nor its advertising partners offer a service for credit, employment, insurance, tenant, or other Fair Credit Reporting Act use. Its purpose is to help visitors locate Washington County, Alabama criminal-record resources.
1. What This Website Is
This is a private reference site independent of government. It neither stores official criminal records nor retrieves records, performs official checks, or submits filings for visitors.
It identifies official routes through the Washington County Sheriff's Office, Alabama trial courts, ALEA Criminal Justice Information Services, and the Alabama Sex Offender Registry, along with outside tools that may assist personal research.
2. Rules for Using This Site
As a condition of access, you must not:
- Break any federal, state, or local law while using this site
- Use information you find here to stalk, harass, or threaten anyone
- Base hiring, housing, lending, or insurance decisions on content from this site
- Try to break into our systems or gain access you are not supposed to have
- Run bots, scrapers, or automated tools against our pages
- Do anything that slows the site down or blocks other people from using it
3. No Harassment, Stalking, or Discrimination
Information obtained here or through a linked tool may not be used to stalk, harass, intimidate, threaten, or unlawfully discriminate. Such conduct may also be criminal. Alabama registry information is provided for public-safety awareness, and its misuse against a listed person or household is prohibited. It does not authorize vigilante conduct.
4. We Are Not a Consumer Reporting Agency
Washington County Criminal History is not a consumer reporting agency under the FCRA and creates no credit report, background check, or consumer report. Data from the site or a linked tool must not be used to:
- Decide whether to hire or fire someone
- Screen potential renters or housing applicants
- Judge creditworthiness or set insurance premiums
- Determine who qualifies for licenses, permits, or government programs
- Do anything else that falls under FCRA rules
A legally required consumer report must come from an appropriate FCRA-compliant provider or an authorized official channel.
5. No Legal Advice
Content is general information, not legal advice. Only a licensed Alabama attorney can assess how a charge, warrant, conviction, or expungement rule applies to particular facts.
6. No Warranties
All content and services are offered "as is." No promise is made that:
- The information here is accurate, complete, or current at any given time
- The site will stay up and running without interruptions
- Our pages are free of errors, bugs, or security holes
- Results from our partner search tools will be thorough or accurate
Charges, dismissals, expungements, and access restrictions can change a record. Gaps and delay are possible, so no content here is an official statement from a court, sheriff, or Alabama agency.
7. Third-Party Services and Links
Links lead to public offices, court systems, state agencies, legal resources, and outside services that we do not control. We are not responsible for their availability, content, fees, or data practices. Their own terms govern use.
8. Intellectual Property
Washington County Criminal History or its content partners own the site's text, graphics, logos, and code. Copying, distributing, altering, or creating derivative works requires prior written permission.
9. Limits on Our Liability
To the maximum extent permitted by law, we are not liable for losses arising from use of the site, its information, or any linked service.
10. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold us harmless from claims, demands, and actions caused by your use of the site or breach of these terms, including reasonable legal costs.
11. Governing Law
Alabama law governs these terms. Public writings are addressed by the Alabama Open Records Act, principally Alabama Code §36-12-40, while repository criminal-history dissemination is controlled under §41-9-590 et seq. Any related action must be filed in an Alabama court with jurisdiction.
12. Changes to These Terms
These terms may be revised at any time, and a revision takes effect when posted on this page.
13. Cutting Off Access
Access may be suspended or ended at any time, with or without notice.
14. Severability
If one provision is held invalid or unenforceable, all remaining provisions stay in effect. The affected language will be limited only as needed.
15. Questions
Questions about these conditions may be directed through the Contact page.