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Terms of Use

These conditions govern access to and use of the website. Viewing content or submitting a search means you agree to them. Stop using the service if you do not accept every condition.

NO FCRA USE. This privately operated website has no government affiliation. It and its advertising partners do not provide a service for credit, employment, insurance, tenant, or other decisions regulated by the Fair Credit Reporting Act. The content points to York County and Virginia criminal-record resources. We are neither a private investigation business nor a consumer reporting agency.

1. What This Website Is

This is a private reference resource, independent of every government office. It does not store official records, conduct official checks, retrieve a file, or submit papers on a user's behalf.

Its role is to identify custodians of York County records, including YPSO, the York courts, VSP CARE, and the Virginia Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry, and to provide links to outside research tools.

2. Rules for Using This Site

Users must not:

  • Interfere with availability or prevent another visitor's access
  • Deploy scraping, bot, or other automated access tools
  • Attempt unauthorized entry into any system or account
  • Use the content for lending, insurance, housing, or hiring decisions
  • Threaten, stalk, or harass a person with information found here
  • Violate federal, Virginia, or local law while using the service

3. No Harassment, Stalking, or Discrimination

No information found here or through a linked tool may be used to stalk, intimidate, threaten, harass, or unlawfully discriminate. Misuse may be criminal. Virginia law specifically restricts misuse of the Virginia Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry. The registry supports safety awareness, not vigilante conduct, blacklisting, or unlawful discrimination.

4. We Are Not a Consumer Reporting Agency

We are not a consumer reporting agency under the FCRA and do not create credit reports, consumer reports, or background-check products. Our advertising partners likewise do not offer linked services for evaluating applicants, renters, insurance risk, or credit. You may not use information from these pages or tools to:

  • Carry out any other FCRA-regulated purpose
  • Determine eligibility for a permit, license, or public benefit
  • Set insurance terms or evaluate credit
  • Assess a housing or rental applicant
  • Make a hiring or firing decision

A lawful regulated check must come from an authorized official route or a screening provider that complies with the FCRA.

5. No Legal Advice

The material is not legal advice. General descriptions of York County records cannot determine how a warrant, charge, conviction, sealing rule, or expungement rule affects a specific person. Seek a licensed Virginia attorney for that analysis.

6. No Warranties

All services and content are supplied "as is," without a promise that:

  • An outside search result will be complete or accurate
  • The pages contain no defect, error, or security weakness
  • Access will always be uninterrupted
  • Every detail is complete, accurate, and current

Charges, outcomes, sealing, and expungement can change what a record shows. Updates can lag. Nothing published here is an official statement by a court, sheriff, or other government body.

7. Third-Party Services and Links

Links may lead to courts, sheriffs, state agencies, legal resources, or outside search providers. Those destinations are independently controlled. We accept no responsibility for their availability, prices, privacy practices, or content. Review their terms before use.

8. Intellectual Property

York County Criminal History or its content partners own the website's text, graphics, logos, and code. Written permission is required before copying, modifying, distributing, or creating derivative work from that material.

9. Limits on Our Liability

To the maximum extent allowed by law, we disclaim liability for loss arising from use of the website, including reliance on information obtained here or from a linked service.

10. Indemnification

You agree to defend and hold us harmless from claims or demands caused by your use of the service or violation of these terms, including related legal costs and fees.

11. Governing Law

Virginia law governs these terms. A dispute related to use of the website must be brought in a court located in Virginia.

12. Changes to These Terms

Revised terms may be posted at any time and become effective upon publication on this page.

13. Cutting Off Access

Access may be restricted or ended at any time, without advance notice.

14. Severability

If one provision is held invalid or unenforceable, all remaining provisions continue in force. The affected language will be narrowed only as needed to make it enforceable.

15. Questions

Questions about these terms may be sent through the Contact page.