Terms of Use

1. What This Website Is

This is a private reference site, independent of all government offices. We neither store official criminal records nor retrieve records, perform official checks, or submit documents for a user.

The material identifies the Upshur County Sheriff's Office, local courts, West Virginia State Police Criminal Identification Bureau, West Virginia State Police Sex Offender Registry, and other custodians that keep relevant records. Government access is subject to rules such as the West Virginia Freedom of Information Act, W. Va. Code §29B-1-1 et seq., and criminal-history dissemination is separately controlled by W. Va. Code §15-2-24.

2. Rules for Using This Site

As a condition of access, you must not:

• Use bots, scrapers, or other automated processes against the site's pages
• Interfere with site performance or another person's access
• Attempt unauthorized entry into any site system
• Use site information to stalk, threaten, or harass another person
• Rely on site content for hiring, housing, credit, or insurance decisions
• Violate a federal, state, or local law through use of the site

3. No Harassment, Stalking, or Discrimination

You may not use information from this site or a linked tool to stalk, harass, intimidate, threaten, or discriminate against anyone. Such conduct may also violate the law. West Virginia registry data is published under W. Va. Code §15-12-5a for public-safety purposes, and failure-to-register offenses are addressed in §15-12-8. Public access to the West Virginia State Police Sex Offender Registry does not authorize vigilantism, blacklisting, housing discrimination, or abuse of a listed person.

4. We Are Not a Consumer Reporting Agency

We are not a consumer reporting agency under the FCRA and do not create consumer reports, credit reports, or background checks. Our advertising partners and this site do not offer tools designed to assess applicants, renters, insurance risk, or creditworthiness. You may not use information from the site or a linked tool to:

• Make any other decision regulated by the FCRA
• Determine eligibility for a license, permit, or public program
• Set insurance terms or assess creditworthiness
• Evaluate a prospective renter or housing applicant
• Make a hiring or termination decision

A check needed for a regulated purpose must come through an authorized, FCRA-compliant provider or the official process required by the West Virginia State Police.

5. No Legal Advice

Site content is not legal advice. General information about Upshur County records cannot determine how a conviction, charge, warrant, or expungement law affects an individual matter. Consult a lawyer licensed in West Virginia for legal advice.

6. No Warranties

All content and services are offered "as is." We make no promise that:

• A partner's search result will be complete or correct
• Pages will contain no defect, bug, or security weakness
• The website will remain available without interruption
• Information will always be accurate, complete, or current

Charges may be filed, changed, dismissed, sealed, or expunged, so criminal-record information can change. Errors and gaps may occur. No site content is an official statement from the sheriff, a court, or another government agency.

7. Third-Party Services and Links

Links may lead to sheriff, court, state-agency, legal-aid, or outside search websites. We do not control those services and are not responsible for their content, privacy practices, prices, or availability. Review the destination's terms before using it.

8. Intellectual Property

Upshur County Criminal History or its content partners own the site's text, graphics, logos, and code. You may not reproduce, distribute, alter, or create derivative material without prior written permission.

9. Limits on Our Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, we disclaim liability for damages arising from site use, including reliance on information obtained here or through a linked service.

10. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold us harmless from claims, demands, or proceedings caused by your site use or breach of these terms, including related legal fees and costs.

11. Governing Law

West Virginia law governs these terms. Any dispute arising from use of the site must be brought in a court located in West Virginia.

12. Changes to These Terms

We may revise these terms at any time. A revised version becomes effective when posted on this page.

13. Cutting Off Access

We may suspend, restrict, or end access at any time, for any reason, without advance notice.

14. Severability

If a court finds one provision invalid or unenforceable, all other provisions remain effective. The affected term will be modified only to the extent needed for enforcement.

15. Questions

Questions about these conditions may be directed through the Contact page.