Terms of Use

1. What This Website Is

This is a private reference site with no government affiliation. It neither stores official criminal records nor retrieves records, files documents, or performs official checks for visitors.

Its role is to identify record custodians serving Isle of Wight County, including the sheriff, local court clerks, Virginia State Police Central Criminal Records Exchange, and the Virginia Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry. The Virginia Freedom of Information Act governs qualifying access to existing local public records, and Virginia Code § 19.2-389 controls dissemination of CCRE criminal-history information. Some pages also connect to outside research tools.

2. Rules for Using This Site

By using the website, you agree not to:

• Use bots, scrapers, or other automated collection tools against these pages
• Interfere with performance or prevent another visitor from using the website
• Attempt unauthorized access to any system or account
• Use site information to stalk, threaten, or harass a person
• Make a hiring, housing, credit, insurance, or other FCRA-regulated decision from site content
• Violate a federal, Virginia, or local law

3. No Harassment, Stalking, or Discrimination

Information found here or through a linked tool may not be used to stalk, intimidate, threaten, harass, or unlawfully discriminate against anyone. Registry data deserves special care. Virginia Code §§ 9.1-912 and 9.1-914 govern public access and misuse of the Virginia Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry. The information supports public safety, not vigilantism or unlawful adverse action.

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 do not provide FCRA screening through this website. You must not use information from the website or a linked tool to:

• Assess creditworthiness or determine insurance pricing
• Evaluate a renter or housing applicant
• Make a hiring or termination decision
• Decide eligibility for a permit, license, or government benefit
• Carry out any other purpose covered by the FCRA

A legally compliant check for a regulated purpose must come from Virginia State Police or a screening provider that complies with the FCRA and all other applicable law.

5. No Legal Advice

Website content is general information, not legal advice. It cannot determine how an Isle of Wight County charge, conviction, warrant, expungement, or sealing rule applies to a particular situation. Seek advice from a licensed Virginia attorney.

6. No Warranties

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

• A partner's search result will be complete or correctly matched
• Every page will be free of bugs, errors, or security flaws
• The website will remain available without interruption
• Information will always be complete, correct, or current

Charges, dispositions, custody status, expungement, and sealing can change a record after publication. Gaps may occur. Nothing here is an official statement from an Isle of Wight County court, sheriff, or Virginia agency.

7. Third-Party Services and Links

Links can lead to public agencies, court portals, legal resources, and outside search services that we do not control. We are not responsible for their content, availability, prices, privacy practices, or terms. Review the destination's rules before using it.

8. Intellectual Property

Text, graphics, logos, and code belong to Isle of Wight County Criminal History or its content partners. They may not be copied, changed, distributed, or used to create derivative work without prior written permission.

9. Limits on Our Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, we are not liable for damages arising from website use, including reliance on information obtained here or through a linked service.

10. Indemnification

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

11. Governing Law

Virginia law governs these terms, including applicable provisions of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act, Virginia Code § 59.1-196 et seq. A dispute tied to website use must be brought in a court located in Virginia.

12. Changes to These Terms

We may revise these terms. A revised version takes effect when it is posted on this page.

13. Cutting Off Access

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

14. Severability

If a court finds one term invalid or unenforceable, the remaining terms continue in effect. The affected provision will be adjusted only as far as needed to make it enforceable.

15. Questions

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