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Terms of Use

These conditions govern use of this website. Accessing a page, reading its content, or submitting a search means that you accept every term below. If you disagree, stop using the site.

NO FCRA USE. This privately operated website has no affiliation with a local, state, or federal agency. The site and its advertising partners do not offer services for credit decisions, employment screening, tenant evaluation, insurance underwriting, or another use governed by the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). It is a resource for locating Mason County, West Virginia record channels, not a private investigation firm or consumer reporting agency.

1. What This Website Is

This is a private reference site with no government connection. It neither stores official criminal records nor retrieves them, performs official checks, or files papers for a user.

Its role is to identify the Mason County Sheriff, Circuit and Magistrate courts, West Virginia State Police Criminal Identification Bureau, West Virginia Sex Offender Registry, and other custodians. It may also connect a visitor with an outside research tool.

2. Rules for Using This Site

Use is permitted only if you agree not to:

  • Use the site in violation of federal, West Virginia, or local law
  • Threaten, stalk, or harass a person with information found here
  • Rely on site content for hiring, housing, credit, or insurance decisions
  • Attempt unauthorized access to systems or data
  • Operate bots, scrapers, or similar automated collection tools
  • Disrupt availability, performance, or another visitor's access

3. No Harassment, Stalking, or Discrimination

Information from these pages or a linked service may not be used to stalk, threaten, intimidate, harass, or discriminate against anyone. Misuse can be criminal. West Virginia places special restrictions around West Virginia Sex Offender Registry data. Registry information supports public-safety awareness, not vigilantism, employment blacklisting, or housing discrimination.

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 are not presented as services for assessing job applicants, rental applications, insurance rates, or creditworthiness. You must not use site or linked-tool data to:

  • Make hiring, firing, or other employment decisions
  • Evaluate renters or housing applicants
  • Set insurance terms or assess creditworthiness
  • Determine eligibility for a permit, license, or government benefit
  • Carry out any other FCRA-regulated activity

A check needed for a regulated purpose must come through the West Virginia State Police Criminal Identification Bureau process or a screening company that complies with the FCRA.

5. No Legal Advice

Site content is general information, not legal advice. Only a licensed West Virginia attorney can advise how a Mason County charge, conviction, warrant, or expungement law applies to a specific situation.

6. No Warranties

All content and services are provided "as is." No guarantee is made that:

  • Information is always current, complete, or correct
  • Access will remain continuous or uninterrupted
  • Every page is free from bugs, errors, or security flaws
  • A partner search result is accurate or comprehensive

Charges can be filed, dismissed, sealed, or expunged, so record information changes. Gaps are unavoidable. No statement here is an official declaration by a court, sheriff, or public agency.

7. Third-Party Services and Links

Links can lead to courts, sheriff offices, state agencies, legal resources, and outside search services. We do not control a destination's content, availability, prices, or data practices and accept no responsibility for them. Review its terms before use.

8. Intellectual Property

Text, logos, graphics, and code belong to Mason County Criminal History or its content partners. Written permission is required before copying, changing, distributing, or creating derivative material.

9. Limits on Our Liability

To the fullest lawful extent, we are not liable for damage arising from use of the site, its information, or a linked service.

10. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold us harmless from claims, demands, or legal actions 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. A dispute connected with site use must be brought in a court located in West Virginia.

12. Changes to These Terms

We may revise these terms. A revision takes effect when the new version appears on this page.

13. Cutting Off Access

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

14. Severability

If one provision is held invalid or unenforceable, the rest remain effective. The affected language will be adjusted only as far as needed for enforcement.

15. Questions

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