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Terms of Use

These conditions govern every visit, search, and use of Island County Criminal History. Continuing to use the website means that you accept them. If you disagree, stop using the site.

NO FCRA USE. Island County Criminal History is private and has no government affiliation. It is not a private investigation firm or consumer reporting agency. The website and its advertising partners do not provide tools for credit, employment, tenant, insurance, or other decisions regulated by the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Its purpose is to help readers locate public-record sources in Island County and Washington.

1. What This Website Is

This private reference site operates independently of all government offices. We neither store official criminal records nor retrieve them, perform official checks, or submit filings.

We identify the Island County sheriff and court channels, Washington State Patrol repository, Washington Sex Offender Public Registry, and outside research tools that may assist a visitor. Washington agency disclosure follows the Public Records Act, chapter 42.56 RCW, while state criminal-history dissemination is governed by chapter 10.97 RCW.

2. Rules for Using This Site

You agree that you will not:

  • Interfere with the website or prevent another visitor from using it
  • Use bots, scraping software, or other automated collection tools
  • Attempt unauthorized entry into any system or account
  • Use site information to threaten, harass, or stalk a person
  • Rely on content for a hiring, housing, lending, or insurance decision
  • Violate a federal, Washington, or local law

3. No Harassment, Stalking, or Discrimination

No one may use information found here or through a linked tool to stalk, intimidate, harass, threaten, or discriminate. Washington registry information is provided for public safety, not vigilantism. Misuse against a registrant, family member, or associated person may lead to prosecution under Washington law.

4. We Are Not a Consumer Reporting Agency

We are not a consumer reporting agency under the FCRA and do not create background checks, credit reports, or consumer reports. Our advertising partners do not turn this website into an FCRA service. You must not use site or linked-tool information to:

  • Set insurance terms or assess creditworthiness
  • Evaluate an applicant for housing
  • Make a hiring or termination decision
  • Decide eligibility for a license, permit, or government benefit
  • Carry out any other FCRA-regulated purpose

Use an authorized FCRA-compliant provider when the law requires a consumer report. Washington State Patrol is the official source for Washington criminal-history checks, subject to the rules governing the intended use.

5. No Legal Advice

Site content is not legal advice. General explanations of Island County records cannot determine how a charge, warrant, conviction, vacation, or sealing rule affects a person. Seek advice from a licensed Washington attorney.

6. No Warranties

All content is supplied "as is." We make no promise that:

  • A partner's search result will be complete or correct
  • The website will operate without interruption
  • Every page is free of bugs, mistakes, or security defects
  • Information is always accurate, complete, and current

Criminal records change as charges are filed, dismissed, vacated, or sealed. Gaps and delays can occur. No site statement is an official statement by the sheriff, a court, or another government agency.

7. Third-Party Services and Links

Links may lead to sheriff, court, state-agency, legal-resource, and outside-search websites. We do not control their content, prices, availability, or data practices. Review the destination's terms before using it.

8. Intellectual Property

Island County Criminal History and its content partners own the site's text, graphics, logos, and code. Written permission is required to copy, alter, distribute, or create a derivative work from that material.

9. Limits on Our Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, we are not responsible for damage arising from site use, including reliance on information here or through a linked service.

10. Indemnification

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

11. Governing Law

Washington law governs these terms. A dispute arising from use of the website must be brought in a court located in Washington.

12. Changes to These Terms

We may revise these conditions. A revision takes effect when the new text is posted here.

13. Cutting Off Access

We may restrict or end access at any time and without prior notice.

14. Severability

If one provision is held invalid or unenforceable, the remaining terms continue. The affected provision will be adjusted only as far as necessary to make it enforceable.

15. Questions

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