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Terms of Use

These conditions govern every visit, search, and use of Hartley County Criminal History. Accessing any part of the website means that you accept them. If you do not agree, stop using the site.

NO FCRA USE. This privately operated website has no government affiliation. Neither Hartley County Criminal History nor its advertising partners provide a service for credit, employment, tenant, or insurance decisions, or for another purpose regulated by the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). The site identifies public-record resources in Hartley County, Texas. It is neither a private-investigation service nor a consumer reporting agency.

1. What This Website Is

This is a private reference site with no connection to a public office. It cannot file documents, perform an official check, retrieve records for a visitor, or serve as a repository for government files.

The material directs readers to the Hartley County Sheriff's Office, local courts, the Texas Department of Public Safety, the Texas Public Sex Offender Registry, and optional third-party tools that may assist with lawful personal research.

2. Rules for Using This Site

As a condition of use, you must not:

  • Use automated scrapers, bots, or similar tools against the pages
  • Violate a local, Texas, or federal law through the site
  • Stalk, threaten, or harass another person with information found here
  • Rely on site content for employment, housing, credit, or insurance decisions
  • Attempt unauthorized entry into any system or account
  • Interfere with the site's speed, availability, or use by others

3. No Harassment, Stalking, or Discrimination

No site or linked-tool information may be used to stalk, intimidate, harass, threaten, or unlawfully discriminate against a person. Misuse may also be criminal. Texas Public Sex Offender Registry information receives special protection under Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Chapter 62. It is published for lawful safety awareness, not vigilantism, blacklisting, or 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 partners are not offered through this site for applicant screening, rental review, insurance pricing, or credit assessment. You may not use this site or a linked result to:

  • Set insurance terms or evaluate credit
  • Make a hiring or termination decision
  • Assess a renter or housing application
  • Determine access to a license, permit, or public benefit
  • Carry out any other FCRA-regulated activity

A check for a regulated purpose must come through the legally appropriate official or FCRA-compliant channel, not this website.

5. No Legal Advice

Site content is general information, not legal advice. Only a licensed Texas attorney can assess how a Hartley County charge, conviction, warrant, expunction, or nondisclosure rule applies to a particular set of facts.

6. No Warranties

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

  • A partner's search result is accurate or complete
  • Every page is current, complete, and error free
  • The service will remain continuously available
  • The site contains no bug, error, or security weakness

Criminal records can change when charges are filed, dismissed, corrected, restricted, or expunged. Delays and gaps may occur. Treat no site content as an official statement from the Hartley County courts, sheriff, jail, Texas DPS, or another government body.

7. Third-Party Services and Links

Links may lead to a sheriff, court, Texas agency, legal resource, or outside search provider. We neither operate nor control those destinations. Their availability, content, charges, privacy practices, and accuracy are their responsibility, so review their terms before use.

8. Intellectual Property

Text, graphics, logos, and code belong to Hartley County Criminal History or the relevant content partner. Copying, distributing, adapting, or creating derivative material requires prior written permission.

9. Limits on Our Liability

To the broadest extent allowed by law, we disclaim liability for loss or damage arising from use of the site, its information, or any linked service.

10. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold us harmless against claims, demands, proceedings, legal fees, and related costs caused by your site use or violation of these conditions.

11. Governing Law

Texas law governs these terms. A legal dispute tied to use of the website must be brought in a court located in Texas.

12. Changes to These Terms

We may revise these terms at any time. A revision takes effect when the updated text is posted 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, all remaining provisions continue in effect. The affected language will be narrowed only as needed to make it enforceable.

15. Questions

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