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Terms of Use

These conditions govern every visit, search, and use of the material available here. Continuing to use the website signals acceptance of all terms below. Anyone who does not agree should stop using it.

NO FCRA USE. This privately operated website has no government affiliation. Neither it nor its advertising partners offers a service for credit, employment, insurance, tenant, or other decisions governed by the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). Its purpose is to identify Pierce County and Washington criminal-record resources. It is neither a private investigation firm nor a consumer reporting agency.

1. What This Website Is

This is a private reference site, independent of every government office. It does not store official criminal records, submit filings, retrieve records, or conduct official checks.

Its pages identify the Pierce County Sheriff, local courts, Washington State Patrol, and Washington Sex Offender Public Registry as custodians, and may provide access to outside research tools.

2. Rules for Using This Site

Users must not:

  • Use the website in violation of federal, Washington, or local law
  • Threaten, stalk, or harass a person with information found here
  • Use site content for hiring, housing, credit, or insurance decisions
  • Attempt unauthorized entry into any system
  • Deploy scrapers, bots, or other automated collection tools
  • Disrupt performance or prevent access by other visitors

3. No Harassment, Stalking, or Discrimination

No one may use information found here or through a linked tool to threaten, intimidate, stalk, harass, or discriminate. Washington registry information exists for public protection under RCW 4.24.550. It does not authorize vigilantism, blacklisting, or discriminatory action against a listed person, and misuse may violate the law.

4. We Are Not a Consumer Reporting Agency

This website is not a consumer reporting agency under the FCRA and does not create a background check, credit report, or consumer report. Data from the website or a linked tool must not be used to:

  • Decide whether to hire or fire someone
  • Screen potential renters or housing applicants
  • Judge creditworthiness or set insurance premiums
  • Determine who qualifies for licenses, permits, or government programs
  • Do anything else that falls under FCRA rules

A legally regulated background check must come from an authorized, FCRA-compliant provider or the appropriate official channel.

5. No Legal Advice

The material is general information, not legal advice. Only a licensed Washington attorney can advise how a charge, warrant, conviction, vacation rule, or sealing process applies to a specific person.

6. No Warranties

All material is provided "as is," without any promise that:

  • The information here is accurate, complete, or current at any given time
  • The site will stay up and running without interruptions
  • Our pages are free of errors, bugs, or security holes
  • Results from our partner search tools will be thorough or accurate

Records can change when charges are filed, dismissed, vacated, or sealed. Delays and gaps are possible. Nothing published here is an official statement by a court, sheriff, or government agency.

7. Third-Party Services and Links

Links lead to courts, sheriff resources, state agencies, legal services, and outside search providers. We do not control a destination's content, availability, pricing, or data practices. Its own terms apply after a visitor leaves this website.

8. Intellectual Property

Text, code, graphics, and logos belong to Pierce County Criminal History or its content partners. Written permission is required to copy, distribute, alter, or build upon that material.

9. Limits on Our Liability

To the maximum extent allowed by law, we are not liable for loss or damage resulting from use of this website, its information, or a linked service.

10. Indemnification

A user agrees to indemnify and hold us harmless from claims, demands, and proceedings caused by that user's conduct or breach of these terms, including related legal costs.

11. Governing Law

Washington law, including applicable provisions of the Consumer Protection Act in chapter 19.86 RCW, governs these terms. Any dispute tied to website use must be brought in a court located in Washington.

12. Changes to These Terms

These terms may be revised. A revision takes effect when the new version is posted here.

13. Cutting Off Access

Access may be restricted or ended at any time, with or without notice.

14. Severability

If one provision is held invalid or unenforceable, all others remain effective. The affected language will be narrowed only as needed to make it enforceable.

15. Questions

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