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Terms of Use

These terms apply whenever a visitor reads Franklin County Criminal History, follows a link, or uses a search box. Anyone who does not agree to these conditions should stop using the website.

NO FCRA USE. This privately run website is not connected with Franklin County, Missouri, or any government office. It is not a consumer reporting agency. Neither the website nor its advertising partners may be used for credit, employment, housing, insurance, or another decision regulated by the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

1. What This Website Is

Franklin County Criminal History is a private reference resource. It does not hold government criminal records, issue official reports, conduct official checks, or file documents for visitors.

Its purpose is to route readers to custodians such as Franklin County Sheriff's Office Records, the Circuit Clerk, MSHP CJIS, the Missouri Automated Criminal History Site, and the Missouri Sex Offender Registry. Links may also lead to private tools that support independent research.

2. Rules for Using This Site

By using the website, a visitor agrees not to:

  • Violate federal, Missouri, or local law
  • Threaten, stalk, harass, or intimidate another person
  • Use content for any FCRA-regulated decision
  • Seek access to systems or data without permission
  • Use automated scraping or collection tools
  • Interfere with security, performance, or another visitor's access

3. No Harassment, Stalking, or Discrimination

Information found here or through a linked service must not be used to harass, follow, threaten, intimidate, or unlawfully discriminate against anyone. Missouri registry information exists for public safety awareness. It does not authorize vigilante conduct or misuse against a registrant or household. Suspected noncompliance belongs with the Franklin County Sheriff or MSHP.

4. We Are Not a Consumer Reporting Agency

We do not create credit files, background reports, or consumer reports and are not a consumer reporting agency under the FCRA. Visitors must not use the website or a linked tool to decide credit, employment, housing, insurance, licensing, benefits, or any other matter controlled by that law.

  • No hiring or termination decisions
  • No rental or housing evaluations
  • No lending or credit decisions
  • No insurance eligibility or pricing decisions
  • No other consumer-report purpose regulated by the FCRA

A legally authorized official process should be directed to MSHP CJIS or another provider that is permitted and equipped to handle that specific purpose.

5. No Legal Advice

General explanations about Franklin County records and Missouri law are not legal advice. We cannot apply a charge, warrant, conviction, registry duty, or expungement statute to a person's facts. A licensed Missouri attorney should answer those questions.

6. No Warranties

The website is offered "as is" and "as available." We make no warranty that information is complete, current, accurate, secure, or always accessible. We also do not warrant a partner result.

  • Agency procedures, hours, and fees can change
  • Charges may be amended, dismissed, sealed, or expunged
  • Technical errors or service interruptions can occur
  • Outside searches can return incomplete or mistaken matches

Only the originating agency can verify the present status of a Franklin County or Missouri record.

7. Third-Party Services and Links

External links may point to government portals, courts, agencies, or private services. We do not control their content, prices, availability, data practices, or terms. Leaving this website means the destination's rules apply.

8. Intellectual Property

Unless another owner is identified, the text, code, graphics, and branding on Franklin County Criminal History belong to the website or its content partners. They may not be copied, changed, distributed, or reused without permission.

9. Limits on Our Liability

To the fullest extent allowed by law, we are not responsible for loss or damage arising from use of the website, inability to use it, reliance on its content, or use of an outside service reached through a link.

10. Indemnification

A visitor agrees to defend and hold us harmless from claims, expenses, and demands caused by that visitor's misuse of the website or violation of these terms, including reasonable legal costs.

11. Governing Law

Missouri law governs these terms. The Missouri Sunshine Law, Chapter 610, and RSMo ยงยง43.500 and 43.507 govern public-government and repository access but do not make this private website an official custodian. Any dispute over these terms must be brought in a court with jurisdiction in Missouri.

12. Changes to These Terms

We may revise these conditions. A new version takes effect when it is posted, and later use is governed by that version.

13. Cutting Off Access

Access may be limited or ended at any time, with or without prior notice, including when use threatens security or violates these terms.

14. Severability

If a court finds one provision invalid or unenforceable, the remaining terms continue. The affected clause will be limited only as much as needed to make it enforceable.

15. Questions

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