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Terms of Use

These conditions govern access to Washington County Criminal History. Visiting a page, reading its content, or submitting a query through a displayed search tool signifies agreement with every term below. Do not continue using the website if you reject these conditions.

NO FCRA USE. Washington County Criminal History is privately operated and has no government affiliation. The site and its advertising partners do not provide services for credit, employment, insurance, tenant, or other decisions regulated by the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). This resource helps visitors find Washington County and Tennessee record channels. It is not a consumer reporting agency or private investigative firm.

1. What This Website Is

This website is a privately maintained reference independent of all government agencies. It does not possess official criminal records, perform government background checks, retrieve case files, or submit paperwork for a user.

Its pages identify Washington County custodians such as the sheriff and Circuit Court Clerk, plus TBI, TORIS, TDOC, and the Tennessee Sex Offender Registry. Public access to Tennessee government records remains subject to laws such as the Tennessee Public Records Act, T.C.A. Title 10, Chapter 7, Part 5, and TBI criminal-history dissemination authority under T.C.A. § 38-6-120. Some pages also display independently operated search tools.

2. Rules for Using This Site

As a condition of access, you must not:

  • Use the website in violation of federal, Tennessee, or local law
  • Threaten, stalk, intimidate, or harass another person with information obtained here
  • Use site content for employment, housing, lending, insurance, or another FCRA-regulated decision
  • Attempt to enter systems or data without authorization
  • Deploy bots, scrapers, or other automated collection tools against the website
  • Interfere with site operation or another visitor's access

3. No Harassment, Stalking, or Discrimination

No one may use information reached through this website to harass, stalk, threaten, intimidate, or unlawfully discriminate. Tennessee's Sex Offender and Violent Sex Offender Registration, Verification and Tracking Act, T.C.A. § 40-39-201 et seq., regulates publication and use of Tennessee Sex Offender Registry information. Public notice is meant for safety awareness and does not authorize confrontation or vigilantism.

4. We Are Not a Consumer Reporting Agency

Washington County Criminal History is not a consumer reporting agency under the FCRA and does not create credit reports, consumer reports, or background-screening products. Our advertising partners likewise do not provide tools through this website for applicant, rental, insurance, or credit decisions. Information from the site or a linked tool must not be used to:

  • Make an employment decision
  • Evaluate an applicant for a lease or other housing
  • Set insurance terms or assess creditworthiness
  • Decide eligibility for a license, permit, or government benefit
  • Carry out any other action governed by the FCRA

A person with a lawful FCRA-regulated need must select an appropriate official or FCRA-compliant provider. This resource cannot serve that purpose.

5. No Legal Advice

Site content is general information, not legal advice. It cannot decide how Tennessee law applies to an individual Washington County charge, warrant, conviction, or expungement request. Consult a licensed Tennessee attorney for advice about a specific matter.

6. No Warranties

All content and services are supplied "as is." No warranty is made that:

  • Information will always be complete, accurate, or current
  • Access will remain continuous or uninterrupted
  • Pages will contain no defect, error, or security weakness
  • An outside search provider's result will be accurate or comprehensive

Criminal records can change as charges are filed, resolved, corrected, restricted, or expunged. Delays and gaps can occur. No statement here is an official representation from the Washington County Sheriff, a court, TBI, or any government agency.

7. Third-Party Services and Links

Links may lead to a sheriff, court, Tennessee agency, legal-aid organization, or private search service. Those destinations are outside our control. We accept no responsibility for their content, availability, data practices, or fees. Review the destination's terms before using it.

8. Intellectual Property

Washington County Criminal History or its content partners own the website's text, logos, graphics, and code. Prior written permission is required to copy, alter, adapt, or distribute that material.

9. Limits on Our Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, we are not responsible for damages arising from use of the website, including reliance on information obtained here or through an external service.

10. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold us harmless from a claim, demand, or proceeding caused by your use of the website or violation of these terms, including related costs and legal fees.

11. Governing Law

These terms are governed by Tennessee law. Any dispute concerning the website or these conditions must be filed in a court located in Tennessee.

12. Changes to These Terms

We may revise these terms at any time. A revision becomes effective 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 term will be modified only to the extent needed to make it enforceable.

15. Questions

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