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Terms of Use

These conditions apply whenever someone browses Marion County Criminal History, reads its material, or uses a search feature. Use of the website signals agreement with every term below. Anyone who does not agree should discontinue use.

NO FCRA USE. This privately operated website has no connection to a local, Kentucky, or federal government agency. It and its advertising partners do not offer tools for employment or tenant screening, credit decisions, insurance underwriting, or another purpose regulated by the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). The site provides directions to Marion County and Kentucky record resources; it is neither a consumer reporting agency nor a private investigative service.

1. What This Website Is

This is a private reference site with no government affiliation. It does not store official criminal records, perform official checks, retrieve files, or submit documents for a user.

Its role is to direct readers to custodians such as the Office of the Marion County Sheriff, Marion Circuit Court Clerk, Kentucky State Police Criminal Identification and Records Branch, and Kentucky State Police Sex Offender Registry, while also linking to independently operated research tools.

2. Rules for Using This Site

Every user agrees not to:

  • Use a bot, scraper, or other automated process against the pages
  • Attempt unauthorized entry into any system or restricted area
  • Interfere with performance or prevent another visitor from using the site
  • Use information to threaten, stalk, or harass a person
  • Rely on site content for a hiring, housing, credit, or insurance decision
  • Violate any applicable local, Kentucky, or federal law

3. No Harassment, Stalking, or Discrimination

No one may use material found here or through a linked service to intimidate, discriminate against, stalk, threaten, or harass another person. KRS 17.580 makes designated Kentucky State Police Sex Offender Registry information public for safety awareness, while KRS 525.070 and 525.080 penalize harassment and harassing communications. Registry access does not authorize vigilantism, blacklisting, or housing discrimination.

4. We Are Not a Consumer Reporting Agency

We are not a consumer reporting agency under the FCRA and produce no consumer report, credit report, or background check. Our services and those advertised here are not designed to evaluate an applicant, renter, borrower, or insured person. A user may not apply data from the site or a linked tool to:

  • Set an insurance premium or assess creditworthiness
  • Evaluate a housing or rental application
  • Make an employment or termination decision
  • Decide eligibility for a benefit, permit, license, or government program
  • Carry out any other FCRA-regulated purpose

A legally permissible screening need should be handled through the proper official Kentucky channel or a screening company that complies with the FCRA.

5. No Legal Advice

Website material is general information, not legal advice. It cannot determine how a Kentucky warrant, charge, conviction, or expungement provision applies to a particular situation. Seek advice from a Kentucky-licensed attorney.

6. No Warranties

All content and functionality are supplied "as is." There is no guarantee that:

  • An outside search result is complete or correctly matched
  • The website will remain continuously available
  • Every page is free of defects, errors, or security vulnerabilities
  • Published information is complete, accurate, and current at a particular moment

A criminal record can change after charges, dismissal, sealing, or expungement. Updates may not appear here immediately, and no page should be treated as an official statement by the sheriff, a court, or another public agency.

7. Third-Party Services and Links

Links lead to government offices, courts, legal resources, and private search providers that we do not control. Their availability, fees, content, and data practices are their responsibility. Review the destination's own terms before using it.

8. Intellectual Property

Marion County Criminal History or its content partners own the site's text, code, graphics, and logos. Without prior written permission, users may not reproduce, modify, distribute, or create derivative material from that content.

9. Limits on Our Liability

To the maximum extent allowed by law, we accept no liability for damage arising from use of the website, including reliance on information reached here or through an outside service.

10. Indemnification

A user agrees to indemnify and hold us harmless against a demand, claim, or proceeding caused by that user's conduct or violation of these terms, including related legal costs and fees.

11. Governing Law

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

12. Changes to These Terms

These conditions may be revised, and an updated version takes effect when it is posted on this page.

13. Cutting Off Access

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

14. Severability

If one provision is found invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions continue in force. The affected language is modified only to the extent needed for enforceability.

15. Questions

Questions about these conditions can be sent through the route listed on the Contact page.