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Terms of Use

These conditions govern access to Jackson County Criminal History. Opening a page, reading content, or submitting a search means you accept every term below. Do not continue using the website if you reject any condition. This agreement applies both to the private reference content and to interactions with linked tools.

NO FCRA USE. Jackson County Criminal History is privately operated and has no government affiliation. We are neither a private investigation service nor a consumer reporting agency. This website and its advertising partners do not offer tools for credit, employment, tenant, insurance, or any other Fair Credit Reporting Act purpose. The resource only identifies Jackson County and Oregon criminal-record channels.

1. What This Website Is

This is an independent private reference site, not a government office. It neither stores official criminal records nor retrieves records, files documents, or performs official checks.

Its purpose is to identify Jackson County custodians, including the sheriff's records unit, criminal courts, Oregon State Police CJIS, and the Oregon Sex Offender Inquiry System. Some pages also connect to private research tools.

2. Rules for Using This Site

You agree that you will not:

  • Violate a local, Oregon, or federal law
  • Threaten, stalk, or harass a person with information found here
  • Use site content for employment, housing, credit, or insurance decisions
  • Attempt unauthorized access to our systems
  • Deploy bots, scrapers, or similar automated collection tools
  • Interfere with site performance or another visitor's access

3. No Harassment, Stalking, or Discrimination

Information obtained here or through a linked service may not be used to stalk, harass, threaten, intimidate, or discriminate against anyone. Such conduct is prohibited and can be criminal. Oregon Sex Offender Inquiry System data is meant for public-safety awareness, not vigilantism, employment blacklisting, or housing discrimination. Oregon law restricts misuse against a listed person.

4. We Are Not a Consumer Reporting Agency

We are not a consumer reporting agency under the FCRA and do not create consumer, credit, or background reports. Neither this site nor its advertising partners offers a service designed to evaluate applicants, renters, insurance eligibility, or creditworthiness. Information found here or through a linked tool may not be used to:

  • Make a hiring or termination decision
  • Evaluate a renter or housing applicant
  • Assess credit or determine an insurance rate
  • Decide eligibility for a permit, license, or public benefit
  • Carry out any other FCRA-regulated activity

A check needed for an FCRA-regulated purpose must come from an FCRA-compliant screening provider or another legally appropriate source.

5. No Legal Advice

Site content is general information, not legal advice. A qualified Oregon lawyer can evaluate how a warrant, charge, conviction, or set-aside rule applies to particular facts.

6. No Warranties

Everything on this site is provided "as is." We do not guarantee that:

  • Content will always be complete, correct, or current
  • Access will remain uninterrupted
  • Pages will contain no errors, defects, or security weaknesses
  • An outside search provider will return complete or accurate results

Criminal records change as charges are filed, dismissed, amended, sealed, or set aside. Gaps and delays are unavoidable. Nothing here is an official statement from a sheriff, court, or public agency. Oregon Public Records Law, ORS 192.311 through 192.478, governs public-body records, while ORS 181A.220 and ORS 181A.245 control authorized criminal-history dissemination.

7. Third-Party Services and Links

Links may lead to sheriff websites, court portals, Oregon agencies, legal-aid organizations, or private services. We do not control an outside site's availability, content, prices, or data practices and accept no responsibility for them. Review the destination's terms before use.

8. Intellectual Property

Jackson County Criminal History or its content partners own the site's text, graphics, logos, and code. Written permission is required before copying, modifying, distributing, or building on that material.

9. Limits on Our Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, we are not liable for damages arising from use of the site, including decisions based on content found here or through an external service.

10. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold us harmless against claims, demands, or actions caused by your site use or breach of these terms, including related costs and legal fees.

11. Governing Law

Oregon law governs these terms. A dispute arising from website use must be brought in a court located in Oregon.

12. Changes to These Terms

We may revise these terms at any time. A revision takes effect when the replacement appears on this page.

13. Cutting Off Access

Access may be restricted or terminated at any time, for any reason, without advance notice.

14. Severability

If a court finds one provision invalid or unenforceable, all remaining provisions continue in effect. The affected term will be modified only as much as needed to make it enforceable.

15. Questions

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