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Terms of Use

These terms govern access to Montgomery County Criminal History. Visiting a page, reading its content, or using a search feature signals agreement with the conditions below. Anyone who does not accept them should stop using the website.

NO FCRA USE. This privately run website is not affiliated with a government body and is not a consumer reporting agency. Neither it nor its advertising partners provides a service for credit, employment, tenant, insurance, or other decisions regulated by the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Its purpose is to help visitors locate official Montgomery County and Missouri record resources.

1. What This Website Is

Montgomery County Criminal History is an independent reference resource. It does not keep official criminal records, retrieve files, perform government background checks, or submit forms. It identifies custodians such as the Montgomery County Sheriff, Missouri courts, the Missouri State Highway Patrol CJIS Central Repository, and the Missouri Sex Offender Registry, along with outside tools that may assist research.

2. Rules for Using This Site

By using the website, you agree not to:

  • Violate federal, Missouri, or local law
  • Stalk, threaten, harass, or intimidate another person
  • Use site content for employment, housing, lending, or insurance decisions
  • Attempt unauthorized access to any system or account
  • Run automated scraping, bot, or bulk-query tools against the pages
  • Disrupt access, overload the service, or interfere with another visitor

3. No Harassment, Stalking, or Discrimination

Information found here or through a linked tool may not be used to harass, stalk, threaten, intimidate, or unlawfully discriminate. The restriction is especially important for Missouri Sex Offender Registry information. Registry data supports community awareness, not vigilantism, blacklisting, trespass, or unlawful adverse action. Misuse may be a crime.

4. We Are Not a Consumer Reporting Agency

This operation is not a consumer reporting agency under the FCRA and produces no consumer report, credit report, or official background check. Neither the website nor its advertising partners offers a product designed to screen applicants, renters, insureds, or borrowers. Users must not rely on content or linked tools to:

  • Make a hiring or firing decision
  • Evaluate a rental or housing application
  • Assess credit or set insurance terms
  • Determine eligibility for a license, benefit, permit, or government program
  • Carry out any other action governed by the FCRA

A legally required official check should be ordered through the Missouri State Highway Patrol CJIS Central Repository or a properly compliant provider.

5. No Legal Advice

Website content is general information, not legal advice. It cannot determine how a Montgomery County charge, warrant, conviction, sentence, or expungement rule applies to a particular person. Seek advice from a licensed Missouri attorney for an individual matter.

6. No Warranties

The website and its content are provided "as is." We make no promise that:

  • Information will always be complete, accurate, or current
  • Access will be continuous or uninterrupted
  • Every page will be free from defects or security problems
  • A partner search result will be correct, complete, or properly matched

Criminal records can change through new filings, corrections, closure, and expungement. Verify any material fact with the Montgomery County or Missouri agency that owns the original record.

7. Third-Party Services and Links

Links may lead to sheriff, court, agency, legal-resource, advertising, or search-provider websites. We do not operate those services and are not responsible for their content, fees, uptime, data practices, or terms. Review the destination's rules before using it.

8. Intellectual Property

Unless otherwise stated, the website's text, graphics, logos, and code belong to Montgomery County Criminal History or its content partners. They may not be copied, altered, distributed, or used to create another work without prior written permission.

9. Limits on Our Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, we are not responsible for loss or damage arising from use of this website, a linked service, or a decision made from information found through either source.

10. Indemnification

You agree to defend and hold us harmless from claims, demands, proceedings, costs, and legal fees caused by your use of the website or your breach of these terms.

11. Governing Law

Missouri law governs these terms. A dispute connected to website use must be filed in a court with proper jurisdiction in Missouri. Official Montgomery County record access remains subject to the Missouri Sunshine Law, and criminal-history event reporting is addressed by section 43.503 RSMo.

12. Changes to These Terms

We may revise these terms. A new version becomes effective when it is posted on this page.

13. Cutting Off Access

Access may be limited or ended at any time, with or without advance notice, when we decide that action is appropriate.

14. Severability

If a court finds one provision invalid or unenforceable, the remaining terms continue in effect. The affected provision will be narrowed only as much as necessary to make it enforceable.

15. Questions

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