NO FCRA USE. This privately run website is not affiliated with a local, state, or federal government body. Neither the site nor its advertising partners provides a service for credit, employment, insurance, tenant, or other decisions governed by the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). Its purpose is to identify Chester County and South Carolina record sources. It is neither a private-investigation firm nor a consumer reporting agency.
1. What This Website Is
This private reference site operates independently of government. It does not hold official criminal records, retrieve them, perform official background checks, or submit papers on a visitor's behalf.
Its material directs readers to the Chester County Sheriff's Office, local courts, the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, and the South Carolina Sex Offender Registry. Some pages also provide access to outside research tools.
2. Rules for Using This Site
By using the site, you agree not to:
- Use automated scrapers, bots, or similar tools against these pages
- Stalk, threaten, or harass someone with information found here
- Violate any federal, state, or local law
- Make credit, employment, housing, or insurance decisions from site content
- Seek unauthorized access to the site's systems
- Disrupt performance or prevent another visitor's access
3. No Harassment, Stalking, or Discrimination
Site content and linked tools may not be used to stalk, harass, intimidate, threaten, or discriminate against anyone. South Carolina Code §§23-3-490 and 23-3-510 govern registry disclosure and enhance punishment when a crime is committed using South Carolina Sex Offender Registry information. Registry access supports public-safety awareness, not vigilantism or unlawful discrimination.
4. We Are Not a Consumer Reporting Agency
We are not a consumer reporting agency under the FCRA and do not create credit reports, consumer reports, or background checks. Our advertising partners and this site do not offer tools designed for FCRA-regulated screening. You agree not to use information from these pages or a linked tool to:
- Evaluate a person for credit or establish an insurance premium
- Screen a housing applicant or potential renter
- Make an employment decision
- Determine eligibility for a permit, license, or government benefit
- Carry out any other purpose regulated by the FCRA
For a legally regulated purpose, use an appropriate official channel or an FCRA-compliant consumer reporting agency.
5. No Legal Advice
The material is general information, not legal advice. It cannot determine how a warrant, conviction, charge, or expungement rule applies to one case. Consult a licensed South Carolina attorney for legal advice.
6. No Warranties
All content is supplied "as is." We make no promise that:
- Outside search results will be complete or correct
- Every fact is current, accurate, and complete
- The site will operate without interruption
- The pages contain no bugs, mistakes, or security flaws
Criminal records change as charges are filed, resolved, sealed, or expunged. Updates can create unavoidable gaps. No content here is an official statement by the Chester County Sheriff, a court, SLED, or another public agency.
7. Third-Party Services and Links
Links may lead to sheriff, court, South Carolina agency, legal-aid, or outside search websites. We do not control those destinations and are not responsible for their content, availability, fees, or data practices. Review their terms before use.
8. Intellectual Property
Chester County Criminal History or its content partners owns the site's text, logos, graphics, and code. Written permission is required before copying, distributing, modifying, or creating derivative material.
9. Limits on Our Liability
To the maximum extent permitted by law, we are not liable for damage arising from use of the site, including reliance on content found here or through a linked service.
10. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold us harmless against claims or demands caused by your use of the site or violation of these terms, including related legal expenses.
11. Governing Law
South Carolina law governs these terms, including the South Carolina Freedom of Information Act, S.C. Code Title 30, Chapter 4, where public-agency records are involved, and S.C. Code §23-3-115 for SLED criminal-history dissemination. Any dispute over use of this private site must be filed in a court located in South Carolina.
12. Changes to These Terms
We may revise these terms. A new version becomes effective when posted on this page.
13. Cutting Off Access
We may restrict or end access at any time, for any reason, without prior notice.
14. Severability
If a court finds one provision invalid or unenforceable, the remaining terms continue. The affected provision will be adjusted only as far as needed for enforcement.
15. Questions
Questions about these conditions may be directed through the Contact page.