NO FCRA USE. This privately operated website has no affiliation with a federal, West Virginia, or Hardy County government body. The site and its advertising partners do not offer a service for credit, employment, tenant, insurance, or other decisions regulated by the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). It is a public-record reference, not a private investigation firm or consumer reporting agency.
1. What This Website Is
This is an independent private reference site. It neither stores official criminal files nor retrieves records, performs authorized background checks, or submits documents for visitors.
Its material identifies the Hardy County sheriff and courts, the West Virginia State Police Criminal Identification Bureau, the West Virginia State Police Sex Offender Registry, and outside tools that may assist lawful personal research.
2. Rules for Using This Site
By using the site, a visitor agrees not to:
- Use automated scrapers, bots, or similar collection tools against the pages
- Interfere with performance or another visitor's access
- Attempt unauthorized entry into any system or account
- Use the information to threaten, stalk, or harass a person
- Rely on site content for lending, insurance, housing, or hiring decisions
- Violate a local, West Virginia, or federal law
3. No Harassment, Stalking, or Discrimination
No one may use information found here or through a linked tool to threaten, intimidate, discriminate against, stalk, or harass another person. Such conduct may also be criminal. West Virginia limits misuse of West Virginia State Police Sex Offender Registry data. The registry supports lawful community safety, not vigilantism, employment blacklisting, housing discrimination, or retaliation against a registrant.
4. We Are Not a Consumer Reporting Agency
This website is not a consumer reporting agency under the FCRA and does not create credit reports, background checks, or other consumer reports. Its advertising partners are not presented as tools for regulated screening. Information from the site or a linked tool must not be used to:
- Set insurance terms or evaluate creditworthiness
- Make an employment decision
- Evaluate a rental or housing application
- Determine eligibility for a permit, license, or government benefit
- Carry out any other FCRA-regulated purpose
A regulated background check must come from an authorized West Virginia channel or a screening provider that complies with the FCRA.
5. No Legal Advice
Site content is general information, not legal advice. It cannot determine how a Hardy County charge, conviction, warrant, or West Virginia expungement law affects a particular person. Seek advice from a licensed West Virginia attorney.
6. No Warranties
All content and services are supplied "as is." No guarantee is made that:
- An outside search provider's results will be accurate or complete
- The website will remain available without interruption
- Every page is free from mistakes, security flaws, or software defects
- Information will always be complete, accurate, and current
Criminal files change as charges are filed, resolved, restricted, or expunged. Some lag and omissions are unavoidable. No content here is an official statement of a Hardy County court, sheriff, or West Virginia agency.
7. Third-Party Services and Links
Links may lead to sheriff and court pages, West Virginia agencies, legal resources, or independent search services. Those destinations are outside our control. We are not responsible for their availability, fees, data handling, or content. Read the destination's terms before using it.
8. Intellectual Property
Hardy County Criminal History or its content partners own the site's text, code, logos, and graphics. Written permission is required to copy, adapt, distribute, or create derivative works from that material.
9. Limits on Our Liability
To the broadest extent allowed by law, we are not responsible for damages arising from use of the website, its information, or any service reached through a link.
10. Indemnification
A visitor agrees to indemnify and hold us harmless from claims, demands, or proceedings caused by that visitor's use of the site or violation of these conditions, including related legal expenses.
11. Governing Law
West Virginia law governs these terms. Any dispute arising from use of the website must be brought in a court located in West Virginia.
12. Changes to These Terms
These terms may be revised 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, without advance notice and for any reason.
14. Severability
If one provision is found invalid or unenforceable, the remaining terms continue in force. The affected provision will be narrowed only as needed to make it enforceable.
15. Questions
Questions about these conditions may be directed through the Contact page.