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Terms of Use

These conditions govern access to and use of the website, its content, and its search tools. Using any part of the site signifies agreement to the terms below. A person who does not agree should discontinue use.

NO FCRA USE. This privately operated website has no government affiliation and is not a consumer reporting agency or private investigation service. Neither it nor its advertising partners provides a service for any purpose governed by the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). Its role is limited to locating criminal-record resources in Stoddard County and Missouri.

1. What This Website Is

This is a private reference site, independent of every government office. It neither stores official criminal files nor retrieves records, performs official checks, or submits documents for a visitor.

The content points to custodians of Stoddard County records, including the sheriff, Missouri courts, the Missouri State Highway Patrol Central Repository, and the Missouri Sex Offender Registry. Some pages also connect to outside research tools.

2. Rules for Using This Site

Use of the website is conditioned on avoiding the following conduct:

  • Break any federal, state, or local law while using this site
  • Use information you find here to stalk, harass, or threaten anyone
  • Base hiring, housing, lending, or insurance decisions on content from this site
  • Try to break into our systems or gain access you are not supposed to have
  • Run bots, scrapers, or automated tools against our pages
  • Do anything that slows the site down or blocks other people from using it

3. No Harassment, Stalking, or Discrimination

Information found here or through a linked tool may not be used to stalk, harass, intimidate, threaten, or unlawfully discriminate. Missouri restricts misuse of Missouri Sex Offender Registry data, and using it to facilitate a crime can lead to criminal consequences. Registry information supports lawful public awareness, not vigilantism.

4. We Are Not a Consumer Reporting Agency

This website is not a consumer reporting agency under the FCRA and does not create background checks, credit reports, or consumer reports. Its advertising partners do not turn this website into a regulated screening service. Information from any page or linked tool must not be used to:

  • Decide whether to hire or fire someone
  • Screen potential renters or housing applicants
  • Judge creditworthiness or set insurance premiums
  • Determine who qualifies for licenses, permits, or government programs
  • Do anything else that falls under FCRA rules

Any legally regulated check must be obtained from the Missouri State Highway Patrol Central Repository or another provider authorized and compliant for that purpose.

5. No Legal Advice

Nothing published here is legal advice. General explanations of Stoddard County records cannot determine how a charge, warrant, conviction, or expungement law affects an individual matter. Consult a Missouri-licensed attorney for that advice.

6. No Warranties

All content and functions are offered "as is," without a guarantee that:

  • The information here is accurate, complete, or current at any given time
  • The site will stay up and running without interruptions
  • Our pages are free of errors, bugs, or security holes
  • Results from our partner search tools will be thorough or accurate

Charges may be filed, changed, dismissed, closed, or expunged after publication. Updates can lag, and gaps can occur. No content here should be treated as an official statement from a sheriff, court, or government agency.

7. Third-Party Services and Links

Links may open sheriff, court, state-agency, legal-aid, and outside search services that are not controlled here. Their availability, prices, content, and data practices remain their responsibility. Review the destination’s terms before using it.

8. Intellectual Property

Text, graphics, logos, and code belong to Stoddard County Criminal History or its content partners. Copying, distribution, modification, or derivative use requires prior written permission.

9. Limits on Our Liability

To the maximum extent allowed by law, the operator is not liable for damages arising from use of the website or reliance on information reached through a linked service.

10. Indemnification

A user agrees to defend and hold the operator harmless from claims, demands, or proceedings caused by that user’s conduct or breach of these terms, including related legal costs.

11. Governing Law

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

12. Changes to These Terms

These terms may be revised. A revision takes effect when the new version is posted on this page.

13. Cutting Off Access

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

14. Severability

If one provision is found invalid or unenforceable, the remaining terms continue in force. The affected provision will be narrowed only as much as necessary.

15. Questions

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