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Terms of Use

These conditions govern use of the website. Visiting a page, reading its material, or submitting a search means that you accept them. If you disagree, stop using the service.

NO FCRA USE. This privately operated website has no government affiliation. Neither it nor its advertising partners provides a service for credit, employment, insurance, tenant, or any other decision regulated by the Fair Credit Reporting Act. It is a reference for Geneva County, Alabama record sources, not a private investigation firm or consumer reporting agency.

1. What This Website Is

This is a private reference site with no connection to a government office. It stores no official criminal records and cannot retrieve a record, perform an official check, or submit a filing.

Its role is to identify the Geneva County clerk and law enforcement channels, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, the ALEA Sex Offender Registry, and outside tools that may assist lawful research.

2. Rules for Using This Site

By using the website, you agree not to:

  • Use the service in violation of federal, Alabama, or local law
  • Threaten, stalk, intimidate, or harass a person with information found here
  • Use site content for a credit, employment, housing, or insurance decision
  • Attempt unauthorized access to any system or account
  • Send bots, scrapers, or other automated collection tools through the pages
  • Interfere with availability or another visitor's access

Alabama also imposes penalties under Ala. Code §41-9-601 for willfully obtaining offender information under false pretenses or communicating it without authority.

3. No Harassment, Stalking, or Discrimination

Harassment, stalking, threats, intimidation, and discrimination based on site or linked information are forbidden and may violate the law. This warning is especially important for the ALEA Sex Offender Registry. Ala. Code §15-20A-8 warns that unlawful injury, harassment, or a crime against a registrant or a person at a listed address can carry civil or criminal consequences. Registry data supports community awareness, never vigilantism or unlawful discrimination.

4. We Are Not a Consumer Reporting Agency

We are not a consumer reporting agency under the FCRA and create no background check, credit report, or consumer report. Our partners' tools are not offered for FCRA-regulated screening. You must not use information from the website or a linked tool to:

  • Make a hiring or termination decision
  • Evaluate a renter or housing applicant
  • Set insurance terms or judge creditworthiness
  • Decide eligibility for a permit, license, or government benefit
  • Carry out any other act governed by the FCRA

A regulated purpose requires an authorized official process or a compliant consumer reporting agency. Do not use this website for it.

5. No Legal Advice

Website content is not legal advice. General descriptions of Geneva County records cannot determine how a charge, conviction, warrant, or expungement law applies to a particular matter. Consult a licensed Alabama attorney for legal guidance.

6. No Warranties

All services and material are provided "as is." We make no promise that:

  • Published information is always complete, correct, or current
  • Access will remain uninterrupted
  • Every page is free from errors, defects, or security risks
  • An outside provider's search will be complete or accurate

Charges, dispositions, access rules, seals, and expungement orders can change a record. Gaps may occur. Nothing published here is an official statement from a court, sheriff, police department, or Alabama agency.

7. Third-Party Services and Links

Links lead to government pages, court portals, legal resources, and outside services that we do not operate. We are not responsible for a destination's content, availability, fees, or data practices. Review its terms before use.

8. Intellectual Property

Text, graphics, logos, and code belong to Geneva 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 broadest extent allowed by law, we are not liable for damages arising from use of the website, its information, or a linked service.

10. Indemnification

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

11. Governing Law

Alabama law governs these terms. A dispute tied to use of the website must be brought in a court located in Alabama.

12. Changes to These Terms

We may revise these terms. A revision takes effect when the updated text is posted here.

13. Cutting Off Access

Access may be limited or ended at any time, for any reason, without advance notice.

14. Severability

If a court finds one provision invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions continue. The affected language will be narrowed only as needed to make it enforceable.

15. Questions

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