NO FCRA USE. Virginia Criminal History is privately owned and has no affiliation with a federal, state, or local government body. Neither the website nor its advertising partners provides a service for credit decisions, employment screening, tenant screening, insurance underwriting, or another purpose regulated by the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). The website is a Virginia criminal-record reference resource, not a private investigation firm or a consumer reporting agency.
1. What This Website Is
This is a private reference website operating independently of government. It does not hold official criminal records and cannot retrieve records, conduct an official check, or submit documents for a visitor.
Its purpose is to identify Virginia custodians, including the Virginia State Police Central Criminal Records Exchange, the Virginia Department of Corrections, the Virginia Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry, state courts, and agencies within the project's 107 counties and independent cities. It also connects users with outside research tools. Virginia FOIA, Code § 2.2-3700 et seq., governs access to qualifying government records, while CCRE dissemination remains limited by Code § 19.2-389.
2. Rules for Using This Site
Each user agrees not to:
- Use bots, scraping software, or another automated process on the pages
- Disrupt website performance or interfere with access by other users
- Attempt to enter restricted systems or obtain unauthorized access
- Use any information to stalk, threaten, or harass a person
- Rely on website content for a housing, hiring, lending, or insurance decision
- Violate federal, Virginia, or local law while using the website
3. No Harassment, Stalking, or Discrimination
No information found here or through a linked tool may be used to stalk, harass, intimidate, threaten, or discriminate against another person. Such conduct is prohibited and may also violate criminal law. Virginia Code § 9.1-918 specifically forbids unauthorized registry use and use intended to intimidate or harass. The Virginia Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry supports lawful public-safety awareness. It does not authorize vigilantism, employment blacklisting, or housing discrimination.
4. We Are Not a Consumer Reporting Agency
Virginia Criminal History is not a consumer reporting agency under the FCRA. Neither it nor its advertising partners creates a credit report, consumer report, or background check designed for reviewing job applicants or rental applications, setting insurance prices, or evaluating credit. Information from the website or a linked tool must not be used to:
- Determine eligibility for a license, permit, or government benefit
- Make a credit decision or establish an insurance premium
- Evaluate a prospective renter or housing applicant
- Make an employment, hiring, or termination decision
- Serve any other purpose governed by the FCRA
A check for an FCRA-regulated purpose must be obtained through an authorized Virginia State Police channel or a screening provider that complies with the FCRA.
5. No Legal Advice
Website material is general information, not legal advice. It cannot determine how Virginia law on a warrant, charge, conviction, expungement, or sealing applies to a specific matter. A licensed Virginia attorney should be consulted for individual legal guidance.
6. No Warranties
All website content is supplied "as is." No warranty is made that:
- A partner's search results will be complete or correct
- The pages contain no errors, defects, or security weaknesses
- The website will remain continuously available
- All information is accurate, complete, and current
Virginia criminal records can change when charges are filed or dismissed and when records are corrected, expunged, or sealed. Updates may not appear here at once. Website content is never an official statement from Virginia State Police, a court, a sheriff, or another government agency.
7. Third-Party Services and Links
Links lead to resources such as Virginia agency pages, court systems, local sheriff and clerk websites, legal-aid organizations, and outside search providers. Those destinations are beyond our control. We are not responsible for their availability, content, prices, or data practices. Their own terms should be reviewed before use.
8. Intellectual Property
Virginia Criminal History or its content partners own the website's text, code, logos, and graphics. No material may be copied, modified, distributed, or used to create a derivative work without prior written permission.
9. Limits on Our Liability
To the maximum extent permitted by law, Virginia Criminal History is not liable for damages arising from use of the website, including reliance on information obtained here or through an outside service.
10. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold Virginia Criminal History harmless from claims, demands, or legal proceedings resulting from your use of the website or violation of these terms, including associated legal fees and costs.
11. Governing Law
Virginia law governs these terms. Any dispute related to use of the website must be brought in a court located in Virginia.
12. Changes to These Terms
These terms may be revised at any time. A revised version becomes effective when it is posted on this page.
13. Cutting Off Access
Access to the website may be restricted or ended at any time, for any reason, without advance notice.
14. Severability
If a court finds one provision invalid or unenforceable, all remaining provisions continue in effect. The affected language will be modified only to the extent required for enforceability.
15. Questions
Questions about these terms may be submitted through the Contact page.