Terms of Use

1. What This Website Is

This is a private reference site, not a government office. It does not store official criminal records, submit filings, retrieve certified documents, or perform an official criminal history check.

The reference material routes readers to the Alleghany County Sheriff's Office, Virginia court clerks, Virginia State Police CARE, and the Virginia Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry. Some pages also provide access to tools run by outside companies.

2. Rules for Using This Site

By using the site, you agree not to:

• Use bots, scrapers, or other automated processes against the pages
• Attempt unauthorized access to a system, account, or protected area
• Use information to threaten, stalk, harass, or harm another person
• Rely on the content for an FCRA-regulated credit, employment, housing, or insurance decision
• Disrupt performance or interfere with another visitor's access
• Violate any applicable federal, Virginia, or local law

3. No Harassment, Stalking, or Discrimination

No information obtained here or through a linked tool may be used to harass, stalk, threaten, intimidate, or unlawfully discriminate against anyone. Special care applies to the Virginia Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry. Its public data exists for safety awareness, not confrontation, vigilantism, blacklisting, or unlawful discrimination. Misuse may violate Virginia law.

4. We Are Not a Consumer Reporting Agency

Alleghany County Criminal History 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 services for evaluating applicants, insurance risk, creditworthiness, or housing eligibility. You may not use site or partner information to:

• Set an insurance rate or evaluate an insurance application
• Make a credit or lending determination
• Evaluate a person for employment or continued employment
• Screen a rental or housing application
• Make any other decision governed by the FCRA

A legally compliant check for a regulated purpose must come from an authorized official channel or a provider that complies with the FCRA and all other applicable laws.

5. No Legal Advice

General explanations about Alleghany County records are not legal advice. Only a licensed Virginia attorney can advise how a warrant, charge, conviction, sealing provision, or expungement rule applies to a specific situation.

6. No Warranties

All content and services are supplied "as is." There is no guarantee that:

• A partner tool will return a complete or correct result
• The website will always be available without interruption
• Every page is free from errors, defects, or security risks
• Any item of information is complete, accurate, or current

Charges, dispositions, custody records, seals, and expungement orders can change a record over time. Gaps and delays may occur. Nothing published here is an official statement or certified record from a sheriff, clerk, Virginia State Police, or another government body.

7. Third-Party Services and Links

External links lead to courts, the Sheriff's Office, state agencies, legal resources, and independent search services. Those destinations control their own availability, prices, data practices, accuracy, and content. Review the destination's terms before using it because this site is not responsible for an outside service.

8. Intellectual Property

Alleghany County Criminal History or its content partners own the site's text, graphics, logos, and code. No one may copy, distribute, alter, or create derivative works from that material without prior written permission.

9. Limits on Our Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, the site is not liable for losses or damages arising from its use, including reliance on content obtained here or through an external service.

10. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold the site harmless from claims, demands, or proceedings caused by your use of the service or violation of these terms, including reasonable related legal costs.

11. Governing Law

Virginia law governs these terms. Any dispute arising from use of the website must be brought in a court located in Virginia, subject to applicable jurisdiction and venue rules.

12. Changes to These Terms

These terms may be revised at any time. A revision becomes effective when the updated language is posted on this page.

13. Cutting Off Access

Access may be suspended, limited, or terminated at any time and without advance notice.

14. Severability

If one provision is held invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions continue in effect. The affected language will be limited only to the extent needed to make it enforceable.

15. Questions

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