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Terms of Use

These conditions govern access to and use of the website. Viewing content or submitting a search signals acceptance of every term below. Anyone who does not agree must stop using the service.

NO FCRA USE. This privately operated website has no government affiliation. It and its advertising partners do not provide tools for credit, employment, insurance, tenant, or other decisions regulated by the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). Its role is to identify Whitman County, Washington record resources. It is neither a consumer reporting agency nor a private investigation service.

1. What This Website Is

This private reference site is independent of every government office. It does not store official criminal records, retrieve them, conduct official checks, or submit documents for a visitor.

It identifies the Whitman County Sheriff, criminal courts, Washington State Patrol WATCH, and Washington Sex Offender Public Registry, while also making outside research tools available.

2. Rules for Using This Site

Use of the service is conditioned on these limits:

  • Do not interfere with site availability or other visitors' access
  • Do not deploy bots, scrapers, or other automated collection tools
  • Do not seek unauthorized entry to any account, server, or system
  • Do not use information to threaten, stalk, or harass another person
  • Do not use the content for credit, employment, housing, or insurance decisions
  • Do not violate federal, Washington, or local law

3. No Harassment, Stalking, or Discrimination

No site or linked-tool information may be used to stalk, intimidate, threaten, harass, or discriminate. Washington registry disclosures are for public safety. RCW 4.24.550 restricts misuse, and conduct aimed at a listed person may be criminal. Vigilante action and discriminatory use of Washington Sex Offender Public Registry data are prohibited.

4. We Are Not a Consumer Reporting Agency

We are not a consumer reporting agency under the FCRA and create no credit report, consumer report, or official background check. Neither this website nor an advertising partner offers a service intended for any FCRA-regulated decision. You must not use site or linked-tool data to:

  • Make a credit or insurance decision
  • Evaluate an employee or applicant
  • Review a renter or housing applicant
  • Decide eligibility for a license, permit, or public benefit
  • Carry out any other activity governed by the FCRA

A lawful regulated check must be obtained through an authorized FCRA-compliant provider or the proper Washington State Patrol process.

5. No Legal Advice

General information about Whitman County records is not legal advice. Only a licensed Washington attorney can advise how a charge, conviction, warrant, vacation, or sealing rule applies to specific facts.

6. No Warranties

The website is supplied "as is," without a promise that:

  • Partner search results will be complete or correct
  • Every page will be free from defects or security issues
  • Service will continue without delay or interruption
  • All information will remain accurate, complete, and current

Charges, dispositions, sealing orders, and vacation orders can change a record. Updates may lag. Site content is never an official statement by a court, sheriff, or government agency.

7. Third-Party Services and Links

External links may lead to government pages, courts, legal resources, or commercial services. We do not control those destinations, their prices, data practices, availability, or content. Their own terms apply after a visitor leaves this website.

8. Intellectual Property

Whitman County Criminal History and its content partners own the site's text, code, logos, and graphics. Written permission is required to reproduce, alter, distribute, or create derivative work from that material.

9. Limits on Our Liability

To the maximum extent allowed by law, we disclaim liability for harm arising from use of the site, linked services, or decisions based on their information.

10. Indemnification

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

11. Governing Law

Washington law governs these terms. Any proceeding tied to use of this website must be brought in a court located in Washington.

12. Changes to These Terms

We may revise these conditions. A revised version becomes effective when it is posted on this page.

13. Cutting Off Access

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

14. Severability

If one provision is held invalid or unenforceable, the remaining terms continue. The affected provision will be adjusted only as far as needed to make it enforceable.

15. Questions

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