NO FCRA USE. This privately operated website has no affiliation with a local, Alabama, or federal government office. It and its advertising partners do not provide services for credit, employment, insurance, tenant, or other decisions regulated by the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). The resource identifies Cherokee County criminal-record channels. It is neither a consumer reporting agency nor a private investigation firm.
1. What This Website Is
This is a private reference site operated independently of government. It does not store official criminal records, retrieve government files, perform official checks, or submit documents for visitors.
Its role is to identify Cherokee County custodians, including the sheriff, criminal courts, Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Criminal Records Identification Unit, and Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Sex Offender Registry, and to provide access to outside research tools.
2. Rules for Using This Site
Use is conditioned on an agreement not to:
- Interfere with availability or prevent another person from using the service
- Deploy a bot, scraper, or other automated collection tool against these pages
- Attempt unauthorized entry into any account, server, or protected system
- Use content for a credit, employment, housing, insurance, or other FCRA-regulated decision
- Stalk, threaten, intimidate, or harass any person with information found here
- Violate any applicable federal, Alabama, or local law
3. No Harassment, Stalking, or Discrimination
Information obtained here or from a linked service must never be used to harass, stalk, threaten, intimidate, or unlawfully discriminate. Such conduct is prohibited and may violate criminal law. Alabama registry information exists for community safety, not vigilantism or retaliation. Do not use an Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Sex Offender Registry entry to injure a listed person, commit another crime, or make an FCRA-regulated decision.
4. We Are Not a Consumer Reporting Agency
We are not a consumer reporting agency under the FCRA and do not create a credit report, background check, or other consumer report. Our services and those of advertising partners are not designed for evaluating applicants, credit, housing, or insurance. Data from this website or a linked tool may not be used to:
- Make any other decision governed by the FCRA
- Determine access to a license, permit, or government benefit when consumer-reporting law applies
- Set insurance terms or judge creditworthiness
- Evaluate a rental or housing application
- Reach an employment decision
A legally permitted check for one of those purposes must come from an authorized official channel or a provider that complies with the FCRA and all applicable law.
5. No Legal Advice
Published explanations are general information, not legal advice. They cannot determine how an Alabama charge, conviction, warrant, deadline, or expungement law applies to a specific person. Consult a licensed Alabama attorney for legal guidance.
6. No Warranties
All services and content are supplied "as is." No warranty is made that:
- An outside search result will be complete, current, or correctly matched
- Every page will be free from a bug, error, or security weakness
- The website will remain available without interruption
- Information will always be accurate, complete, or current
Criminal records can change after filing, dismissal, amendment, sealing, or expungement. Updates may lag and omissions can occur. No statement here is an official representation from a sheriff, court, ALEA, or other government agency.
7. Third-Party Services and Links
Links lead to sheriff pages, courts, Alabama agencies, legal resources, and independent search services. We do not operate those destinations and accept no responsibility for their content, privacy practices, prices, availability, or results. Their own terms should be reviewed before use.
8. Intellectual Property
Text, graphics, logos, and code belong to Cherokee County Criminal History or the applicable content partner. Written permission is required before copying, adapting, distributing, or creating derivative material.
9. Limits on Our Liability
To the maximum extent allowed by law, we disclaim liability for loss or damage arising from use of this website, including reliance on its content or an outside linked service.
10. Indemnification
You agree to defend and hold us harmless from claims, demands, or legal proceedings caused by your use of the website or breach of these terms, including reasonable legal fees and related expenses.
11. Governing Law
Alabama law governs these terms. Any dispute arising from website use must be brought in a court located in Alabama.
12. Changes to These Terms
These terms may be revised at any time. A revision becomes effective when the updated text is posted here.
13. Cutting Off Access
Access may be restricted or terminated at any time, for any reason, and without advance notice.
14. Severability
If a provision is held invalid or unenforceable, the remaining terms continue in effect. The affected provision will be modified only to the minimum extent needed for enforcement.
15. Questions
Questions about these terms may be directed through the Contact page.