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Terms of Use

These conditions apply whenever a visitor reads Wetzel County Criminal History or uses a search feature. Accessing the website signals agreement with every term below. Anyone who does not agree should discontinue use.

NO FCRA USE. This privately operated website is not connected with a government body, private investigation firm, or consumer reporting agency. Neither it nor its advertising partners supplies a service for credit, employment, insurance, tenant, or other Fair Credit Reporting Act purposes. Its scope is limited to locating Wetzel County and West Virginia record resources.

1. What This Website Is

This private reference site operates independently of every government office. It does not hold official records, perform official checks, retrieve files, or submit documents for a visitor.

Its content identifies Wetzel County custodians, including the sheriff and court clerks, plus West Virginia State Police and the West Virginia Sex Offender Registry. Some pages also provide access to outside research tools.

2. Rules for Using This Site

Use is conditioned on an agreement not to:

  • Use automated scraping, bots, or similar collection tools on these pages
  • Threaten, follow, intimidate, or harass anyone with information obtained here
  • Interfere with performance or prevent another visitor from accessing the website
  • Rely on website content for a credit, insurance, housing, or employment decision
  • Attempt unauthorized entry into any account, server, or restricted system
  • Violate a federal, West Virginia, or local law through website use

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 a person. Misuse can violate the law. The West Virginia Sex Offender Registry is intended for public-safety awareness, and its own disclaimer forbids threats and harassment. It does not authorize retaliation, vigilante action, or discriminatory treatment.

4. We Are Not a Consumer Reporting Agency

Wetzel County Criminal History is not a consumer reporting agency under the FCRA and produces no consumer report, credit report, or official background check. Its content and linked tools may not be used to:

  • Set an insurance rate or assess a person's credit standing
  • Evaluate an applicant for a job or make a termination decision
  • Approve or reject a rental or other housing application
  • Decide eligibility for a permit, license, or public benefit
  • Carry out any other action regulated by the FCRA

A legally compliant check for a regulated purpose must come through the proper West Virginia State Police process or a qualified FCRA-compliant provider.

5. No Legal Advice

The material is general information, not legal advice. Only a licensed West Virginia attorney can assess how a charge, warrant, conviction, or expungement law applies to a particular set of facts.

6. No Warranties

All content and functions are provided "as is," without a promise that:

  • An outside provider will return a complete or correctly matched result
  • Every page is free from defects, coding errors, or security vulnerabilities
  • The website will remain available without delay or interruption
  • All published information is complete, current, and accurate

Charges, dispositions, custody entries, seals, and expungement orders can change the source record. Delays and gaps are possible. No statement here replaces confirmation from the court, sheriff, WVDCR, or another official custodian.

7. Third-Party Services and Links

External links may lead to government agencies, court systems, legal resources, or commercial services. We do not operate those destinations and accept no responsibility for their availability, content, prices, security, or data practices. Their own terms apply after departure from this website.

8. Intellectual Property

Wetzel County Criminal History or its content partners own the text, graphics, logos, and code presented here. Copying, distributing, adapting, or creating derivative material requires prior written permission.

9. Limits on Our Liability

To the greatest extent permitted by law, we are not liable for loss or damage arising from use of the website, its information, or an outside service reached through it.

10. Indemnification

A visitor agrees to defend and hold us harmless from claims, demands, proceedings, legal fees, and related costs caused by that visitor's use or breach of these terms.

11. Governing Law

West Virginia law governs these terms. Public access to qualifying state and county records is addressed by the West Virginia Freedom of Information Act, including W. Va. Code §29B-1-3, while W. Va. Code §15-2-24 controls state criminal-history collection and dissemination. Those laws do not turn this private website into a public agency or repository. Any dispute tied to website use must be brought in a court located in West Virginia.

12. Changes to These Terms

These terms may be revised. A posted revision takes effect when it appears on this page.

13. Cutting Off Access

Access may be suspended or ended at any time and without advance notice.

14. Severability

If one provision is held invalid or unenforceable, the other provisions remain effective. 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.