NO FCRA USE. This is a private service with no local, state, or federal government affiliation. Neither the site nor its advertising partners provides a product for credit, employment, insurance, tenant, or other decisions regulated by the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). Its purpose is to route readers to criminal-record resources in Kanawha County, West Virginia. It is not a private investigation firm or a consumer reporting agency.
1. What This Website Is
This private reference site operates independently from government. It does not store official criminal records, retrieve an official file, perform an official background check, or submit a court document for a visitor.
Its materials identify record custodians, including the Kanawha County Sheriff, the county courts, the West Virginia State Police Criminal Identification Bureau, and the West Virginia Sex Offender Registry. Some pages also connect readers with outside search services.
2. Rules for Using This Site
You agree that you will not:
- Use automated bots or scraping tools against the pages
- Harass, stalk, threaten, or intimidate another person
- Attempt unauthorized entry into any system or account
- Rely on the content for a regulated credit, employment, housing, or insurance decision
- Interfere with service speed or another visitor's access
- Violate a federal, state, or local law
3. No Harassment, Stalking, or Discrimination
Information found here or through a linked tool must not be used to harass, stalk, intimidate, threaten, or discriminate against anyone. Such conduct is prohibited and may be criminal. West Virginia's Sex Offender Registration Act and the West Virginia Sex Offender Registry warning are especially important: registry data supports public safety precautions, not confrontation, vigilantism, blacklisting, or discrimination.
4. We Are Not a Consumer Reporting Agency
We are not a consumer reporting agency under the FCRA. We do not generate background checks, credit reports, or consumer reports of any kind. Neither we nor our advertising partners provide services built for screening job applicants, reviewing rental applications, calculating insurance rates, or judging creditworthiness. You agree not to use data from this site or any linked tool to:
- Set an insurance premium or judge creditworthiness
- Evaluate a renter or housing applicant
- Make a hiring or termination decision
- Determine eligibility for a license, permit, or public program
- Carry out any other action regulated by the FCRA
A check needed for a regulated purpose must come through an authorized official process or a provider that complies with the FCRA. The West Virginia State Police Criminal Identification Bureau controls the state's official criminal-history channel.
5. No Legal Advice
General explanations about Kanawha County criminal records are not legal advice. Only a licensed West Virginia attorney can advise how a charge, conviction, warrant, or expungement law applies to a particular set of facts.
6. No Warranties
Everything on this site is provided "as is." We do not guarantee that:
- Outside search results will be complete or correctly matched
- Every item of information will remain current, full, or accurate
- Pages will operate without a bug, mistake, or security weakness
- The service will remain available without interruption
Criminal records change as charges are filed, amended, dismissed, sealed, or expunged. Gaps and delays remain possible. No statement here is an official declaration from a court, sheriff, WVSP, WVDCR, or another public office.
7. Third-Party Services and Links
Links can lead to sheriff pages, court portals, West Virginia agencies, legal resources, and outside services. Those destinations are beyond our control. Their content, privacy practices, prices, availability, and terms are their responsibility, so review them before use.
8. Intellectual Property
Text, graphics, logos, and code belong to Kanawha County Criminal History or its content partners. Copying, distribution, modification, or derivative use requires prior written permission.
9. Limits on Our Liability
To the fullest extent allowed by law, we are not liable for harm arising from use of this service, including reliance on information found here or through an outside link.
10. Indemnification
You agree to hold us harmless against claims, actions, or demands caused by your use or violation of these terms, including reasonable legal fees and related costs.
11. Governing Law
West Virginia law governs these terms. Any dispute tied to use of this service must be brought in a court located in West Virginia.
12. Changes to These Terms
These terms may be revised. An updated version takes effect when it is posted here.
13. Cutting Off Access
Access may be limited or ended at any time, with or without advance notice.
14. Severability
If one provision is ruled invalid or unenforceable, the remaining terms continue. The affected language will be adjusted only as much as needed for enforcement.
15. Questions
Questions about these conditions may be sent through the Contact page.