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Terms of Use

These terms govern every visit, search, and use of Dallas County Criminal History. Continuing to use the website confirms acceptance of all conditions stated here. Anyone who does not accept them should stop using the site.

NO FCRA USE. This privately operated website is not affiliated with a government body and is not a consumer reporting agency. Neither it nor its advertising partners provides a service for credit, employment, insurance, tenant, or other decisions regulated by the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Its purpose is to organize public record-access resources for Dallas County and Texas.

1. What This Website Is

Dallas County Criminal History is an independent reference site. It keeps no official criminal files, conducts no official background checks, and cannot submit a record request or court filing for a visitor.

Its content points to custodians such as Dallas County clerks, the Sheriff's Office, Texas Department of Public Safety, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, and Texas Public Sex Offender Registry, along with optional third-party tools.

2. Rules for Using This Site

Use must be lawful and must not interfere with the website or other visitors.

  • Do not violate federal, Texas, or local law
  • Do not stalk, threaten, or harass any person
  • Do not use site content for an FCRA-regulated decision
  • Do not gain or attempt unauthorized system access
  • Do not run bots, scrapers, or automated collection tools
  • Do not disrupt the website's speed, security, or availability

3. No Harassment, Stalking, or Discrimination

Information from this website or any linked service may not be used to harass, stalk, threaten, intimidate, or unlawfully discriminate. Texas Public Sex Offender Registry information is intended for public safety. Misuse against a registrant may violate Texas law, and vigilante conduct is prohibited.

4. We Are Not a Consumer Reporting Agency

Dallas County Criminal History does not create a background check, credit report, or consumer report and is not a consumer reporting agency under the FCRA. Visitors may not use site or partner data to:

  • Make hiring or termination decisions
  • Evaluate an applicant for housing
  • Set insurance terms or judge creditworthiness
  • Determine eligibility for a license, benefit, or government program
  • Carry out any other activity covered by the FCRA

A regulated background check must come from an authorized official channel or a screening provider that complies with the FCRA.

5. No Legal Advice

General explanations of Dallas County records are not legal advice and cannot determine how a charge, warrant, conviction, expunction, or nondisclosure rule applies to a person. A licensed Texas attorney can address a specific legal matter.

6. No Warranties

The website and its contents are offered "as is." No warranty is made that:

  • Information will always be complete, accurate, or current
  • The service will remain uninterrupted
  • Every page will be free of bugs or security flaws
  • A partner tool will return a correct or full result

Government data changes when cases are filed, corrected, restricted, dismissed, or expunged. Only the originating office can provide an official statement or certified copy.

7. Third-Party Services and Links

Links may lead to government pages, legal resources, or outside search providers. Their content, prices, availability, security, data practices, and terms are outside this site's control. A visitor should review the destination's rules before using it.

8. Intellectual Property

Unless otherwise stated, website text, logos, graphics, and code belong to Dallas County Criminal History or its content partners. They may not be copied, altered, distributed, or adapted without prior written permission.

9. Limits on Our Liability

To the fullest extent allowed by law, the operator is not liable for loss or damage arising from use of the website, reliance on its information, or use of a linked service.

10. Indemnification

A visitor agrees to defend and hold the operator harmless from claims, demands, actions, fees, and costs caused by that visitor's use of the website or breach of these terms.

11. Governing Law

Texas law governs these terms, including applicable principles reflected in the Texas Public Information Act, Government Code Chapter 552, and criminal-history dissemination provisions in Government Code Chapter 411. Any dispute tied to use of the website must be brought in a court located in Texas.

12. Changes to These Terms

The operator may revise these terms. A revision becomes effective when the updated text is posted on this page.

13. Cutting Off Access

Access may be limited or terminated at any time, with or without advance notice, when the operator chooses.

14. Severability

If one term is held invalid or unenforceable, the remaining terms continue in force. The affected clause will be narrowed only as needed to make it enforceable.

15. Questions

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