NO FCRA USE. This privately operated website is not affiliated with a local, state, or federal agency and is not a consumer reporting agency. Neither the site nor its advertising partners provides a service for employment screening, credit decisions, insurance underwriting, tenant evaluation, or another Fair Credit Reporting Act purpose. Its role is to point readers to Hancock County and West Virginia record resources.
1. What This Website Is
Hancock County Criminal History is a private reference site without government affiliation. It does not maintain official criminal files, perform official background checks, retrieve records, or submit documents for visitors.
The content directs readers to custodians such as Hancock County courts, the sheriff and municipal police agencies, the West Virginia State Police Criminal Identification Bureau, and the West Virginia Sex Offender Registry. It may also connect visitors with outside research tools.
2. Rules for Using This Site
Use of the website is conditioned on lawful, fair conduct. A visitor agrees not to:
- Use the site in violation of federal, West Virginia, or local law
- Harass, threaten, or stalk a person using information found here
- Use content for an employment, housing, credit, or insurance decision
- Attempt unauthorized entry into any system
- Deploy bots, scrapers, or other automated collection tools
- Interfere with performance or another person's access
3. No Harassment, Stalking, or Discrimination
Information obtained here or through a linked service must not be used to intimidate, threaten, harass, stalk, or discriminate against anyone. The West Virginia Sex Offender Registry is intended for public protection and precaution under W. Va. Code §15-12-1a, not vigilantism. Misuse of registry data can lead to criminal or civil consequences.
4. We Are Not a Consumer Reporting Agency
This website is not a consumer reporting agency under the FCRA and supplies no background check, credit report, or consumer report. Visitors agree not to use information from the site or a linked tool to:
- Evaluate a job applicant or worker
- Screen a renter or housing applicant
- Decide creditworthiness or insurance pricing
- Determine eligibility for a license, permit, or government program
- Carry out another use regulated by the FCRA
An authorized official check must be requested through the West Virginia State Police or another channel legally suited to the purpose.
5. No Legal Advice
Content describes criminal-record access in Hancock County but is not legal advice. A licensed West Virginia attorney should be consulted about how a warrant, charge, conviction, or expungement statute applies to a particular matter.
6. No Warranties
All material and functions are supplied "as is." No warranty is made that:
- Content is always current, complete, or accurate
- The website will operate without interruption
- Pages will be free from defects or security weaknesses
- A partner tool will return complete or correctly matched results
Charges, dispositions, custody records, sealed matters, and expunged files change over time. Official status must be verified with the Hancock County or West Virginia office that maintains the source record.
7. Third-Party Services and Links
Links can lead to government offices, courts, state agencies, legal resources, and external search providers. Their content, availability, privacy practices, prices, and terms remain outside our control. Visitors should review the destination's conditions before using it.
8. Intellectual Property
Unless otherwise identified, the site's text, graphics, logos, and code belong to Hancock County Criminal History or its content partners. They may not be copied, altered, distributed, or used to create derivative work without prior written permission.
9. Limits on Our Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, we are not responsible for losses arising from use of the site, including action taken in reliance on content or a linked service.
10. Indemnification
A visitor agrees to protect and hold us harmless from claims, proceedings, demands, legal fees, and related costs arising from that visitor's use of the site or violation of these terms.
11. Governing Law
West Virginia law governs these terms, and a dispute connected with use of the site must be brought in a court located in West Virginia. Public access to official records is separately controlled by the West Virginia Freedom of Information Act, W. Va. Code §29B-1-1 et seq.; state criminal-history dissemination by §15-2-24; and qualifying expungement by §61-11-26. Those laws do not make this private website a public custodian.
12. Changes to These Terms
These conditions may be revised. Updated terms become effective when the revised version is posted here.
13. Cutting Off Access
Access may be restricted or ended at any time, without advance notice and for any reason.
14. Severability
If a court finds one provision invalid or unenforceable, the other terms remain effective. The affected provision is modified only to the extent required for enforcement.
15. Questions
Questions about these terms may be submitted through the Contact page.