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Terms of Use

These terms govern access to Deaf Smith County Criminal History. Visiting a page, reading its content, or using a search feature means the visitor accepts every condition below. Anyone who does not agree should discontinue use.

NO FCRA USE. Deaf Smith County Criminal History is privately operated and has no connection to a local, Texas, or federal government body. Neither it nor its advertising partners provides a service intended for credit, employment, insurance, tenant, or other decisions regulated by the Fair Credit Reporting Act. The resource points to official records channels in Deaf Smith County, Texas. It is neither a private investigation firm nor a consumer reporting agency.

1. What This Website Is

This is a private reference site, independent of government. It does not store official records, perform official checks, retrieve protected files, or submit documents for a visitor.

Its content identifies the Deaf Smith County Sheriff, the local court clerks, the Texas Department of Public Safety, and the Texas Public Sex Offender Registry as separate record sources. Access under the Texas Public Information Act and criminal-history dissemination under Government Code Chapter 411 remain controlled by the public office and applicable law.

2. Rules for Using This Site

Use of the site is conditioned on these restrictions. A visitor may not:

  • Use content for a hiring, housing, lending, or insurance decision
  • Harass, threaten, or stalk a person with information found here
  • Violate federal, Texas, or local law
  • Use a bot, scraper, or other automated collection tool
  • Attempt unauthorized access to a system or account
  • Disrupt the service or interfere with another visitor's access

3. No Harassment, Stalking, or Discrimination

Information from this site or a linked tool must not be used to intimidate, threaten, stalk, harass, or unlawfully discriminate against anyone. The restriction is especially important for the Texas Public Sex Offender Registry. Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Chapter 62 makes registry information available for safety awareness, not vigilantism or retaliation, and misuse can have civil or criminal consequences.

4. We Are Not a Consumer Reporting Agency

This site is not a consumer reporting agency under the FCRA and produces no credit report, background check, or consumer report. Its partners are not presented as services for applicant screening, rental review, insurance rating, or credit decisions. Content from this site or a linked tool must not be used to:

  • Set insurance terms or assess creditworthiness
  • Evaluate a renter or housing applicant
  • Make a hiring or firing decision
  • Determine eligibility for a license, benefit, or government program
  • Carry out any other FCRA-regulated purpose

A legally permissible check for a regulated purpose must come from an authorized official process or an appropriate FCRA-compliant provider, not from this site.

5. No Legal Advice

General information about Deaf Smith County records is not legal advice. Only a licensed Texas attorney can assess how a charge, warrant, conviction, expunction rule, or nondisclosure provision applies to a specific set of facts.

6. No Warranties

All content and functions are supplied "as is." No promise is made that:

  • A partner result will be complete or correctly matched
  • The service will remain continuously available
  • Every page will be free from errors or security flaws
  • Information will always be complete, accurate, and current

Charges, dispositions, restrictions, and agency procedures change. Gaps can result. No content here is an official statement by the Sheriff, a court, Texas DPS, or another public body.

7. Third-Party Services and Links

Links can lead to county offices, courts, Texas agencies, legal resources, and outside search providers. Those destinations control their own content, pricing, availability, and data practices. Their terms apply after a visitor leaves this site.

8. Intellectual Property

Text, graphics, logos, and code belong to Deaf Smith County Criminal History or its content partners. Copying, distributing, modifying, or building upon that material requires prior written permission.

9. Limits on Our Liability

To the fullest extent allowed by law, the site is not liable for damages arising from its use, including reliance on content or a linked service.

10. Indemnification

A user agrees to indemnify and hold the site harmless from claims, actions, and demands caused by that user's conduct or breach of these terms, including related legal fees and costs.

11. Governing Law

Texas law governs these terms. Any dispute tied to use of the site must be brought in a court located in Texas, subject to applicable jurisdiction and venue rules.

12. Changes to These Terms

These terms may be revised at any time. A revised version becomes effective when posted on this page.

13. Cutting Off Access

Access may be limited or ended at any time, with or without notice.

14. Severability

If one provision is found invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions continue in force. The affected language will be adjusted only to the extent needed for enforcement.

15. Questions

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