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Terms of Use

These conditions govern use of this website. Accessing a page, reading its content, or submitting a search indicates agreement with every term below. If you do not agree, discontinue use of the site.

NO FCRA USE. Garrard County Criminal History is privately operated and is not connected with a local, Kentucky, or federal government agency. This site and its advertising partners do not provide services for credit decisions, employment screening, insurance underwriting, tenant screening, or another purpose regulated by the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). The site only points readers toward criminal-record resources in Garrard County, Kentucky. It is neither a private investigation firm nor a consumer reporting agency.

1. What This Website Is

This is a private reference site with no government affiliation. It does not store official criminal records and cannot retrieve a record, conduct an official background check, or file paperwork for a visitor.

Its function is to direct readers to the offices and systems that maintain Garrard County information, including the Garrard County Sheriff, the Garrard Circuit Court Clerk, Kentucky State Police, and the Kentucky Sex Offender Registry, as well as optional third-party research tools. Public-agency requests are governed by the Kentucky Open Records Act, KRS 61.870-61.884, while KRS 17.150 limits access to the centralized KSP criminal-history compilation.

2. Rules for Using This Site

By using the site, you agree not to:

  • Use bots, scrapers, or other automated tools against these pages
  • Violate federal, Kentucky, or local law through your use of the site
  • Stalk, threaten, or harass anyone with information encountered here
  • Use site content for a hiring, housing, credit, or insurance decision
  • Attempt unauthorized entry into any site system
  • Interfere with performance or prevent another visitor's access

3. No Harassment, Stalking, or Discrimination

You may not use this site's information, or material from a linked tool, to intimidate, harass, stalk, threaten, or discriminate against a person; that conduct may also be criminal. The restriction is especially important for Kentucky Sex Offender Registry information. Kentucky law limits misuse of registry data, which is published for safety awareness rather than vigilantism, employment blacklisting, or housing discrimination.

4. We Are Not a Consumer Reporting Agency

We are not a consumer reporting agency under the FCRA and do not create credit reports, background checks, or any other consumer report. Our advertising partners likewise do not offer tools through this site for job-applicant screening, rental-application review, insurance pricing, or creditworthiness decisions. Data found here or through a linked tool may not be used to:

  • Assess creditworthiness or determine an insurance premium
  • Evaluate a renter or housing applicant
  • Make an employment or termination decision
  • Decide eligibility for a license, permit, or government benefit
  • Carry out any other FCRA-regulated purpose

A check needed for one of those purposes must be obtained through an appropriate official Kentucky State Police channel or a screening company that complies with the FCRA.

5. No Legal Advice

Site content is not legal advice. General explanations of Garrard County records cannot determine how a charge, conviction, warrant, or expungement rule applies in a particular matter. Consult a Kentucky-licensed attorney for that analysis.

6. No Warranties

All site content and functions are supplied "as is." We make no guarantee that:

  • A partner search result is complete or accurate
  • Information is current, complete, or correct at a particular time
  • The website will operate continuously without interruption
  • Pages contain no defects, bugs, errors, or security vulnerabilities

Charges may be filed or dismissed, and records may later be sealed or expunged. Because those changes can produce unavoidable gaps, nothing here should be regarded as an official statement by the Garrard Circuit Court Clerk, sheriff, police, Kentucky State Police, or another government body.

7. Third-Party Services and Links

Links lead to resources such as the Garrard County Sheriff, Kentucky court portals, state agencies, legal-aid organizations, and outside search providers. We do not control those destinations and are not responsible for their content, privacy practices, pricing, or availability. Review the destination's terms before use.

8. Intellectual Property

Garrard County Criminal History or its content partners own the site's text, graphics, logos, and code. You may not reproduce, distribute, alter, or create derivative material from that content without prior written permission.

9. Limits on Our Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, we disclaim liability for damages arising from site use, including decisions based on information found here or through a linked service.

10. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold us harmless against claims, demands, or legal proceedings resulting from your use of the site or violation of these terms, including associated legal fees and costs.

11. Governing Law

Kentucky law governs these terms. A dispute arising from your use of this website must be brought in a court located in Kentucky.

12. Changes to These Terms

We may revise these terms at any time. A revised version becomes effective when it is posted on this page.

13. Cutting Off Access

Access may be restricted or terminated at any time, for any reason, without advance notice.

14. Severability

If a court finds one provision invalid or unenforceable, all remaining provisions continue in effect. The affected language will be modified only to the degree necessary to make it enforceable.

15. Questions

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