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Terms of Use

These conditions govern every visit, search, and use of the material published here. Accessing the website indicates agreement with all terms below. Anyone who does not agree should discontinue use.

NO FCRA USE. This privately operated website has no government affiliation. Neither it nor its advertising partners offers a service intended for credit, employment, insurance, tenant, or another purpose regulated by the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). Its function is to identify Matagorda County, Texas record resources. It is not a private investigation firm or consumer reporting agency.

1. What This Website Is

This private reference site operates independently of every government office. It does not store official criminal records, retrieve files, perform official checks, or submit documents for a visitor.

The material directs readers to Matagorda County custodians, including the Sheriff's Office, court clerks, Texas Department of Public Safety, and Texas Public Sex Offender Registry. Some pages also display tools supplied by outside companies.

2. Rules for Using This Site

Use is conditioned on an agreement not to:

  • Interfere with availability or prevent another person from using the service
  • Deploy a bot, scraper, or other automated collection tool
  • Attempt unauthorized access to a system, account, or protected area
  • Use content for a hiring, housing, lending, or insurance decision
  • Stalk, threaten, or harass a person using information found here
  • Violate federal, Texas, or local law

3. No Harassment, Stalking, or Discrimination

No information obtained here or through a linked tool may be used to stalk, harass, intimidate, threaten, or unlawfully discriminate. Misuse may violate law. Texas Public Sex Offender Registry information is supplied for public and community safety, never for vigilantism, threats, harassment, employment blacklisting, or housing discrimination.

4. We Are Not a Consumer Reporting Agency

This website is not a consumer reporting agency under the FCRA and produces no credit report, consumer report, or official background check. Its partners are not presented as services for evaluating a job applicant, rental application, insurance risk, or creditworthiness. Information from any page or linked tool may not be used to:

  • Make any other decision governed by the FCRA
  • Determine access to a permit, license, or government program where regulated
  • Assess creditworthiness or set an insurance premium
  • Evaluate a renter or housing applicant
  • Make a hiring, retention, or termination decision

A regulated check must be obtained from the Texas Department of Public Safety or a provider that lawfully complies with the FCRA for that purpose.

5. No Legal Advice

Published explanations are general information, not legal advice. A licensed Texas attorney should address how a charge, conviction, warrant, expunction, or nondisclosure rule applies to a particular matter.

6. No Warranties

All content is provided "as is," without a guarantee that:

  • An outside search provider's result is complete or accurate
  • Every page is free from an error, defect, or security weakness
  • Access will remain uninterrupted
  • Any item is accurate, complete, or current at a given moment

Criminal files change as charges are filed, dismissed, restricted, or expunged. Delays and gaps are unavoidable. No text here is an official statement from a clerk, sheriff, court, or agency.

7. Third-Party Services and Links

Links may lead to courts, sheriffs, Texas agencies, legal resources, and outside search services. Those sites are beyond our control. Their content, privacy practices, charges, terms, and availability are their responsibility and should be reviewed before use.

8. Intellectual Property

Text, code, graphics, and logos belong to Matagorda County Criminal History or the applicable content partner. They may not be copied, modified, distributed, or used to create derivative material without prior written permission.

9. Limits on Our Liability

To the greatest extent permitted by law, liability is disclaimed for damages arising from use of the website, its content, or a linked service.

10. Indemnification

A user agrees to indemnify and hold the site harmless from a claim, demand, or action caused by that user's conduct or breach of these terms, including allowable legal fees and costs.

11. Governing Law

Texas law governs these terms. A dispute connected with use of the website must be brought in a court located in Texas. Government record access remains subject to the Texas Public Information Act, Government Code Chapter 552, and criminal-history dissemination limits in Government Code Chapter 411.

12. Changes to These Terms

Revised terms may be posted at any time and become effective when published on this page.

13. Cutting Off Access

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

14. Severability

If one provision is held invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions continue in effect. The affected language will be limited only as much as necessary.

15. Questions

Questions about these conditions may be submitted through the Contact page.