Terms of Use

1. What This Website Is

This is a private reference site with no government affiliation. It does not keep official criminal records, retrieve records on a visitor's behalf, perform official background checks, or file documents for anyone.

The website directs readers to the Knott County Sheriff, Kentucky courts, the Kentucky State Police Criminal Identification and Records Branch, and the Kentucky State Police Sex Offender Registry. It also connects visitors to outside tools that may assist their research.

2. Rules for Using This Site

By using the website, a visitor agrees not to:

• Use bots, scrapers, or other automated means against the pages
• Violate federal, Kentucky, or local law through use of the site
• Threaten, stalk, or harass another person with information found here
• Rely on site content for hiring, housing, credit, or insurance decisions
• Attempt unauthorized access to the website or its systems
• Interfere with performance or prevent others from using the website

3. No Harassment, Stalking, or Discrimination

No one may use information from this website or a linked service to stalk, threaten, intimidate, harass, or discriminate against another person. Such conduct may also be criminal. Kentucky State Police registry information is published within the KRS Chapter 17 framework, and the registry warns against harassment and misuse. It exists for public safety and community awareness, never for vigilantism, prohibited screening, or discrimination.

4. We Are Not a Consumer Reporting Agency

Knott County Criminal History is not a consumer reporting agency under the FCRA. Neither the website nor its advertising partners creates consumer reports, credit reports, or background checks for regulated screening. Information from the website or a linked tool must not be used to:

• Set insurance premiums or evaluate creditworthiness
• Make a hiring or termination decision
• Evaluate a prospective renter or housing applicant
• Decide eligibility for a license, permit, or government benefit
• Carry out any other activity regulated by the FCRA

When a lawful purpose requires a background check, use the proper official Kentucky State Police channel or a screening provider that complies with the FCRA.

5. No Legal Advice

The website does not provide legal advice. General explanations of Knott County criminal records cannot determine how a warrant, charge, conviction, or Kentucky expungement law applies to one person. Seek advice from a Kentucky-licensed attorney.

6. No Warranties

All website content is offered "as is." We make no guarantee that:

• A partner tool will return complete or accurate results
• Information will always be current, complete, or correct
• The website will operate without interruption
• Every page will be free from bugs, mistakes, or security weaknesses

Criminal records change as charges are filed, dismissed, restricted, or expunged. Gaps and delays are unavoidable. Nothing published here is an official statement by the Knott County Sheriff, a Kentucky court, or any government agency.

7. Third-Party Services and Links

Links may point to sheriff websites, Kentucky court portals, state agencies, legal-aid groups, and outside search services. Following a link takes the visitor to a service we do not control. We are not responsible for its content, availability, fees, or data practices. Review the destination's terms before using it.

8. Intellectual Property

Knott County Criminal History or its content partners owns the website's text, graphics, logos, and code. Written permission is required before anyone may copy, modify, distribute, or create derivative works from that material.

9. Limits on Our Liability

To the greatest extent permitted by law, we are not liable for damages arising from website use, including reliance on information found here or through a linked service.

10. Indemnification

A visitor agrees to hold us harmless from claims, demands, or legal proceedings caused by that visitor's use of the website or violation of these terms, including related costs and legal fees.

11. Governing Law

Kentucky law governs these terms. Any lawsuit arising from use of the website must be filed in a court located in Kentucky.

12. Changes to These Terms

We may revise these terms at any time. A revised version takes effect when it is posted here.

13. Cutting Off Access

We may restrict or end a visitor's access at any time, for any reason, and without advance notice.

14. Severability

If a court finds one provision invalid or unenforceable, the remaining terms continue in effect. The affected provision will be changed only as far as needed to make it enforceable.

15. Questions

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