NO FCRA USE. This is a privately operated website with no connection to a local, Virginia, or federal government office. The site and its advertising partners do not provide services for credit decisions, employment screening, tenant evaluation, insurance underwriting, or another purpose regulated by the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). Its function is to help readers locate criminal-record sources serving Spotsylvania County, Virginia. It is neither a private investigation business nor a consumer reporting agency.
1. What This Website Is
This private reference site operates independently of all government agencies. It does not possess official criminal files, conduct an authorized background check, retrieve a record for a visitor, or submit paperwork on anyone's behalf.
Its material routes readers to Spotsylvania County courts, the Sheriff's Office, Virginia Department of State Police Civil & Applicant Records Exchange (VSP CARE), and the Virginia Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry. Access to Virginia criminal-history information is subject to Va. Code § 19.2-389, while public-record requests may also involve the Virginia Freedom of Information Act, Va. Code § 2.2-3700 et seq. Links to outside tools may also appear for research purposes.
2. Rules for Using This Site
As a condition of access, you must not:
- Attempt unauthorized entry into any account, network, or system
- Send bots, scrapers, or other automated tools through the pages
- Use the site in violation of federal, Virginia, or local law
- Rely on site content for hiring, housing, credit, or insurance decisions
- Stalk, threaten, or harass a person with information found here
- Interfere with site performance or another visitor's access
3. No Harassment, Stalking, or Discrimination
No one may use information from this site or a linked tool to intimidate, stalk, threaten, harass, or discriminate against another person. Such conduct may also violate the law. This restriction is especially important for the Virginia Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry. Virginia law limits misuse of registry information, and Va. Code § 9.1-918 provides criminal consequences for covered misconduct. The registry supports lawful public-safety awareness, not vigilantism, housing discrimination, or employment blacklisting.
4. We Are Not a Consumer Reporting Agency
This website is not a consumer reporting agency under the FCRA. It does not create credit reports, consumer reports, or background checks. Its advertising partners likewise do not offer linked services for reviewing rental applications, screening job applicants, setting insurance rates, or evaluating creditworthiness. Information from the site or a linked tool must not be used to:
- Set an insurance premium or assess creditworthiness
- Decide eligibility for a license, permit, or government benefit
- Evaluate a renter or housing application
- Make a hiring or termination decision
- Carry out any other activity governed by the FCRA
A check needed for a regulated purpose must come from an FCRA-compliant provider or the proper official channel. VSP CARE administers Virginia criminal-history record checks, but the requester remains responsible for choosing a lawful process that fits the intended use.
5. No Legal Advice
Site content is general information, not legal advice. Although it describes criminal-record procedures in Spotsylvania County, it cannot determine how a conviction, charge, warrant, Virginia expungement, or sealing rule applies to a particular person. Advice about an individual matter must come from a lawyer licensed in Virginia.
6. No Warranties
All content and functions are offered "as is." No warranty is made that:
- A partner search tool will return accurate or complete results
- Every page will be free from bugs, errors, or security flaws
- Information will always be complete, correct, or current
- The website will remain available without interruption
Criminal files can change after a charge is filed, amended, dismissed, sealed, or expunged. Updates may not appear here at once, and some details may be missing. Only a record from the responsible Spotsylvania County court, Sheriff's Office, VSP CARE, or other government custodian is official.
7. Third-Party Services and Links
Links may lead to court portals, the Sheriff's Office, Virginia agencies, legal-aid resources, or outside search services. Those destinations operate under their own terms and outside this site's control. No responsibility is accepted for their content, availability, fees, privacy practices, or data handling. Review the destination's conditions before proceeding.
8. Intellectual Property
The text, code, graphics, and logos on this site are owned by Spotsylvania County Criminal History or its content partners. Written permission is required before copying, adapting, distributing, or creating derivative work from that material.
9. Limits on Our Liability
To the maximum extent permitted by law, no liability is accepted for damages arising from site use, including reliance on content obtained here or through a linked service.
10. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold us harmless against claims, actions, or demands arising from your use of the site or breach of these terms, including related costs and legal fees.
11. Governing Law
Virginia law governs these terms. Any dispute related to use of the site must be brought in a court located in Virginia.
12. Changes to These Terms
These terms may be revised at any time. A revision takes effect when the updated language is posted on this page.
13. Cutting Off Access
Access may be suspended, restricted, or ended 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 changed only to the extent required for enforcement.
15. Questions
Questions about these conditions may be submitted through the Contact page.