NO FCRA USE. West Virginia Criminal History is privately operated and is not connected with any local, state, or federal government body. The 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). This is a reference resource for locating West Virginia criminal-record sources, not a private investigation firm or consumer reporting agency.
1. What This Website Is
West Virginia Criminal History is a private reference site with no government affiliation. It does not store official records, perform an official background check, retrieve documents, or submit filings for a visitor.
The reference material identifies records kept by the West Virginia State Police Criminal Identification Bureau, the Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation, the State Police Sex Offender Registry, the Judiciary, and local offices across all 55 counties. Government access is subject to the West Virginia Freedom of Information Act, W. Va. Code §29B-1-1 et seq., court-access rules, and record-specific limits. In particular, W. Va. Code §15-2-24(d) restricts covered CIB dissemination to a private person or organization without the record subject's acknowledged written authorization.
2. Rules for Using This Site
Use of the website is conditioned on lawful and respectful conduct. A visitor agrees not to:
- Use bots, scrapers, or other automated tools against the pages
- Harass, stalk, intimidate, or threaten another person with information found here
- Violate a federal, West Virginia, or local law while using the website
- Attempt unauthorized access to the site, its accounts, or its systems
- Use site content for hiring, housing, credit, or insurance decisions
- Interfere with the site's operation or another visitor's access
3. No Harassment, Stalking, or Discrimination
No visitor may use information from this site or a linked tool to threaten, stalk, harass, intimidate, or discriminate against anyone. Such conduct may also be a crime. The restriction is especially important for the West Virginia State Police Sex Offender Registry. West Virginia law treats the registry as a public-safety resource, not a basis for retaliation, vigilantism, employment blacklisting, or housing discrimination. Public availability never authorizes unlawful misuse against a listed person.
4. We Are Not a Consumer Reporting Agency
West Virginia Criminal History is not a consumer reporting agency under the FCRA. It creates no credit report, background report, or consumer report. The site and its advertising partners do not offer tools designed to screen job applicants, evaluate rental applications, set insurance rates, or determine creditworthiness. Information from the site or a linked tool must not be used to:
- Assess creditworthiness or establish an insurance premium
- Make a hiring, firing, or other employment decision
- Decide eligibility for a license, permit, or government benefit
- Evaluate a prospective tenant or housing application
- Serve any other purpose regulated by the FCRA
A person who needs a check for a regulated purpose must use an authorized West Virginia State Police process or a screening provider that complies with the FCRA.
5. No Legal Advice
Site content is general reference material, not legal advice. It cannot determine how a West Virginia charge, conviction, warrant, access rule, or expungement law applies to an individual matter. A licensed West Virginia attorney should address case-specific legal questions.
6. No Warranties
All site content and functions are provided "as is." We make no promise that:
- A partner search result will be complete or correctly matched
- The website will operate continuously or without interruption
- Every page is free from errors, bugs, or security weaknesses
- Reference information is complete, accurate, or current at all times
West Virginia records can change when charges are filed, amended, dismissed, sealed, or expunged. Delays and gaps can occur between agencies. Only the office that maintains a record can provide an official statement or certified copy.
7. Third-Party Services and Links
Links may lead to West Virginia agencies, court portals, county clerks and sheriffs, legal-aid resources, or outside search services. We do not control those destinations and are not responsible for their accuracy, availability, prices, security, or data practices. Their own terms apply once a visitor leaves this website.
8. Intellectual Property
Text, code, graphics, and logos on this website belong to West Virginia Criminal History or its content partners. A visitor may not reproduce, distribute, alter, or create derivative material from that content without prior written permission.
9. Limits on Our Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, West Virginia Criminal History is not liable for loss or damage arising from use of the site, reliance on its content, or use of a linked service.
10. Indemnification
A visitor agrees to defend and hold us harmless from claims, actions, or demands resulting from that visitor's site use or violation of these terms, including related legal fees and costs.
11. Governing Law
West Virginia law governs these terms. Any dispute arising from use of the website must be brought in a court located within West Virginia.
12. Changes to These Terms
These terms may be revised at any time. A new version takes effect when it is posted on this page.
13. Cutting Off Access
We may restrict or terminate access to the website 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 limited only as much as necessary to make it enforceable.
15. Questions
Questions about these terms may be directed through the Contact page.