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Terms of Use

These conditions govern access to and use of the website. Visiting a page, reading its content, or running a search indicates agreement. Anyone who does not accept them must stop using the service.

NO FCRA USE. This privately operated website has no government affiliation. Neither it nor its advertising partners offer tools for credit decisions, employment screening, insurance underwriting, tenant screening, or another Fair Credit Reporting Act purpose. It is a La Plata County, Colorado record-reference resource, not a private investigation firm or consumer reporting agency.

1. What This Website Is

This private reference site is independent of government. It neither stores official criminal files nor retrieves records, performs official checks, or submits documents for a visitor.

Its role is to identify La Plata County Sheriff Records, courts in Durango, CBI and ICHC, the Colorado Sex Offender Registry, and outside tools that may aid lawful personal research.

2. Rules for Using This Site

Use of the service is conditioned on an agreement not to:

  • Break any federal, state, or local law while using this site
  • Use information you find here to stalk, harass, or threaten anyone
  • Base hiring, housing, lending, or insurance decisions on content from this site
  • Try to break into our systems or gain access you are not supposed to have
  • Run bots, scrapers, or automated tools against our pages
  • Do anything that slows the site down or blocks other people from using it

3. No Harassment, Stalking, or Discrimination

No information found here or through a linked tool may be used to harass, stalk, threaten, intimidate, or discriminate. Colorado law limits misuse of Colorado Sex Offender Registry information and permits penalties for prohibited acts against a registrant. Registry access supports public awareness, not vigilantism or discriminatory treatment.

4. We Are Not a Consumer Reporting Agency

This website is not a consumer reporting agency under the FCRA and does not create a credit report, background check, or consumer report. Its content and linked tools are not designed for applicant screening, rental decisions, insurance pricing, or credit review. Users must not:

  • Decide whether to hire or fire someone
  • Screen potential renters or housing applicants
  • Judge creditworthiness or set insurance premiums
  • Determine who qualifies for licenses, permits, or government programs
  • Do anything else that falls under FCRA rules

A regulated check must come from the appropriate official process or an FCRA-compliant consumer reporting agency. CBI's public ICHC product should not be assumed suitable for a regulated decision.

5. No Legal Advice

Content is informational, not legal advice. Only a licensed Colorado attorney can advise how a charge, conviction, warrant, record sealing rule, or juvenile expungement process applies to a particular matter.

6. No Warranties

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

  • The information here is accurate, complete, or current at any given time
  • The site will stay up and running without interruptions
  • Our pages are free of errors, bugs, or security holes
  • Results from our partner search tools will be thorough or accurate

Charges, dispositions, sealing orders, and agency procedures change. Errors or gaps may remain, and no website content is an official statement from CBI, a Colorado court, or the La Plata County Sheriff.

7. Third-Party Services and Links

Links lead to government pages, courts, legal resources, and outside services beyond our control. We are not responsible for a destination's content, availability, price, or data practices. Its own terms apply.

8. Intellectual Property

La Plata County Criminal History or its content partners own the website's text, graphics, logos, and code. Copying, modifying, distributing, or creating derivative works requires prior written permission.

9. Limits on Our Liability

To the maximum extent allowed by law, we disclaim liability for damages arising from use of the website, its information, or a linked service.

10. Indemnification

Users agree to indemnify and hold us harmless from claims, demands, actions, fees, and costs arising from their use of the site or breach of these terms.

11. Governing Law

Colorado law governs these terms. Any dispute tied to use of the website must be brought in a court located in Colorado.

12. Changes to These Terms

Revised terms may be posted at any time and become effective when published here.

13. Cutting Off Access

Access may be suspended or terminated at any time, with or without advance notice.

14. Severability

If one provision is held invalid or unenforceable, the remaining terms continue. The affected language will be adjusted only to the extent needed for enforcement.

15. Questions

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