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Terms of Use

These conditions govern every visit, search, and use of Real County Criminal History. Accessing any part of the site means that you accept them. If you do not agree, discontinue use.

NO FCRA USE. Real County Criminal History is privately operated and is not connected with a local, Texas, or federal government body. It is neither a private investigation service nor a consumer reporting agency. The site and its advertising partners do not provide a service for credit, employment, insurance, tenant, or any other decision regulated by the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). Its purpose is limited to helping readers locate official criminal-record resources in Real County and Texas.

1. What This Website Is

This private reference site operates independently from government. It does not store official records, retrieve documents, perform official checks, or submit filings for a user.

Its pages direct readers to the Real County Sheriff, the criminal courts and combined clerk, the Texas Department of Public Safety Crime Records Division, and the Texas Public Sex Offender Registry. Some pages also connect to outside search services.

2. Rules for Using This Site

You agree that you will not:

  • Violate a federal, Texas, or local law through use of the site
  • Threaten, stalk, harass, or target another person with information found here
  • Use site content in a credit, employment, housing, or insurance decision
  • Attempt unauthorized entry into any system or account
  • Deploy scrapers, bots, or other automated access tools against the pages
  • Interfere with site performance or another visitor's access

3. No Harassment, Stalking, or Discrimination

Information from these pages or a linked tool may not be used to intimidate, stalk, threaten, harass, or discriminate against a person. Misuse can be criminal. This restriction is especially important for the Texas Public Sex Offender Registry under Code of Criminal Procedure Chapter 62. Registry information serves public-safety awareness and never authorizes vigilante conduct, employment blacklisting, or housing discrimination.

4. We Are Not a Consumer Reporting Agency

Real County Criminal History is not a consumer reporting agency under the FCRA and does not create a consumer report, credit report, or official background check. Neither the site nor an advertising partner offers tools designed to screen applicants, evaluate rentals, set insurance rates, or assess credit. You agree not to use site or linked-tool data to:

  • Make a hiring or termination decision
  • Evaluate a renter or other housing applicant
  • Set insurance terms or decide creditworthiness
  • Determine eligibility for a permit, license, or government benefit
  • Carry out any additional purpose governed by the FCRA

A check for a regulated purpose must be obtained through the Texas Department of Public Safety or an appropriate FCRA-compliant provider.

5. No Legal Advice

Site content is not legal advice. General descriptions of Real County records cannot determine how a charge, conviction, warrant, expunction, or nondisclosure law affects a particular person. Consult a Texas-licensed attorney for that analysis.

6. No Warranties

All services and content are supplied "as is." There is no promise that:

  • Every item is current, accurate, or complete
  • Access will remain uninterrupted
  • The pages contain no bug, error, or security weakness
  • An outside search provider will return complete or correct results

Charges, dispositions, restrictions, and expunction orders can change the official record. Gaps and delays are unavoidable, and nothing published here is an official statement by the Real County clerk, sheriff, Texas DPS, or another government office.

7. Third-Party Services and Links

Links lead to government offices, court systems, Texas agencies, legal resources, and outside search providers. The destination is beyond this site's control. Real County Criminal History is not responsible for its availability, data practices, fees, content, or accuracy. Review the destination's own terms.

8. Intellectual Property

Text, code, graphics, and logos are owned by Real County Criminal History or its content partners. They may not be copied, adapted, distributed, or used to create another work without prior written permission.

9. Limits on Our Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, the site is not liable for damages arising from its use, including reliance on content obtained here or through an external service.

10. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold the site harmless from claims or demands caused by your use or your breach of these terms, including related legal fees and costs.

11. Governing Law

Texas law governs these terms. A dispute connected with site use must be brought in a court located in Texas.

12. Changes to These Terms

These conditions may be revised. A new version becomes effective when it is posted on this page.

13. Cutting Off Access

Access may be limited or ended at any time, for any reason, without advance notice.

14. Severability

If one provision is held invalid or unenforceable, the rest remain effective. The affected language will be modified only to the extent needed for enforcement.

15. Questions

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