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These conditions govern access to Davidson County Criminal History. Viewing content, following a link, or using a search feature constitutes agreement to the terms below. Anyone who does not agree must stop using the service.

NO FCRA USE. Davidson County Criminal History is privately operated and has no affiliation with a local, Tennessee, or federal government body. The site and its advertising partners do not provide tools for credit, employment, tenant, or insurance decisions governed by the Fair Credit Reporting Act. This is a public-record reference resource, not a private investigation firm or consumer reporting agency.

1. What This Website Is

This private reference site operates independently of every government office. It neither stores official criminal records nor retrieves records, submits filings, or performs official checks for a visitor.

Its content identifies Davidson County record custodians, including the sheriff, criminal courts, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, and Tennessee Sex Offender Registry. Tennessee Public Records Act access under T.C.A. §§10-7-503 through 10-7-505 remains subject to confidentiality, redaction, court rules, and record-specific dissemination laws. Some pages also link to outside research tools.

2. Rules for Using This Site

Use is allowed only on the following conditions. A visitor must not:

  • Interfere with another visitor's access or site performance
  • Probe, enter, or damage systems without authorization
  • Deploy a bot, scraper, or other automated collection tool
  • Stalk, threaten, intimidate, or harass another person
  • Use content for a credit, employment, housing, or insurance decision
  • Violate any federal, Tennessee, or local law

3. No Harassment, Stalking, or Discrimination

No information obtained here or through a linked tool may be used to stalk, harass, intimidate, threaten, or unlawfully discriminate. Tennessee registry law, including T.C.A. §40-39-206, restricts misuse of Tennessee Sex Offender Registry information and allows consequences for threats, stalking, intimidation, harassment, or other crimes. Registry access supports lawful public-safety awareness and does not authorize vigilantism or retaliation.

4. We Are Not a Consumer Reporting Agency

Davidson County 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 services designed for FCRA-regulated screening. Information from these pages or linked tools must not be used to:

  • Make an employment decision
  • Evaluate a renter or housing applicant
  • Set credit or insurance eligibility
  • Decide access to a license, permit, or government benefit
  • Carry out any other use regulated by the FCRA

A legally compliant need for such a report must be handled through the appropriate official process or a qualified FCRA-compliant provider.

5. No Legal Advice

General descriptions of Davidson County records are not legal advice. Only a licensed Tennessee attorney can advise how a warrant, charge, conviction, sentence, or expungement rule applies to a particular matter.

6. No Warranties

All services and content are provided "as is" without a guarantee that:

  • A partner result is complete or correctly matched
  • Every page is free of an error, defect, or security risk
  • The service will remain continuously available
  • Any fact is complete, current, or accurate at a given time

Charges and records can be filed, amended, dismissed, restricted, or expunged. A summary can therefore lag behind the source. No content should be treated as an official statement from a clerk, DCSO, MNPD, TBI, or another government agency.

7. Third-Party Services and Links

Links lead to government offices, court portals, state agencies, legal-aid resources, and outside search services. The destination controls its content, price, availability, and data practices. We accept no responsibility for those matters, and users should review the destination's terms.

8. Intellectual Property

Text, graphics, logos, and code belong to Davidson County Criminal History or the relevant content partner. They may not be copied, modified, redistributed, or adapted without prior written permission.

9. Limits on Our Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, we are not liable for loss or damage arising from use of the site, its information, or any linked service.

10. Indemnification

A user agrees to defend and hold us harmless against claims, demands, and legal actions caused by that user's conduct or breach of these terms, including related legal fees and costs.

11. Governing Law

Tennessee law governs these terms, including applicable provisions of the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act, T.C.A. §47-18-101 et seq. Any dispute tied to site use must be brought in a court located in Tennessee.

12. Changes to These Terms

These terms may be revised at any time. A revised version takes effect when it is posted here.

13. Cutting Off Access

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

14. Severability

If one provision is held invalid or unenforceable, all remaining provisions continue in effect. The affected term will be narrowed only as far as needed for enforcement.

15. Questions

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