NO FCRA USE. This privately operated website has no government affiliation. Neither it nor its advertising partners provide a service for credit, employment, insurance, tenant, or other decisions regulated by the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). Its purpose is to route readers to criminal-record resources in Buncombe County and North Carolina. It is neither a consumer reporting agency nor a private investigation firm.
1. What This Website Is
This is a private reference site with no connection to a government office. It does not store official criminal records and cannot retrieve records, perform official checks, or submit filings.
Its content identifies the custodians of Buncombe County records, including the sheriff, the courts, the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation, and the North Carolina Sex Offender and Public Protection Registry. Some pages also connect to outside research tools.
2. Rules for Using This Site
By using the site, you agree not to:
- Use the site in violation of federal, North Carolina, or local law
- Threaten, harass, or stalk a person with information obtained here
- Use site content for a lending, hiring, housing, or insurance decision
- Attempt unauthorized entry into any system
- Deploy a scraper, bot, or other automated collection tool
- Interfere with site performance or another visitor's access
3. No Harassment, Stalking, or Discrimination
Information from this website or a linked tool may not be used to intimidate, threaten, stalk, harass, or discriminate against anyone. The North Carolina registry portal specifically warns that misuse of North Carolina Sex Offender and Public Protection Registry data may lead to criminal prosecution. Registry information supports lawful public awareness, not vigilante conduct or discriminatory action.
4. We Are Not a Consumer Reporting Agency
This website is not a consumer reporting agency under the FCRA. It creates no credit report, background check, or consumer report. Its advertising partners likewise do not offer their linked services here for regulated screening. Data from this site or a linked tool may not be used to:
- Make an employment decision
- Evaluate a housing or rental application
- Set insurance terms or assess creditworthiness
- Determine eligibility for a license, permit, or government benefit
- Carry out any other FCRA-regulated purpose
A lawful regulated check must come through a properly authorized North Carolina channel or an FCRA-compliant provider selected for that purpose.
5. No Legal Advice
Site content is general information, not legal advice. It cannot decide how a Buncombe County charge, conviction, warrant, or expunction rule applies to a particular person. Ask a licensed North Carolina attorney for legal advice.
6. No Warranties
All content and functions are supplied "as is." There is no guarantee that:
- Information will always be complete, accurate, or current
- Operation will be continuous or uninterrupted
- Every page will be free from errors or security flaws
- An outside search provider will return complete or correct results
Charges, dismissals, restrictions, and expunctions can change the public record. Updates may lag. Nothing published here is an official statement of a court, sheriff, or other agency.
7. Third-Party Services and Links
Links may lead to sheriff, court, North Carolina agency, legal-aid, and outside search websites. Those destinations are independently operated. We are not responsible for their content, availability, prices, or data practices. Review their terms before use.
8. Intellectual Property
Text, code, logos, and graphics belong to Buncombe County Criminal History or its content partners. They may not be copied, changed, distributed, or used to create another work without prior written permission.
9. Limits on Our Liability
To the greatest extent permitted by law, we disclaim liability for harm arising from site use or reliance on information found here or through a linked service.
10. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold us harmless against claims, demands, and proceedings caused by your site use or violation of these terms, including related legal costs.
11. Governing Law
North Carolina law governs these terms. Any dispute tied to use of the website must be brought in a court located in North Carolina. The state's Public Records Law, Chapter 132, governs public agencies and does not make this private website a government records custodian.
12. Changes to These Terms
These terms may be revised. A revised version takes effect when posted on this page.
13. Cutting Off Access
Access may be limited or ended at any time, with or without advance notice.
14. Severability
If a court finds one term invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions continue. The affected language will be narrowed only as needed to make it enforceable.
15. Questions
Questions about these terms may be directed through the Contact page.