NO FCRA USE. Morgan County Criminal History is privately operated and has no affiliation with a local, state, or federal government body. This website and its advertising partners do not provide a service for credit, employment, insurance, tenant, or other decisions governed by the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). The resource identifies official criminal-record channels in Morgan County and West Virginia. It is neither a private investigation service nor a consumer reporting agency.
1. What This Website Is
This private reference site operates independently of government. It does not hold official records, conduct fingerprint checks, retrieve government files, or submit paperwork for a visitor.
Its role is to identify Morgan County and West Virginia custodians, including the Sheriff's Law Office, Magistrate and Circuit Clerks, West Virginia State Police Criminal Identification Bureau, and West Virginia State Police Sex Offender Registry. Some pages also offer access to independently operated research tools.
2. Rules for Using This Site
Use of the website is conditioned on an agreement not to:
- Use automated scraping, bots, or similar tools against the pages
- Attempt unauthorized access to any system or data
- Interfere with performance or another visitor's access
- Harass, threaten, or stalk a person with information found here
- Rely on site content for hiring, housing, credit, or insurance decisions
- Violate a federal, West Virginia, or local law
3. No Harassment, Stalking, or Discrimination
Information obtained here or through a linked tool may not be used to stalk, threaten, harass, intimidate, or discriminate against anyone. This restriction is especially important for the West Virginia State Police Sex Offender Registry. West Virginia law provides registry information for public safety and community notice, not retaliation, vigilantism, or unlawful discrimination. Misuse against a registrant or household may have criminal consequences.
4. We Are Not a Consumer Reporting Agency
Morgan County Criminal History is not a consumer reporting agency under the FCRA and does not create credit reports, background checks, or other consumer reports. Neither the website nor its advertising partners provides a service designed to assess applicants, renters, insurance risk, or creditworthiness. Information from this website or a linked tool must not be used to:
- Set insurance terms or evaluate creditworthiness
- Make an employment decision
- Evaluate a renter or housing application
- Determine eligibility for a permit, license, or government benefit
- Serve any other purpose regulated by the FCRA
A lawful FCRA-regulated check must be obtained through an authorized, compliant channel. West Virginia's fingerprint repository is administered by the West Virginia State Police Criminal Identification Bureau, and private release is governed by W.Va. Code §15-2-24(d).
5. No Legal Advice
Website content is general information, not legal advice. It cannot determine how a Morgan County charge, warrant, conviction, or expungement law applies to a particular situation. Advice must come from a lawyer licensed in West Virginia.
6. No Warranties
All content and functions are offered "as is." There is no promise that:
- A partner's search result is complete, accurate, or correctly matched
- The website will operate without delay or interruption
- Every page is free from defects, errors, or security weaknesses
- All information remains complete, accurate, and current
Government records can change after charges, dispositions, corrections, sealing, or expungement. Published information may therefore lag or contain gaps. Nothing here is an official statement from the Morgan County courts, sheriff, WVDCR, or West Virginia State Police.
7. Third-Party Services and Links
Links can lead to courts, law-enforcement offices, West Virginia agencies, legal resources, and private search providers. Those destinations are independently controlled. We are not responsible for their accuracy, availability, data practices, pricing, or content, and visitors should read the destination's own terms.
8. Intellectual Property
Text, graphics, branding, and code belong to Morgan County Criminal History or the applicable content partner. They may not be copied, modified, distributed, or used to create another work without prior written permission.
9. Limits on Our Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, we disclaim liability for harm arising from use of the website, including reliance on information provided here or by a linked service.
10. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold us harmless from claims, actions, or demands caused by your use of the website or violation of these terms, including related legal costs and fees.
11. Governing Law
West Virginia law governs these terms, and a dispute related to website use must be brought in a court located in West Virginia. Government-record access remains governed by the West Virginia Freedom of Information Act, W.Va. Code Chapter 29B, while private access to State Police criminal-history information is addressed by W.Va. Code §15-2-24(d).
12. Changes to These Terms
These terms may be revised at any time. A revision becomes effective when the updated text is posted on this page.
13. Cutting Off Access
We may suspend or end access to the website at any time, for any reason, and without advance notice.
14. Severability
If one provision is held invalid or unenforceable, all remaining provisions continue in effect. The affected language will be narrowed only as needed to make it enforceable.
15. Questions
Questions about these terms may be submitted through the Contact page.