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Acceptance of these terms
By using public-court-records.us/, you agree to use the website for lawful, informational and educational purposes only. If you do not agree with these terms, you should stop using the website.
We may update these terms when our website, legal requirements, editorial practices, or services change. Continued use of the website after updates means you accept the updated terms.
Independent informational website
public-court-records.us/ is not a court, clerk office, attorney, law firm, law enforcement agency, PACER service, background-check company, consumer reporting agency, credit bureau, tenant-screening company, employment-screening company, or government agency. We do not control official court records, docket updates, case files, public indexes, fees, login systems, court calendars, clerk decisions, or certified copy rules.
- You are responsible for verifying important information directly with the official source.
- You must not treat our website as legal advice or final proof of a person’s legal status.
- You must not use our content to harass, threaten, stalk, discriminate, shame, blackmail, or harm anyone.
- You must not use our website for FCRA-covered decisions or consumer-reporting purposes.
Permitted and prohibited use
| Allowed use | Not allowed | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| Learning where official court records may be found | Using our content as a certified record | Certified records must come from the official court or clerk. |
| Understanding public record search steps | Making employment, tenant, credit, insurance or licensing decisions | Those uses can trigger legal requirements under consumer-reporting laws. |
| Finding official sources to verify information | Assuming an old or partial record is complete and current | Court data can change after hearings, corrections, appeals, sealing or expungement. |
| Sending corrections about our website | Sending private legal documents or sensitive identity data | We are not an official records office or legal representative. |
Content ownership and reuse
Our original explanations, layout, editorial wording, safety notices, checklists, and website design are protected by applicable intellectual property laws. You may use the website for personal informational purposes, but you may not copy, republish, scrape, sell, or mass-distribute our content without permission except where law allows.
No warranty
The website is provided on an “as available” basis. We work to improve accuracy, usefulness and source quality, but we cannot guarantee that every link, office detail, record explanation, map, phone number, portal instruction, or legal reference is complete, current, or error-free at all times.