1. Accepting These Terms
Your use of Wayne County Criminal History confirms that you have read, understood, and agreed to these terms. This agreement applies whenever you visit, follow a link, or use a feature offered through the website.
2. What You May and May Not Do
You may use the site for lawful personal research and to locate official Wayne County and North Carolina record sources. You agree that you will not:
- Use the website in violation of federal, North Carolina, or local law
- Harass, stalk, threaten, or intimidate a person based on information found here
- Use site content for credit, employment, tenant screening, insurance, or another FCRA-regulated decision
- Attempt unauthorized access to the site or its systems
- Use automated scraping, bots, or other extraction tools against the pages
- Interfere with the website or prevent others from using it
3. No Harassment, Stalking, or Discrimination
You may not use information from this website or any linked resource to stalk, harass, intimidate, threaten, or unlawfully discriminate against anyone. This restriction is especially important for data from the North Carolina Sex Offender and Public Protection Registry. North Carolina's registration laws in Chapter 14, Article 27A make specified information public for safety while preserving statutory limits. Registry data does not authorize vigilantism or any criminal misuse.
4. We Are Not a Consumer Reporting Agency
Wayne County Criminal History is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. The site does not create credit reports, background checks, or consumer reports. Its advertising partners are not presented as sources for regulated screening. You agree not to use information from the site or a linked tool to:
- Make a hiring or termination decision
- Evaluate a renter or housing applicant
- Set insurance terms or judge creditworthiness
- Decide eligibility for a license, permit, or public benefit
- Carry out any other purpose governed by the FCRA
When an authorized purpose requires an official record, follow the proper channel through the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation, Criminal Information and Identification Section, or use a service that lawfully complies with the FCRA.
5. No Legal Advice
Site content is general information, not legal advice. Explanations of Wayne County charges, court records, warrants, convictions, or North Carolina expunction rules cannot determine how the law applies to a particular matter. Seek advice from a licensed North Carolina attorney for that analysis.
6. No Warranties
The website and its content are provided "as is." No warranty is made that:
- Any detail is complete, accurate, or current
- The website will always be available or uninterrupted
- The pages are free from errors or security flaws
- A third-party search result is complete or correctly matched
Records can change when courts file, amend, dismiss, restrict, or expunge matters. Public access may also differ under the North Carolina Public Records Law, G.S. 132-1.4, Judicial Branch rules, and case-specific confidentiality laws. Nothing here is an official statement from the Wayne County clerk, sheriff, a police department, the North Carolina SBI, or another government office.
7. Third-Party Services and Links
The site links to courts, law-enforcement offices, state agencies, legal resources, and outside services. Leaving this website means using a resource that Wayne County Criminal History does not control. No responsibility is accepted for an outside site's content, availability, pricing, privacy practices, or terms. Review those terms before submitting information.
8. Intellectual Property
Unless otherwise stated, the text, design, graphics, logos, and code on Wayne County Criminal History belong to the website or its content partners. You may not reproduce, distribute, alter, or create derivative works from that material without prior written permission.
9. Limits on Our Liability
To the broadest extent permitted by law, Wayne County Criminal History is not liable for losses or damages arising from use of the site, reliance on its content, or use of any linked resource.
10. Indemnification
You agree to defend and hold Wayne County Criminal History harmless from claims, actions, demands, expenses, and reasonable legal fees caused by your misuse of the website or violation of these terms.
11. Governing Law
North Carolina law governs these terms. Any dispute related to use of Wayne County Criminal History must be brought in a court with proper jurisdiction in North Carolina.
12. Changes to These Terms
These terms may be revised at any time. A revision takes effect when the updated language is posted on this page.
13. Cutting Off Access
Access to all or part of the website may be restricted or ended at any time, for any reason, without advance notice.
14. Severability
If a court finds one provision invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions continue in effect. The affected provision will be limited only as much as needed to make it enforceable.
15. Questions
Questions about these terms may be submitted through the Contact page.