Terms of Use

1. What This Website Is

This is a private reference site with no government connection. It does not store official criminal records and cannot retrieve them, perform an official background check, or submit a filing for a visitor.

The material identifies custodians such as the Hemphill County Sheriff's Office, the combined County and District Clerk, the Texas Department of Public Safety, and the Texas Public Sex Offender Registry. It may also connect readers with outside research tools.

2. Rules for Using This Site

As a condition of access, you agree not to:

• Use bots, scrapers, or other automated means against the pages
• Violate a federal, Texas, or local law while using the website
• Use information from the site to threaten, stalk, or harass a person
• Rely on site content for hiring, housing, lending, or insurance decisions
• Attempt unauthorized access to any system or data
• Disrupt performance or interfere with another person's access

3. No Harassment, Stalking, or Discrimination

Information found here or through a linked tool must not be used to harass, stalk, intimidate, threaten, or discriminate against anyone. Such conduct is prohibited and may be criminal. The warning is especially important for Texas Public Sex Offender Registry information. Texas law limits misuse of registry data, which is published for public-safety awareness rather than vigilantism, employment blacklisting, or housing discrimination.

4. We Are Not a Consumer Reporting Agency

Hemphill County Criminal History is not a consumer reporting agency under the FCRA. It produces no credit report, background check, or other consumer report. Its advertising partners and site tools are not offered for screening job applicants, reviewing rental applications, setting insurance rates, or judging creditworthiness. Data from this site or a linked tool may not be used to:

• Evaluate a renter or housing applicant
• Make a hiring or firing decision
• Set insurance premiums or judge creditworthiness
• Determine eligibility for a license, permit, or government benefit
• Carry out any other purpose regulated by the FCRA

A lawful check for a regulated purpose must be obtained through the appropriate official Texas Department of Public Safety channel or a provider that complies with the FCRA.

5. No Legal Advice

The website does not provide legal advice. General information about Hemphill County records cannot determine how a warrant, charge, conviction, expunction, or nondisclosure rule applies to one person. Seek advice from a licensed Texas attorney.

6. No Warranties

All content and services are provided "as is." There is no guarantee that:

• The website will remain available without interruption
• Information is complete, accurate, or current at a particular moment
• Pages contain no defect, error, or security weakness
• A partner search result will be complete or correct

Criminal records can change as charges are filed or dismissed and as records are restricted or expunged. Updates may lag. No statement on this website is an official statement of the sheriff, clerk, court, DPS, or another government body.

7. Third-Party Services and Links

Links may point to Hemphill County offices, Texas agencies, courts, legal resources, or outside search providers. Following one leaves this website for a service beyond our control. We are not responsible for its content, availability, prices, or data practices. Review the destination's terms before using it.

8. Intellectual Property

Text, code, logos, and graphics belong to Hemphill County Criminal History or its content partners. They may not be copied, modified, distributed, or used to create derivative material without prior written permission.

9. Limits on Our Liability

To the fullest extent allowed by law, we are not liable for damage arising from website use, including reliance on information found here or through a linked service.

10. Indemnification

You agree to hold us harmless against a claim, demand, or legal action caused by your use of the website or violation of these terms, including related costs and legal fees.

11. Governing Law

Texas law governs these terms, and any dispute tied to website use must be brought in a court located in Texas. Government-record access remains subject to the Texas Public Information Act, Government Code Chapter 552, while Texas criminal-history dissemination is governed by Government Code Chapter 411.

12. Changes to These Terms

These terms may be revised at any time. A revision takes effect when the new text is posted on this page.

13. Cutting Off Access

Access may be limited or terminated at any time, for any reason, and without advance notice.

14. Severability

If a court finds one provision invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions continue in force. The affected language will be changed only as much as required for enforcement.

15. Questions

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