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Terms of Use

These terms govern use of Hunterdon County Criminal History. Accessing the website means agreeing to the limits, lawful-use rules, and disclaimers below. Stop using the service if you do not accept them.

NO FCRA USE. Hunterdon County Criminal History is private and has no government affiliation. Neither it nor its advertising partners offers a service for credit, employment, insurance, tenant, or other Fair Credit Reporting Act decisions. It is not a private investigator or consumer reporting agency.

1. What This Website Is

This is an independently operated reference website. It does not hold official criminal records, obtain official background checks, or submit government forms for visitors.

Its purpose is to identify Hunterdon County and New Jersey custodians, including local police, New Jersey Courts, the New Jersey State Police State Bureau of Identification, corrections agencies, and the New Jersey Sex Offender Internet Registry. Government-record access remains subject to the New Jersey Open Public Records Act, N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et seq., while dissemination of state criminal-history information is controlled by N.J.S.A. 53:1-20.6 and related provisions. The website may also connect readers with outside search tools.

2. Rules for Using This Site

By using the website, you agree not to:

  • Violate a federal, New Jersey, or local law
  • Stalk, threaten, intimidate, or harass another person
  • Use information for a housing, credit, insurance, or employment decision
  • Attempt unauthorized access to the website or its systems
  • Run scrapers, bots, or other automated collection tools
  • Interfere with performance or another visitor’s access

3. No Harassment, Stalking, or Discrimination

Information reached through the website may not be used to stalk, harass, threaten, intimidate, or discriminate. New Jersey registry information deserves special care: the New Jersey Sex Offender Internet Registry exists for public-safety awareness, and state law restricts misuse. It is not permission for confrontation, vigilantism, blacklisting, or discrimination.

4. We Are Not a Consumer Reporting Agency

Hunterdon County Criminal History does not create a credit report, background report, or other consumer report and is not a consumer reporting agency under the FCRA. You may not use material from this website or a linked tool to:

  • Make a hiring or termination decision
  • Evaluate a rental or housing application
  • Set insurance terms or judge creditworthiness
  • Determine eligibility for a license, permit, or public benefit
  • Carry out any other FCRA-regulated decision

When an official statutory check is required, use the proper New Jersey State Police or other authorized process and comply with every applicable law.

5. No Legal Advice

The website provides general record-access information, not legal advice. It cannot assess how a charge, conviction, warrant, or expungement rule affects a particular person. Consult a licensed New Jersey attorney for advice.

6. No Warranties

The website and its content are supplied “as is.” We do not warrant that:

  • Every detail will be complete, accurate, or current
  • Access will always be uninterrupted
  • The pages will contain no error, bug, or security weakness
  • An outside search provider will return a complete or correct result

Criminal files change as charges, dispositions, restrictions, and expungements are entered. Only the office holding the original Hunterdon County or New Jersey record can confirm its current contents.

7. Third-Party Services and Links

Links may lead to government portals, legal resources, or outside search providers that we do not control. We are not responsible for their content, availability, data practices, fees, or results. Review each service’s own terms before using it.

8. Intellectual Property

Unless otherwise stated, the text, graphics, logo, and code are owned by Hunterdon County Criminal History or its content partners. They may not be copied, changed, distributed, or adapted without prior written permission.

9. Limits on Our Liability

To the fullest extent allowed by New Jersey law, we are not liable for loss or damage arising from use of the website, reliance on its material, or use of any linked service.

10. Indemnification

You agree to defend and hold us harmless from claims, demands, proceedings, fees, and costs caused by your use of the website or breach of these terms.

11. Governing Law

New Jersey law governs these terms. A dispute tied to website use must be brought in a court with proper jurisdiction in New Jersey.

12. Changes to These Terms

These terms may be revised. A new version takes effect when it is posted on this page.

13. Cutting Off Access

We may suspend or block access at any time and without advance notice, including when use threatens the service or violates these terms.

14. Severability

If a court finds one provision invalid or unenforceable, the remaining terms continue in effect. The affected provision will be narrowed only as much as needed.

15. Questions

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