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Terms of Use

Accessing a page, reading its material, or submitting a query signifies agreement with these terms. Anyone who does not accept the conditions must discontinue use of Kenton County Criminal History.

NO FCRA USE. Kenton County Criminal History is privately operated and has no government affiliation. It is neither a consumer reporting agency nor a private investigation service. This site and its advertising partners do not offer a product for credit, employment, tenant, insurance, or another decision regulated by the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). Its purpose is to organize public-record access information for Kenton County and Kentucky.

1. What This Website Is

This private reference site is independent of every government office. It does not keep official criminal records and cannot obtain a record, conduct an official check, or submit paperwork for a visitor.

Its pages identify the separate Kenton County custodians, Kentucky Court of Justice AOC Records Unit, Kentucky State Police Criminal Identification and Records Branch, and Kentucky State Police Sex Offender Registry, and may also link to outside research tools.

2. Rules for Using This Site

You agree that you will not:

  • Use automated scrapers, bots, or similar extraction tools
  • Attempt unauthorized access to any system or account
  • Harass, threaten, or stalk another person with information found here
  • Interfere with site availability or another visitor's access
  • Use the material for a hiring, housing, lending, or insurance decision
  • Violate a federal, Kentucky, or local law

3. No Harassment, Stalking, or Discrimination

No material from this site or a linked service may be used to stalk, harass, intimidate, threaten, or discriminate against anyone. Kentucky publishes information through the Kentucky State Police Sex Offender Registry for lawful public-safety awareness. It does not authorize vigilantism, retaliation, blacklisting, or discriminatory action, and misuse can carry legal consequences.

4. We Are Not a Consumer Reporting Agency

This site is not a consumer reporting agency under the FCRA and does not create a consumer report, credit report, or background-check product. Its advertising partners are not presented as services for deciding who receives a job, home, loan, or insurance. Information from this site or a linked tool may not be used to:

  • Set insurance eligibility or premiums
  • Evaluate creditworthiness
  • Screen a housing applicant
  • Make an employment decision
  • Decide eligibility for a license, permit, or government benefit
  • Carry out any other FCRA-regulated purpose

A legally required check for a regulated purpose must come from the authorized official channel or a provider that complies with the FCRA; this website cannot supply it.

5. No Legal Advice

The descriptions of Kenton County records are general information, not legal advice. Only a licensed Kentucky attorney can advise how a charge, warrant, conviction, or expungement rule affects a particular situation.

6. No Warranties

All content and features are provided "as is," without a promise that:

  • An outside search result will be complete or correctly matched
  • The service will always remain available
  • Every page is free from defects or security vulnerabilities
  • Information will always be complete, accurate, and current

Charges, dispositions, custody states, and expungement status can change after publication. Gaps and delays are possible, and no page should be treated as a statement by a court, police agency, jail, or other public office.

7. Third-Party Services and Links

External links can lead to government portals, legal resources, and commercial search services that this site does not operate. Their content, availability, fees, and data practices remain under their control, so their own terms should be reviewed before use.

8. Intellectual Property

Text, graphics, logos, and code are owned by Kenton County Criminal History or its content partners. Written authorization is required to reproduce, distribute, adapt, or create derivative material.

9. Limits on Our Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, the operator is not liable for loss or damage arising from site use, including reliance on content obtained here or through an external service.

10. Indemnification

A user agrees to defend and hold the operator harmless from claims, demands, and proceedings caused by that user's conduct or violation of these terms, including associated legal costs.

11. Governing Law

Kentucky law governs these terms. Any dispute arising from site use must be brought in a court located in Kentucky.

12. Changes to These Terms

Revised terms may be posted at any time and become effective when published on this page.

13. Cutting Off Access

Access may be limited or ended at any time, with or without advance notice.

14. Severability

If one provision is held invalid or unenforceable, the remaining terms continue in force, and the affected provision is narrowed only as necessary.

15. Questions

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