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Terms of Use

These conditions govern access to Franklin County Criminal History. Opening a page, reading its content, or submitting a search means that you accept them. Do not continue using the site if you disagree with any term.

NO FCRA USE. Franklin County Criminal History is privately operated and has no government affiliation. Neither the site nor its advertising partners provides a service for credit, employment, insurance, tenant, or other decisions regulated by the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). This is an Iowa record-location resource, not a private investigation firm or consumer reporting agency.

1. What This Website Is

This private reference site is independent of every government office. It neither stores official criminal files nor retrieves records, submits documents, or conducts an official check for a visitor.

Its pages identify Franklin County and Iowa custodians, including the sheriff, Iowa District Court, the Iowa Department of Public Safety Division of Criminal Investigation, and the Iowa Sex Offender Registry. Some pages also connect to outside research tools.

2. Rules for Using This Site

Use of the site is conditioned on avoiding the following conduct:

  • Using content for credit, employment, housing, or insurance decisions
  • Violating federal, Iowa, or local law
  • Attempting unauthorized entry into any system
  • Threatening, stalking, or harassing another person
  • Operating bots, scrapers, or similar automated tools against the pages
  • Interfering with site performance or another visitor's access

3. No Harassment, Stalking, or Discrimination

Information found here or through a linked tool may not be used to stalk, intimidate, harass, threaten, or discriminate. Iowa Sex Offender Registry information is provided for public safety awareness. Iowa Code chapter 692A restricts registry access and use, and misuse against a listed person may lead to criminal consequences. Vigilante action and discriminatory use are prohibited.

4. We Are Not a Consumer Reporting Agency

Franklin County Criminal History is not a consumer reporting agency under the FCRA. It does not create consumer reports, credit reports, or background-check products. The same is true of the site's intended use for linked tools. You agree not to rely on site or linked-tool data to:

  • Make an employment decision
  • Evaluate a housing application
  • Set insurance eligibility or terms
  • Determine credit eligibility
  • Make any other decision governed by the FCRA

A legally compliant check for a regulated purpose must come through the proper official or FCRA-compliant channel, not this site.

5. No Legal Advice

The site provides general information, not legal advice. Only a licensed Iowa attorney can assess how a Franklin County charge, warrant, conviction, or expungement rule applies to a specific set of facts.

6. No Warranties

All content and services are supplied "as is," without a promise that:

  • Outside search results will be complete or correct
  • Every page will remain free from defects or security issues
  • Information will always be current, complete, and accurate
  • Access will be continuous or uninterrupted

Charges, dispositions, restrictions, and expungements can change a record. Delays and gaps are possible, so no page should be treated as an official statement from the Franklin County Sheriff, an Iowa court, or another agency.

7. Third-Party Services and Links

Links may lead to government offices, court portals, legal resources, and outside search services. The destination controls its content, privacy practices, availability, and prices. Review its terms before using it because this site is not responsible for those matters.

8. Intellectual Property

Franklin County Criminal History or its content partners own the site's text, graphics, logos, and code. Copying, adapting, or distributing that material requires prior written permission.

9. Limits on Our Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, the site is not liable for loss or damage arising from use of its content or a linked service, including reliance on information found there.

10. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold the site harmless from claims or demands caused by your use or violation of these terms, including related legal costs and fees.

11. Governing Law

Iowa law governs these terms, subject to applicable federal law. Iowa Code chapter 22 controls access to government-held public records, and chapter 692 controls official criminal-history dissemination; neither makes this private site a record custodian. Any dispute arising from site use must be brought in a court located in Iowa.

12. Changes to These Terms

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

13. Cutting Off Access

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

14. Severability

If one term is found invalid or unenforceable, all remaining terms continue in effect. The affected provision will be adjusted only to the extent necessary.

15. Questions

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