NO FCRA USE. This privately operated website has no government affiliation. Neither it nor its advertising partners provide a service for credit, employment, insurance, tenant, or other decisions regulated by the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). Its purpose is to route readers to Pocahontas County and West Virginia criminal-record resources. It is not a private investigation firm or consumer reporting agency.
1. What This Website Is
This is a private reference site with no connection to a court, sheriff, police agency, or other government office. It neither stores official criminal records nor retrieves records, performs an official check, or files documents for a visitor.
Its content directs readers to Pocahontas County clerks and law enforcement, WVDCR, the West Virginia State Police Criminal Identification Bureau, and the West Virginia State Police Sex Offender Registry. Some pages also connect to outside research tools.
2. Rules for Using This Site
Use is conditioned on the following restrictions. You will not:
- Interfere with another visitor's access or site performance.
- Deploy bots, scrapers, or other automated collection tools.
- Attempt unauthorized access to any system or data.
- Use content for a credit, employment, housing, or insurance decision.
- Stalk, intimidate, harass, or threaten any person.
- Violate a federal, West Virginia, county, or municipal law.
3. No Harassment, Stalking, or Discrimination
Information obtained here or through a linked tool must not be used to stalk, threaten, harass, intimidate, or discriminate. Misuse may violate the law. This protection is especially important for data from the West Virginia State Police Sex Offender Registry. The registry exists for public safety awareness, not retaliation, vigilantism, blacklisting, or housing discrimination.
4. We Are Not a Consumer Reporting Agency
We are not a consumer reporting agency under the FCRA and do not create a consumer report, credit report, or background check. Our advertising partners are not presented as services for applicant screening, rental review, insurance pricing, or credit decisions. Data reached through this site or a linked tool must not be used to:
- Make any other decision regulated by the FCRA.
- Determine eligibility for a license, permit, or government benefit.
- Set insurance terms or assess creditworthiness.
- Evaluate a rental or housing application.
- Make a hiring, retention, or termination decision.
A legally regulated check must come from an authorized official channel or a provider that complies with the FCRA and all other applicable law.
5. No Legal Advice
General explanations about Pocahontas County records are not legal advice. Only a licensed West Virginia attorney can advise how a charge, warrant, conviction, sentence, or expungement rule applies to a specific situation.
6. No Warranties
All content and services are provided "as is." No promise is made that:
- An outside search result is complete or correctly matched.
- Every page is free of errors or security weaknesses.
- The service will remain continuously available.
- Information is always complete, accurate, and current.
Charges and case outcomes change, and records may later be corrected, sealed, or expunged. Gaps and delays are unavoidable. Nothing published here is an official statement by a Pocahontas County or West Virginia agency.
7. Third-Party Services and Links
Links may lead to government offices, court portals, state agencies, legal resources, or outside search providers. We do not control those sites and are not responsible for their content, privacy practices, price, accuracy, or availability. Review the destination's terms before using it.
8. Intellectual Property
Text, graphics, logos, and code are owned by Pocahontas 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 maximum extent permitted by law, we are not liable for damages arising from use of the website, its content, or a linked service.
10. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold us harmless from claims, demands, actions, legal fees, and related costs caused by your use of the site or violation of these terms.
11. Governing Law
West Virginia law governs these terms, and a dispute related to website use must be brought in a court located in West Virginia. Official public-record access remains governed by the West Virginia Freedom of Information Act, W. Va. Code §29B-1-1 et seq., while dissemination of WVSP CIB information is separately controlled by W. Va. Code §15-2-24.
12. Changes to These Terms
These terms may be revised. A revision takes effect when the new version is posted on this page.
13. Cutting Off Access
Access may be limited or terminated at any time, for any reason, without advance notice.
14. Severability
If one provision is held invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions continue in force. The affected language will be adjusted only to the extent needed for enforcement.
15. Questions
Questions about these terms may be directed through the Contact page.