Terms and Conditions – Felony Records set the rules every person must follow when using this website. By visiting, searching, or pulling any public felony record through this site, you accept these terms in full.
If you do not agree with any part of these terms, stop using the site right away. These terms form a legal contract between you and the operators of this felony records service. They cover how you may use the site, what you may and may not do with the records you see, and what happens if the rules are broken.
Agreement to Terms
This agreement is a binding contract. It applies the moment you load any page on this felony records website. It also applies when you run a search, open a case file, save a docket entry, or share a record with another person. The terms stay active for as long as you use the site. You must be at least 18 years old to accept this contract. If you act for a company, group, or another person, you confirm that you have the legal right to accept these terms on their behalf.
Service Description and Scope
This site helps the public locate and review public felony court records. It is a private information service. The site has no ties to any local, state, or federal court, clerk office, or law enforcement agency. The site does not hold original court files. It does not file new cases, seal records, or remove entries. The site only points users to publicly available felony data held by government offices.
What This Service Does
The service lets you search public felony court records by name, case number, date, or county. It gives you access to felony docket entries, hearing dates, charge lists, plea records, and final judgments. The service pulls data from official public sources and presents it in a simple format. Users can review felony case status, read charging documents, and check the outcome of a criminal trial. The platform supports felony records search, felony court records lookup, felony case search online, and other public lookup tasks.
What This Service Does Not Do
The service does not give legal advice. It does not act as a lawyer, private investigator, or licensed detective. It does not run background checks for employers, landlords, or insurers. It does not provide consumer reports under federal law. The site does not verify identity, confirm fingerprints, or prove a record belongs to a specific person. Users must confirm any record directly with the court clerk that filed the case.
User Eligibility
Anyone may use the site for lawful personal or research reasons. You must follow all local, state, and federal laws when using the data. You must not use the site to stalk, harass, blackmail, or harm any other person. You must not use records to commit identity theft, fraud, or any other crime. If a court order blocks you from using the service, you must stop at once.
Acceptable Use Policy
All users must follow the rules in this policy. Breaking these rules can lead to a permanent block from the site, loss of paid features, or legal action. The site team reviews reports of misuse and acts on them quickly. The team also works with law enforcement when a user breaks the law.
Permitted Uses
You may use this felony records service to look up your own criminal history. You may check the record of a family member with their consent. You may run searches for journalism, academic study, or public research. You may verify a court record as part of a personal matter, such as confirming a past case before signing a legal paper. You may also use the service to learn how the criminal court system works.
Prohibited Activities
You may not scrape the site with bots, spiders, or scripts. You may not copy large parts of the database to resell or republish. You may not use the data to make decisions about jobs, housing, credit, or insurance. You may not impersonate any court, clerk, or officer. You may not upload viruses, malware, or any code that harms the site. You may not try to break into the system, bypass paywalls, or steal data.
FCRA Compliance and Legal Restrictions
The Fair Credit Reporting Act, or FCRA, is a federal law that controls how background data may be used. This site is not a consumer reporting agency. It does not follow FCRA rules. The data here cannot be used for any purpose the FCRA covers. Users who break FCRA rules face heavy fines and possible jail time. The site blocks FCRA-related searches and flags accounts that show signs of misuse.
What FCRA Means for Users
Under the FCRA, certain decisions about a person must use data from a licensed consumer reporting agency. Those decisions include hiring, firing, promoting, screening tenants, giving loans, setting insurance rates, and granting licenses. Background data from this site cannot serve those needs. The site is for personal lookup only. It is not a substitute for a FCRA-compliant background check.
Prohibited Decision-Making Uses
You may not use a felony record from this site to reject a job applicant. You may not use it to deny a lease, refuse credit, or raise an insurance premium. You may not use it to block a person from a professional license or government benefit. If you need this data for one of these purposes, order a FCRA-compliant report from a licensed provider.
Permitted Personal Uses
You may use the data to check your own record. You may use it to learn about a public figure, a historical case, or a court ruling. You may use it for genealogy, news stories, court research, or civic study. The site is built for the public. It is not built for business screening or risk scoring.
Public Records and Data Accuracy
All data on this site comes from public government sources. Courts, clerks, and police agencies create and update these records. The site does not change the data. It only collects and shows it in a search-friendly format. Even so, the data may have errors. Clerks sometimes type the wrong name or date. Charges may be dropped, reduced, or amended after a case ends. Sealed or expunged records may still appear in search results for a short time.
Source of Records
Records come from state court systems, county clerk offices, and federal court databases. The site pulls data through public portals, bulk file transfers, and direct feeds. Each source sets its own update schedule. Some courts update records daily. Others may take weeks to post new entries. The site shows the date and time of the last update for each court.
Accuracy and Updates
The site team works to keep data fresh and correct. Still, no public records system is perfect. A record may show a charge that was later dropped. A sentence may change on appeal. A sealed case may still show in search results until the next sync. The site is not the legal record of any case. The court clerk holds the legal record. Always confirm a case with the clerk that filed it.
Record Availability
Not every case is public. Juvenile felony cases, sealed cases, and some federal cases may not appear in search results. Some states remove records after a set number of years. Some states hide certain offense types, such as sexual offenses or drug charges. The site shows what the law allows. It does not show what the law hides.
Search Services and Account Use
The site offers several search tools. Each tool pulls from the same public data pool. Some tools require a paid plan. Free tools may have daily limits. Paid tools may offer deeper reports, full docket sheets, and image downloads. All users must follow these terms when using any search tool, free or paid.
Felony Records Search
The felony records search tool scans public court files for felony-level cases. It looks at case type, charge class, and final outcome. The tool can sort by name, county, or year. It returns a list of matching cases with basic details. Users can click each case to see the full record.
Felony Court Records Lookup
The felony court records lookup tool lets users pull a single case file. Users enter a case number, a defendant name, or both. The tool returns docket entries, motions, orders, and judgments. Users on paid plans can also pull the underlying court documents, such as the indictment, plea agreement, or sentencing order.
Case Number and Docket Search
The docket search tool uses a case number to pull the full docket sheet. It lists every filing, every hearing, and every ruling in order. Users can read the docket to follow the life of a case from filing to final judgment. The docket search also shows appeals, post-conviction motions, and warrant activity where the court has posted them.
Conviction Records Database
The conviction records database shows final outcomes for felony cases. It lists convictions, acquittals, dismissals, and diversion programs. The database pulls from court judgments and sentencing orders. It is a useful tool for checking whether a case ended in a guilty plea, a trial verdict, or a dropped charge.
Intellectual Property Rights
All text, images, logos, software, and design on this site belong to the site owner or its licensors. You may not copy, share, or sell any part of the site without written permission. You may not build a new product that copies the look, layout, or function of the site. You may not scrape the site to train a machine learning model, an AI tool, or a data product. The public records shown on the site remain the property of the courts and government agencies that filed them. Those records may have their own use rules set by state law.
Disclaimers and Warranties
The site and all its data are provided on an “as is” basis. The site owner gives no warranty of any kind, either express or implied. The site does not promise that the data is accurate, complete, or current. The site does not promise that the service will run without breaks or errors. The site does not promise that the servers are free of viruses or harmful code. Some states do not allow limits on warranties. In those states, the limits above may not apply to you.
Limitation of Liability
To the full extent allowed by law, the site owner is not liable for any loss or damage that comes from your use of the site. This covers direct loss, indirect loss, lost profit, lost data, and personal injury. It covers errors, omissions, delays, and service outages. It covers any decision you make based on data from the site. If a court finds the site owner liable for any reason, the total liability will not exceed the amount you paid the site in the last 12 months. If you did not pay the site, the total liability will not exceed one hundred dollars.
Indemnification
You agree to cover the site owner for any claim, demand, or lawsuit that arises from your use of the site. This includes claims from other users, from the people named in the records, and from government agencies. It covers legal fees, court costs, and settlement amounts. It applies if you broke these terms, broke a law, or harmed another person through your use of the site.
Third-Party Links and Services
The site links to outside websites run by courts, government agencies, and other public record providers. The site does not control those outside sites. The site does not own them, run them, or review them. The site is not responsible for their content, their accuracy, or their privacy rules. Once you click an outside link, you leave this site. Read the terms of every outside site before you use it.
Modifications to Terms
The site owner may update these terms at any time. Changes take effect the moment they post on this page. The owner will change the “Last Updated” date at the top of the page when a new version goes live. Your continued use of the site after a change means you accept the new terms. If you do not accept the new terms, stop using the site. Major changes will be sent by email to account holders when possible.
Termination
The site owner can block, suspend, or end your access at any time, for any reason, with or without notice. The owner can act on a single misuse, a pattern of misuse, or a legal demand. The owner can also end the entire service or any part of it. Sections on intellectual property, disclaimers, liability, indemnification, and governing law stay in effect even after your access ends.
Governing Law and Dispute Resolution
These terms follow the laws of the State of Florida, without regard to conflict of law rules. Any legal action or claim that arises from these terms will be filed in a state or federal court in Florida. You agree to submit to the personal jurisdiction of those courts. If a dispute goes to arbitration, it will follow the rules of the American Arbitration Association. You waive any right to a jury trial. You waive any right to join a class action against the site owner.
Privacy and Data Handling
The site collects basic data needed to run searches, prevent abuse, and improve the service. This includes IP addresses, browser type, and search history. The site does not sell personal data to third parties. The site may share data with law enforcement when required by court order or subpoena. The full privacy policy explains how the site handles cookies, log files, and account data. Reading the privacy policy is part of accepting these terms.
Contact and Support
If you have questions about these terms, reach the site team through the methods listed below. The team answers most questions within two business days. For legal notices, use the mailing address. For account help, use the support email. The team does not give legal advice or case-specific guidance.
Mailing Address: Felony Records Support Team, 1200 Public Records Blvd, Suite 400, Tallahassee, FL 32301
Support Email: support@felonyrecords.example
Phone: (850) 555-0142
Support Hours: Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Eastern Time
Severability and Entire Agreement
If a court finds that any part of these terms is invalid or cannot be enforced, the rest of the terms still apply. The site owner can replace the invalid part with a valid term that matches the original intent. These terms, plus the privacy policy and any posted rules, form the entire agreement between you and the site owner. They replace any older agreement, oral or written, about your use of the site. No change to these terms is valid unless it is posted in writing on this page.
Frequently Asked Questions
The questions below cover the most common user concerns about this felony records service. Each answer gives direct, plain guidance based on the rules in these terms. Read them before running a search or opening an account. The answers are written for the public. They are not legal advice. For legal advice on a specific case, talk to a licensed attorney in your state.
Can I use these felony records to screen a job applicant?
No. This site is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. You cannot use the data here to make hiring, firing, or promotion decisions. For job screening, you must order a FCRA-compliant background check from a licensed provider. Using this site for that purpose can lead to FCRA fines, lawsuits, and criminal charges in some states. The site blocks accounts that show signs of job screening use.
How fresh is the felony data on this site?
Most courts update their public systems every 24 to 72 hours. The site syncs with each court based on its own update cycle. Some courts sync daily. Others sync weekly. The site shows the last sync time for every court it pulls from. Even with frequent syncs, there can be a short delay between a new filing and its appearance in search results. Always confirm a record with the court clerk when the record affects a legal decision.
What happens if a record shows wrong information about me?
You can file a correction request with the court that posted the record. The site only shows data the court filed. The site cannot change court data on its own. If a court fixes a record, the next sync will pull the fix. If the site shows old data after a court fix, contact the support team with the case number and the correction date. The team can force a resync for that case.
Can I seal or expunge a record through this site?
No. Sealing and expungement are court orders. Only a judge can grant them. The site does not file motions, send petitions, or contact the court on your behalf. If you want to seal or expunge a felony record, talk to a criminal defense lawyer in the state where the case was filed. Many states also have a self-help packet for sealing certain cases. The site team can point you to the right court but cannot give legal advice.
Is it legal to look up someone else’s felony record on this site?
Yes, in most cases. Felony court records are public under state law. You can search them for personal, research, or news reasons. You cannot use the data to stalk, harass, blackmail, or commit identity theft. You cannot use it to make FCRA-covered decisions. You also cannot share the data in a way that breaks state privacy rules. If you are not sure whether your use is lawful, talk to a lawyer before running the search.
Do I have to create an account to use the felony records search?
No. Basic search tools are open to the public without an account. Some tools, such as full docket downloads and case document pulls, require a paid plan and an account. The site only asks for the data it needs to run the search and protect the service. You can close your account at any time. Closing an account does not delete the search logs the site keeps for security and legal reasons.
What should I do if I see a record that should be sealed?
Report the record to the support team right away. Include the case number, the court name, and the reason you believe the record should be sealed. The team will check the record and, if needed, hide it from search results while the court reviews the case. The site cannot remove the record from the court system. Only the court can do that. The team can only block it from public view on the site while the review is open.