NO FCRA USE. This privately operated website has no government affiliation. Neither it nor its advertising partners provides a service for credit, employment, insurance, tenant, or other decisions regulated by the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Its purpose is to identify Lake County and Michigan criminal-record resources. It is not a consumer reporting agency or private investigation firm.
1. What This Website Is
This is a private reference site with no ties to a public office. It neither stores official records nor performs checks, retrieves files, or submits documents for a visitor.
Its content directs readers to the Lake County Sheriff, 79th District and 51st Circuit Courts, MSP CJIC, and Michigan Public Sex Offender Registry, as well as optional outside research tools.
2. Rules for Using This Site
Use is allowed only if the visitor agrees not to:
- Interfere with access or slow the service for others
- Use automated scraping, bots, or similar collection tools
- Attempt unauthorized entry into any system or account
- Use information to threaten, harass, or stalk a person
- Rely on site content for lending, insurance, employment, or housing decisions
- Violate applicable federal, Michigan, or local law
3. No Harassment, Stalking, or Discrimination
Information obtained here or through a linked tool may not be used to intimidate, threaten, stalk, harass, or discriminate. Michigan registry information exists for public safety, not retaliation or vigilantism. Misuse against a person listed in the Michigan Public Sex Offender Registry can violate law and is prohibited.
4. We Are Not a Consumer Reporting Agency
We are not a consumer reporting agency under the FCRA. We do not generate background checks, credit reports, or consumer reports of any kind. Neither we nor our advertising partners provide services built for screening job applicants, reviewing rental applications, calculating insurance rates, or judging creditworthiness. You agree not to use data from this site or any linked tool to:
- Decide whether to hire or fire someone
- Screen potential renters or housing applicants
- Judge creditworthiness or set insurance premiums
- Determine who qualifies for licenses, permits, or government programs
- Do anything else that falls under FCRA rules
A check needed for an FCRA-regulated purpose must come through a properly compliant provider or an authorized official process, not this website.
5. No Legal Advice
The content is not legal advice and cannot determine how a warrant, charge, conviction, or Michigan set-aside rule applies to a specific person. Seek advice from a licensed Michigan attorney.
6. No Warranties
Everything on this site is provided "as is." We do not guarantee that:
- The information here is accurate, complete, or current at any given time
- The site will stay up and running without interruptions
- Our pages are free of errors, bugs, or security holes
- Results from our partner search tools will be thorough or accurate
Charges, dismissals, corrections, and set-aside orders can change public records. Gaps may occur, and no content here is an official statement by the Lake County Sheriff, Trial Court, MSP, or another public agency.
7. Third-Party Services and Links
Links may lead to government pages, courts, legal resources, and outside services. Those destinations control their own content, uptime, fees, and data practices. Review their terms because we are not responsible for them.
8. Intellectual Property
Lake County Criminal History and its content partners retain rights in the site's text, code, graphics, and logos. Copying, adapting, or distributing that material requires prior written permission.
9. Limits on Our Liability
To the maximum extent permitted by law, we are not liable for harm arising from use of the website, linked services, or decisions based on their information.
10. Indemnification
You agree to defend and hold us harmless from claims caused by your use or violation of these terms, including related legal fees and costs.
11. Governing Law
Michigan law governs these terms. Any dispute tied to website use must be brought in a court located in Michigan.
12. Changes to These Terms
Revised terms take effect when posted on this page.
13. Cutting Off Access
Access may be restricted or ended at any time and without advance notice.
14. Severability
If one provision is held invalid or unenforceable, the rest remain effective. The affected language will be limited only as much as necessary.
15. Questions
Questions about these conditions may be directed through the Contact page.