NO FCRA USE. This privately operated website is not connected with any government body. Neither it nor its advertising partners supplies a service for credit, employment, insurance, tenant, or other decisions regulated by the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Its purpose is to route readers to Otsego County and Michigan criminal-record resources. It is neither a consumer reporting agency nor a private investigation firm.
1. What This Website Is
This is a private reference site with no government affiliation. It does not store official criminal records, conduct official checks, retrieve documents, or submit forms for a visitor.
Its information points to Otsego County Sheriff Records, the county trial courts, Michigan State Police CJIC, and the Michigan Public Sex Offender Registry, along with independent research tools.
2. Rules for Using This Site
Every visitor agrees not to:
- Interfere with site speed, operation, or another visitor's access
- Use bots, scrapers, or other automated collection tools
- Attempt unauthorized entry into any system or account
- Use site content for employment, housing, credit, or insurance decisions
- Threaten, harass, or stalk another person with information found here
- Violate a local, Michigan, or federal law while using the service
3. No Harassment, Stalking, or Discrimination
No one may use site content or a linked tool to stalk, harass, intimidate, threaten, or discriminate. Misuse can also violate criminal law. Michigan Public Sex Offender Registry data is provided for public safety awareness. It cannot lawfully support threats, vigilantism, harassment, or discriminatory acts against a listed person or household.
4. We Are Not a Consumer Reporting Agency
We are not a consumer reporting agency under the FCRA and do not create credit, background, or consumer reports. Our advertising partners likewise are not presented as services for regulated screening. Site or linked-tool data may not be used to:
- Make any other decision governed by the FCRA
- Determine eligibility for a permit, license, or public program
- Set insurance terms or assess creditworthiness
- Review a rental or housing application
- Make an employment decision
A check for a regulated purpose must come from an appropriate FCRA-compliant provider or the official Michigan channel required for that purpose.
5. No Legal Advice
General descriptions of Otsego County record systems are not legal advice. Only a licensed Michigan attorney can advise how a warrant, charge, conviction, or set-aside rule affects a specific matter.
6. No Warranties
All content and features are supplied "as is." No guarantee is made that:
- A partner search result will be complete or correct
- Pages contain no bug, mistake, or security weakness
- Access will always remain uninterrupted
- Every item is current, complete, and accurate
Charges and records may be filed, dismissed, corrected, restricted, or set aside. Gaps and delays are possible, and no page should be treated as an official statement by the Sheriff, a court, or any government agency.
7. Third-Party Services and Links
External links can lead to government offices, court portals, legal resources, and independent search services. We do not control a destination's content, fees, data practices, or availability. Its own terms apply once a visitor leaves this site.
8. Intellectual Property
Otsego County Criminal History or its content partners own the site's text, logos, graphics, and code. 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 responsible for damages arising from site use, linked services, or reliance on information found through either.
10. Indemnification
A visitor agrees to indemnify and hold us harmless from claims, demands, and legal actions caused by that visitor's use or breach of these terms, including related legal costs.
11. Governing Law
Michigan law governs these terms. Any dispute tied to use of the site must be brought in a court located in Michigan.
12. Changes to These Terms
Revised terms may be posted at any time and take effect when published on this page.
13. Cutting Off Access
Access may be limited or ended at any time, for any reason, without advance notice.
14. Severability
If one provision is held invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions continue in effect. The affected language is modified only as needed to make it enforceable.
15. Questions
Questions about these conditions may be submitted through the Contact page.