NO FCRA USE. This privately operated website is not connected with a local, Texas, or federal agency. Neither it nor its advertising partners offers a service for credit, employment, insurance, tenant, or other decisions governed by the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). Its role is to identify Hood County and Texas criminal-record resources. It is neither a private investigation business nor a consumer reporting agency.
1. What This Website Is
This is a private reference site with no government affiliation. It does not store official criminal records and cannot retrieve a record, perform an official check, or submit documents for a user.
The material directs readers to custodians such as the Hood County Sheriff, the local criminal court clerks, the Texas Department of Public Safety, and the Texas Public Sex Offender Registry. Some pages also connect to outside research tools.
2. Rules for Using This Site
Use is permitted only on these conditions. A user must not:
- Use automation, bots, or scrapers against the pages
- Attempt unauthorized access to any system or account
- Use the information to stalk, threaten, or harass a person
- Interfere with performance or another visitor's access
- Rely on the content for hiring, housing, lending, or insurance decisions
- Violate federal, Texas, or local law through the service
3. No Harassment, Stalking, or Discrimination
No person may use content here or data from a linked tool to threaten, intimidate, harass, stalk, or unlawfully discriminate. This restriction is especially important for the Texas Public Sex Offender Registry under Code of Criminal Procedure Chapter 62. Registry information supports community and personal safety, not retaliation, vigilantism, or discriminatory treatment. Misuse can violate civil or criminal law.
4. We Are Not a Consumer Reporting Agency
Hood County Criminal History is not a consumer reporting agency under the FCRA and does not create consumer reports, credit reports, or background checks. Its advertising partners are not presented as services for evaluating applicants, renters, insurance risk, or credit. Data from the site or a linked tool must not be used to:
- Set insurance eligibility or price based on a person
- Evaluate credit or lending eligibility
- Make an employment decision
- Screen a renter or housing applicant
- Decide eligibility for a license, permit, or government benefit
- Serve any other purpose regulated by the FCRA
A legally permitted check for a regulated purpose must come through an authorized Texas Department of Public Safety channel or an FCRA-compliant provider, as applicable.
5. No Legal Advice
The content is not legal advice. General descriptions of Hood County records cannot determine how a warrant, charge, conviction, or Texas expunction rule applies to one person's facts. Seek advice from a licensed Texas lawyer.
6. No Warranties
All material and functions are supplied "as is." There is no promise that:
- A partner tool will return complete or correct results
- The service will remain available without interruption
- Every page is free from errors, defects, or security weaknesses
- Any information is complete, accurate, or current at a given moment
Charges and dispositions change, and Texas courts may restrict or expunge qualifying records. Updates can lag. No content here is an official statement from the Hood County Sheriff, a court, DPS, or another government body.
7. Third-Party Services and Links
Links lead to government pages, court portals, legal resources, and outside search services. A destination is controlled by its own operator. This site is not responsible for that operator's content, availability, fees, or handling of data, so users should read its terms.
8. Intellectual Property
Text, code, graphics, and logos belong to Hood County Criminal History or its content partners. They may not be copied, changed, distributed, or used to create derivative material without prior written permission.
9. Limits on Our Liability
To the broadest extent allowed by law, Hood County Criminal History is not liable for damages arising from use of the website, linked services, or decisions based on their content.
10. Indemnification
A user agrees to defend and hold the site harmless against claims, demands, or proceedings caused by that user's conduct or violation of these terms, including related legal costs and fees.
11. Governing Law
Texas law governs these terms. Any proceeding tied to use of the site must be brought in a court located in Texas. Public access to Texas government records is separately governed by the Texas Public Information Act, while Government Code Chapter 411 controls criminal-history dissemination.
12. Changes to These Terms
These terms may be revised at any time. A revision takes effect when the updated text is posted here.
13. Cutting Off Access
Access may be restricted or ended at any time, for any reason, without advance notice.
14. Severability
If one provision is held invalid or unenforceable, all remaining provisions continue in force. The affected language will be narrowed only as far as necessary to make it enforceable.
15. Questions
Questions about these conditions may be directed through the Contact page.