NO FCRA USE. This privately operated website has no government affiliation and is not a consumer reporting agency. Neither it nor its advertising partners offers a service for credit, employment, insurance, tenant-screening, or another purpose governed by the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Its purpose is to route readers to Roane County and West Virginia public-record resources.
1. What This Website Is
Roane County Criminal History is an independent reference site with no connection to a court, Sheriff, police department, or state office. It does not possess official records, run an official background check, or submit documents for a visitor.
The content identifies public routes to Roane County court clerks, the Sheriff's office, the West Virginia State Police Criminal Identification Bureau, WVDCR systems, and the West Virginia Sex Offender Registry. Some pages also connect to outside search providers.
2. Rules for Using This Site
As a condition of use, you agree not to:
- Violate a local, state, or federal law
- Threaten, stalk, harass, or intimidate another person
- Use site information in a credit, employment, housing, insurance, or other FCRA-regulated decision
- Gain or attempt unauthorized access to a system or account
- Send bots, scrapers, or automated collection tools through the site
- Disrupt service or interfere with access by other visitors
3. No Harassment, Stalking, or Discrimination
Information reached through this website must not be used to stalk, threaten, harass, intimidate, or unlawfully discriminate against anyone. This rule is especially important for registry data. The West Virginia Sex Offender Registration Act governs that system, and the official registry warns that threats, intimidation, or harassment are prohibited and investigated. Registry information is meant for lawful safety precautions, not vigilante conduct.
4. We Are Not a Consumer Reporting Agency
This website is not a consumer reporting agency under the FCRA and does not create credit reports, consumer reports, or official background checks. The site and its advertising partners do not provide a tool for screening applicants, evaluating renters, setting insurance terms, or judging credit. You may not use information from this website or a linked feature to:
- Make a hiring or termination decision
- Evaluate a rental or housing application
- Set credit or insurance eligibility or terms
- Determine access to a license, permit, or government benefit
- Carry out any other decision regulated by the FCRA
Obtain a legally appropriate official report or compliant consumer report for a regulated purpose.
5. No Legal Advice
The information is not legal advice. General descriptions of Roane County charges, warrants, case files, and expungement law cannot determine how a rule applies to a specific matter. Consult a licensed West Virginia attorney for that advice.
6. No Warranties
All material and services are offered "as is." We make no promise that:
- Content is complete, accurate, or current
- The website will always remain available
- Pages will be free from defects or security risks
- An outside search provider will return a complete or correct result
Charges, dispositions, custody status, access rules, and expungement status can change. Verify any important detail with the government office holding the source record.
7. Third-Party Services and Links
Links may lead to government portals, legal resources, or outside search providers that we do not control. Each destination sets its own terms, privacy practices, prices, content, and availability. We are not responsible for those services, so review their conditions before use.
8. Intellectual Property
Unless another owner is identified, the site's text, design, graphics, logo, and code belong to Roane County Criminal History or its content partners. You may not reproduce, alter, distribute, or build upon that material without prior written permission.
9. Limits on Our Liability
To the greatest extent permitted by law, we are not responsible for loss or damages tied to use of the website, reliance on its content, or results obtained through an external link or service.
10. Indemnification
You agree to defend and hold us harmless from claims, demands, proceedings, fees, and costs arising from your misuse of the site or breach of these terms.
11. Governing Law
West Virginia law governs these terms. A dispute arising from use of the site must be brought in a court with proper jurisdiction in West Virginia. Government-record access remains subject to laws such as the West Virginia Freedom of Information Act, while covered State Police criminal-information dissemination is separately controlled by W. Va. Code ยง15-2-24.
12. Changes to These Terms
We may revise these terms. A revision becomes effective when the updated version appears on this page.
13. Cutting Off Access
We may restrict or end access to the website at any time, for any reason, and without advance notice.
14. Severability
If a court finds one part of these terms invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions continue in effect. The affected language will be adjusted only as far as needed to make it enforceable.
15. Questions
Questions about these terms may be submitted through the Contact page.