NO FCRA USE. This privately operated website has no government affiliation. It and its advertising partners do not provide services for credit, employment, tenant, insurance, or any other purpose regulated by the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). The material identifies public criminal-record resources in Smyth County and Virginia. It is not a private-investigation service or a consumer reporting agency.
1. What This Website Is
This is a private reference site, independent of every public office. It does not store official criminal records, retrieve files, conduct official checks, or submit documents for a user.
Its content identifies Smyth County record custodians, including court clerks, the Sheriff and town police, Southwest Virginia Regional Jail Authority, Virginia State Police CARE and CCRE, VADOC, and the Virginia Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry. Some pages also connect to outside research tools.
2. Rules for Using This Site
Use of the website is conditioned on avoiding the following conduct:
- Violating a federal, state, or local law
- Using information to stalk, threaten, or harass a person
- Making employment, housing, lending, or insurance decisions from the content
- Attempting unauthorized entry into any system or account
- Operating a bot, scraper, or automated collection tool against the pages
- Interfering with performance or another visitor's access
3. No Harassment, Stalking, or Discrimination
Information obtained here or through a linked tool must not be used to stalk, intimidate, threaten, harass, or discriminate. Such conduct can also violate criminal law. Virginia places special limits on use of the Virginia Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry. Registry data serves public safety awareness and does not authorize vigilantism, blacklisting, or discrimination.
4. We Are Not a Consumer Reporting Agency
We are not a consumer reporting agency under the FCRA and do not create credit reports, consumer reports, or background checks. Advertising partners are not presented as services for applicant screening, rental review, insurance pricing, or credit decisions. Data from these pages or a linked tool may not be used to:
- Evaluate creditworthiness or determine an insurance rate
- Make a hiring, firing, or other employment decision
- Assess a renter or applicant for housing
- Decide eligibility for a license, permit, or public program
- Carry out any other decision regulated by the FCRA
A person who needs a legally compliant report for a regulated purpose must use an authorized official process or a qualified FCRA-compliant provider.
5. No Legal Advice
The material is general information, not legal advice. It cannot determine how a Smyth County charge, conviction, warrant, sealing rule, or expungement law applies to one person's facts. A licensed Virginia attorney can give that advice.
6. No Warranties
All content is provided "as is," without a guarantee that:
- An outside search provider will return a complete or correct result
- Every published detail will remain accurate, complete, and current
- The website will operate without delay or interruption
- Pages and systems will contain no defect, error, or security weakness
Charges, outcomes, addresses, fees, sealing status, and agency instructions can change. Gaps or delays are possible. No content here is an official statement by a court, sheriff, jail authority, or other government office.
7. Third-Party Services and Links
Links lead to courts, law-enforcement offices, state agencies, legal resources, and outside search services. Following one leaves this website. We do not control the destination's content, privacy practices, prices, accuracy, or availability. Review its terms before use.
8. Intellectual Property
Text, graphics, logos, and code belong to Smyth County Criminal History or the applicable content partner. They may not be copied, changed, distributed, or used to make derivative material without prior written permission.
9. Limits on Our Liability
To the fullest extent allowed by law, we are not responsible for damages arising from use of the website, its information, or a linked service.
10. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold us harmless from a claim, demand, or action arising from your use of the website or a breach of these conditions, including related costs and legal fees.
11. Governing Law
Virginia law governs these terms. Any dispute connected with use of the website must be brought in a court located in Virginia.
12. Changes to These Terms
These terms may be revised. A revision takes effect when the new version is posted 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 terms continue in effect. The affected provision will be adjusted only to the extent required for enforcement.
15. Questions
Questions about these conditions may be directed through the Contact page.