NO FCRA USE. This privately operated website is not affiliated with a local, state, or federal agency. This site and its advertising partners do not offer services for credit, employment, insurance, tenant, or other decisions regulated by the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). Its purpose is to help readers locate Santa Cruz County, California criminal-record resources. It is neither a private investigation firm nor a consumer reporting agency.
1. What This Website Is
This is a private reference site. We operate on our own with no ties to any government office. We do not store official criminal records and we cannot pull records, run official background checks, or file documents for anyone.
The site points to record holders such as the Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office, the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Cruz, the California Department of Justice, and the California Megan's Law Website. Agency access may be governed by the California Public Records Act, Government Code section 7920.000 et seq., while Penal Code section 11105 restricts dissemination of state criminal offender record information. The site also links to outside research tools.
2. Rules for Using This Site
You agree that you will not:
- Break any federal, state, or local law while using this site
- Use information you find here to stalk, harass, or threaten anyone
- Base hiring, housing, lending, or insurance decisions on content from this site
- Try to break into our systems or gain access you are not supposed to have
- Run bots, scrapers, or automated tools against our pages
- Do anything that slows the site down or blocks other people from using it
3. No Harassment, Stalking, or Discrimination
Information from this site or a linked tool may not be used to stalk, harass, threaten, intimidate, or discriminate against anyone. California Penal Code section 290.46 restricts misuse of California Megan's Law Website information and provides penalties in some circumstances. Registry information is for lawful public-safety awareness, never vigilantism or prohibited discrimination.
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
For a legally regulated background check, use the appropriate California Department of Justice process or an FCRA-compliant screening provider.
5. No Legal Advice
Nothing here is legal advice. General explanations of Santa Cruz County records cannot determine how a charge, conviction, warrant, or expungement law applies to an individual matter; consult a licensed California attorney for that advice.
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
Criminal records change all the time - charges are filed, dismissed, sealed, and expunged. We try to keep up, but gaps are unavoidable. Nothing on this site should be treated as an official statement from a court, sheriff, or government agency.
7. Third-Party Services and Links
We link to sheriff's office sites, court portals, state agency pages, legal aid organizations, and outside search services across this site. Clicking one of those links moves you off our platform and onto one we have no control over. We are not responsible for their content, how they handle data, what they charge, or whether their site stays online. Check their terms before using them.
8. Intellectual Property
Text, graphics, logos, and code on this site belong to Santa Cruz County Criminal History or its content partners. Copying, distributing, modifying, or creating derivative material requires prior written permission.
9. Limits on Our Liability
To the fullest extent the law allows, we are not liable for damages that come from using this site - including decisions made based on information found here or through any linked service.
10. Indemnification
You agree to hold us harmless from any claim, legal action, or demand that stems from how you used this site or from breaking these terms. That includes covering our legal fees and related costs.
11. Governing Law
California law governs these terms. A dispute arising from use of the site must be filed in a court located in California.
12. Changes to These Terms
We can update these terms whenever we see fit. New terms go into effect the moment they appear on this page.
13. Cutting Off Access
We can limit or block your access to this site at any time, for any reason, with no warning.
14. Severability
If a court rules that any part of these terms is invalid or unenforceable, the rest stand. The problem section gets adjusted only as much as needed to make it work.
15. Questions
If something here doesn't make sense, visit our Contact page and ask.