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Terms of Use

These conditions govern every visit to Franklin County Criminal History, including reading its content or using a search tool. Continued use means that you accept all terms below. Do not use the website if you disagree with them.

NO FCRA USE. Franklin County Criminal History is privately operated and has no affiliation with a local, Nebraska, or federal government body. Neither the site nor its advertising partners offers a service for credit, employment, tenant, insurance, or other decisions regulated by the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). The site helps visitors locate Franklin County, Nebraska record resources. It is neither a consumer reporting agency nor a private investigation firm.

1. What This Website Is

This private reference site operates independently of government. It does not store official criminal records, retrieve a person's file, conduct an official check, or submit paperwork for a visitor.

Its function is to identify custodians such as the Franklin County Sheriff, County Court and District Court, Nebraska State Patrol Criminal Identification Division, and Nebraska Sex Offender Registry, along with third-party research tools.

2. Rules for Using This Site

Use is conditioned on your agreement not to:

  • Use bots, scrapers, or other automated collection tools on these pages
  • Stalk, threaten, or harass any person with information found here
  • Attempt unauthorized access to a system or account
  • Use site content for credit, employment, housing, or insurance decisions
  • Interfere with site speed, access, or another visitor's use
  • Violate any applicable federal, Nebraska, or local law

3. No Harassment, Stalking, or Discrimination

No one may use information from this website or a linked tool to stalk, intimidate, threaten, harass, or discriminate. Such conduct may also be criminal. Nebraska Sex Offender Registry information deserves special care: the Nebraska State Patrol states that threats, retaliation, vandalism, and harassment directed at a registrant, family, or connected person may be crimes. Registry data supports public safety awareness, not vigilante conduct or prohibited discrimination.

4. We Are Not a Consumer Reporting Agency

We are not a consumer reporting agency under the FCRA and do not create consumer reports, credit reports, or background checks. Site and partner tools are not offered for an FCRA-regulated decision. You must not use information from this website or a linked service to:

  • Evaluate eligibility for a license, permit, or government benefit
  • Make a hiring or termination decision
  • Review a rental or housing application
  • Assess credit or determine an insurance rate
  • Carry out any other purpose controlled by the FCRA

Use a legally appropriate official channel through the Nebraska State Patrol or a compliant consumer reporting agency when an FCRA-regulated report is required.

5. No Legal Advice

Site content is not legal advice. General explanations of Franklin County records cannot determine how a charge, conviction, warrant, set-aside, removal, or sealing law applies to one matter. Seek advice from a Nebraska-licensed attorney.

6. No Warranties

All content and services are provided "as is." We make no promise that:

  • A partner tool will return a full or correct result
  • Information will always be complete, current, or accurate
  • Pages will remain free of errors, bugs, or security flaws
  • The website will operate without interruption

Franklin County files change as charges are filed, amended, dismissed, set aside, removed, or sealed. Gaps can occur. Only the record custodian can make an official statement about its current file.

7. Third-Party Services and Links

Links may lead to the sheriff, Nebraska courts, state agencies, legal resources, or outside search services. Those destinations are outside our control. We are not responsible for their content, availability, privacy practices, or prices. Review their own terms before use.

8. Intellectual Property

Franklin County Criminal History or its content partners own the site's text, graphics, logos, and code. Written permission is required before copying, distributing, modifying, or creating derivative work from that material.

9. Limits on Our Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, we are not liable for damages arising from use of this website, including reliance on content or a linked service.

10. Indemnification

You agree to defend and hold us harmless from claims, demands, or actions caused by your site use or violation of these terms, including related legal fees and costs.

11. Governing Law

Nebraska law governs these terms. Any dispute connected with website use must be brought in a court located in Nebraska.

12. Changes to These Terms

We may revise these terms. A revised version takes effect when it is posted on this page.

13. Cutting Off Access

Access may be restricted or ended at any time, for any reason, without advance notice.

14. Severability

If one term is held invalid or unenforceable, the remaining terms continue. The affected provision will be adjusted only as far as needed to make it enforceable.

15. Questions

Questions about these terms may be directed through the Contact page.