NO FCRA USE. This privately operated website has no affiliation with a local, state, or federal government agency. Neither the site nor its advertising partners provides a service intended for credit, employment, insurance, tenant, or any other Fair Credit Reporting Act purpose. The material identifies criminal-record resources for Westmoreland County and Virginia. This is neither a consumer reporting agency nor a private investigation firm.
1. What This Website Is
This is a private reference site with no government connection. It does not store official records, conduct official criminal-history checks, retrieve records, or submit documents on behalf of a visitor.
The site's function is to identify the offices that hold Westmoreland County material, including the sheriff, the General District and Circuit courts, the Virginia State Police Central Criminal Records Exchange, and the Virginia Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry. Access to government records remains governed by the Virginia Freedom of Information Act, Code § 2.2-3700 et seq., and criminal-history dissemination remains subject to Code § 19.2-389. Some pages also provide access to outside research tools.
2. Rules for Using This Site
As a condition of access, you must not:
- Use bots, scrapers, or other automated means against the pages
- Attempt unauthorized entry into any site system
- Use site information to stalk, threaten, or harass a person
- Interfere with performance or another visitor's access
- Rely on the content for hiring, housing, credit, or insurance decisions
- Violate any applicable local, Virginia, or federal law
3. No Harassment, Stalking, or Discrimination
No one may use content found here or through a linked tool to intimidate, stalk, threaten, harass, or discriminate against another person. Such conduct may also be criminal. Virginia's Registry Act places special limits on misuse of information from the Virginia Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry. That data supports public awareness and safety, not vigilantism or blacklisting.
4. We Are Not a Consumer Reporting Agency
Westmoreland County Criminal History is not a consumer reporting agency under the FCRA and produces no credit report, consumer report, or official background check. Its advertising partners do not offer their linked tools for judging credit, applicants, insurance, or housing. Information from this site or a linked tool must not be used to:
- Set an insurance price or judge creditworthiness
- Evaluate a person for employment
- Screen an applicant for housing
- Determine access to a license, permit, or government benefit
- Carry out any other activity governed by the FCRA
A lawful check for an FCRA-regulated purpose must come from a properly authorized, FCRA-compliant provider or the official process that applies to that purpose.
5. No Legal Advice
The content is not legal advice. General descriptions of Westmoreland County records cannot determine how a Virginia charge, conviction, warrant, sealing rule, or expungement law applies to a particular person. Seek advice from a licensed Virginia attorney.
6. No Warranties
All content and functions are offered "as is." No warranty is made that:
- A partner search result is complete or correct
- The website will remain available without interruption
- All pages are free from bugs, errors, or security defects
- Any item of information is current, complete, or accurate
Charges, dispositions, sealing, and expungement can change the status or availability of a record. Gaps and delays are unavoidable. No page should be treated as a statement by a Virginia court, the Westmoreland County sheriff, or another government body.
7. Third-Party Services and Links
Links may point to the sheriff, Virginia court systems, state agencies, legal resources, or outside search services. A linked site is independently operated. We are not responsible for its content, availability, data practices, fees, or terms, which visitors should review before use.
8. Intellectual Property
Text, code, graphics, and logos belong to Westmoreland County Criminal History or its content partners. They may not be copied, adapted, distributed, or used to create another work without prior written permission.
9. Limits on Our Liability
To the maximum extent permitted by law, we are not responsible for damages arising from use of the site, including reliance on information obtained here or from a linked service.
10. Indemnification
You agree to defend and hold us harmless against a claim, demand, or proceeding caused by your use of the website or violation of these terms, including related legal costs and fees.
11. Governing Law
Virginia law governs these terms. Any dispute arising from use of the site must be brought in a court located in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
12. Changes to These Terms
These terms may be changed at any time. A revision takes effect when the new version is posted here.
13. Cutting Off Access
Access may be restricted or ended at any time, without advance notice and for any reason.
14. Severability
If one provision is held invalid or unenforceable, all remaining provisions stay in force. The affected language will be narrowed only as far as needed to make it enforceable.
15. Questions
Questions about these conditions may be submitted through the Contact page.