NO FCRA USE. This privately owned website is independent of every government agency. It and its advertising partners do not provide a service for credit, employment, insurance, tenant, or other decisions regulated by the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). Nelson County Criminal History only directs readers to criminal-record resources in Nelson County, Kentucky. It is neither a private-investigation business nor a consumer reporting agency.
1. What This Website Is
This private reference site has no government affiliation. It does not store official records, submit filings, retrieve documents for a visitor, or perform official checks.
Its function is to identify custodians such as the Nelson Circuit Court Clerk, local law-enforcement agencies, the Kentucky State Police Criminal Identification and Records Branch, and the Kentucky State Police Sex Offender Registry, while also displaying separately operated search tools.
2. Rules for Using This Site
Use of the website may not involve any of the following:
- Automated scraping, crawling, or bot activity
- Unauthorized entry into systems or data
- Conduct that impairs availability for other visitors
- Harassment, stalking, intimidation, or threats based on information found here
- Reliance on site content for employment, housing, lending, or insurance decisions
- Any violation of federal, Kentucky, or local law
3. No Harassment, Stalking, or Discrimination
No information obtained here or through a linked tool may be used to threaten, stalk, intimidate, harass, or unlawfully discriminate against another person. KRS 17.580 authorizes public dissemination through the Kentucky State Police Sex Offender Registry and restricts misuse of that information. Registry access supports lawful public-safety awareness; it does not authorize vigilantism, employment blacklisting, housing discrimination, or any crime against a listed person.
4. We Are Not a Consumer Reporting Agency
Nelson County Criminal History is not a consumer reporting agency under the FCRA and does not create consumer reports, credit reports, or background checks. Its content and linked tools cannot be used to:
- Make hiring, firing, or other employment decisions
- Evaluate a renter, tenant, or housing application
- Set insurance terms or assess creditworthiness
- Determine eligibility for a license, permit, or government benefit
- Make any other decision governed by the FCRA
A person needing a legally permissible report for a regulated purpose must use the correct official Kentucky process or a screening provider that complies with the FCRA.
5. No Legal Advice
The website provides general information, not legal advice. Only a qualified Kentucky attorney can advise how an expungement rule, charge, conviction, warrant, or deadline affects a particular matter.
6. No Warranties
All content and services are supplied "as is," without a guarantee that:
- Information is complete, accurate, or current
- Partner-search results are correct or comprehensive
- Pages contain no bugs, errors, or security weaknesses
- The website will remain continuously available
Charges, dispositions, custody, sealing, and expungement can change after publication, making gaps unavoidable. Nothing published here is an official representation by a court, police agency, sheriff, jail, or Kentucky agency.
7. Third-Party Services and Links
A link may lead to a Nelson County office, Kentucky agency, court portal, legal resource, or outside search service. The destination is independently operated. This website is not responsible for its content, availability, charges, terms, or data practices.
8. Intellectual Property
Text, graphics, logos, and code belong to Nelson County Criminal History or the applicable content partner. Copying, distributing, modifying, or creating derivative work requires prior written permission.
9. Limits on Our Liability
To the maximum extent permitted by law, Nelson County Criminal History disclaims liability for damage arising from use of the website or a linked service, including reliance on information obtained from either.
10. Indemnification
A user agrees to indemnify and hold the website harmless from claims, demands, or proceedings caused by that user's conduct or breach of these terms, including related legal fees and costs.
11. Governing Law
Kentucky law governs these terms. Any dispute arising from website use must be brought in a court located in Kentucky. The Kentucky Open Records Act, KRS 61.870 through 61.884, and the criminal-history provisions in KRS 17.150 and 17.151 govern public agencies and official records; they do not make this private website an official custodian.
12. Changes to These Terms
Revised terms take effect when the updated text is posted on this page.
13. Cutting Off Access
Access may be restricted or terminated at any time, for any reason, without advance notice.
14. Severability
If one provision is found invalid or unenforceable, every remaining provision continues in force. The affected provision will be modified only as far as necessary to make it enforceable.
15. Questions
Questions concerning these conditions may be directed through the Contact page.