NO FCRA USE. This privately operated website has no affiliation with a local, Wisconsin, or federal government body. Neither it nor its advertising partners offers a service for credit, employment, insurance, tenant, or other decisions regulated by the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Richland County Criminal History is not a private investigation firm or consumer reporting agency.
1. What This Website Is
This is a private reference site with no government connection. It neither stores official criminal records nor retrieves records, performs official checks, or submits documents for a visitor.
Its content routes readers to the Richland County Sheriff, Wisconsin Circuit Court, Wisconsin Department of Justice Crime Information Bureau, Wisconsin Public Sex Offender Registry, and outside tools that may support personal research.
2. Rules for Using This Site
A visitor agrees not to:
- 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
- Use bots, scrapers, or automated tools against the pages
- Seek unauthorized access to a system or account
- Interfere with performance or another person's access
3. No Harassment, Stalking, or Discrimination
Information found here or through a linked tool may not be used to harass, stalk, threaten, intimidate, or unlawfully discriminate against anyone. That restriction is especially important for the Wisconsin Public Sex Offender Registry, which exists for public safety and community awareness. Registry data does not authorize vigilantism or any unlawful act against a listed person.
4. We Are Not a Consumer Reporting Agency
Richland County Criminal History is not a consumer reporting agency under the FCRA and does not create consumer, credit, or background reports. Its content and linked tools may not be used 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
A legally regulated check must come from a properly authorized Wisconsin Department of Justice process or a service that independently complies with the FCRA and all applicable law.
5. No Legal Advice
Content is general information, not legal advice. Only a licensed Wisconsin attorney can advise how a charge, conviction, warrant, or expungement rule applies to a specific situation.
6. No Warranties
All content is supplied "as is." No warranty promises 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
Charges and records can be filed, amended, dismissed, restricted, or expunged. A page may therefore lag an official source, and nothing here is an official statement from a court, sheriff, or agency.
7. Third-Party Services and Links
Links lead to sheriff, court, state-agency, legal-help, and outside search services. Their operators control content, privacy practices, prices, availability, and terms. Richland County Criminal History is not responsible for those outside systems.
8. Intellectual Property
Text, graphics, logos, and code belong to Richland County Criminal History or its content partners. They may not be copied, modified, distributed, or adapted without prior written permission.
9. Limits on Our Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, the operator is not liable for damages arising from website use, including reliance on content or a linked service.
10. Indemnification
A visitor agrees to hold the operator harmless from claims or demands caused by that visitor's use or breach of these terms, including related legal costs.
11. Governing Law
Wisconsin law governs these terms, including applicable provisions of the Wisconsin Public Records Law, Wis. Stat. §§ 19.31-19.39, and criminal-history dissemination laws, Wis. Stat. §§ 165.82-165.84, where relevant. A dispute tied to website use must be filed in a court located in Wisconsin.
12. Changes to These Terms
The terms may be revised. A revision takes effect when the new text appears on this page.
13. Cutting Off Access
Access may be limited or ended at any time and without advance notice.
14. Severability
If one provision is held invalid or unenforceable, the remaining terms stay effective. The affected language is adjusted only as needed to be enforceable.
15. Questions
Questions about these terms may be directed through the Contact page.