NO FCRA USE. This privately operated website has no government affiliation and is not a consumer reporting agency. Neither it nor its advertising partners offers a service for credit, employment, insurance, tenant, or any other Fair Credit Reporting Act decision. Its purpose is to identify Galveston County and Texas criminal-record resources.
1. What This Website Is
This is an independent reference service. It does not hold official criminal records, perform official checks, retrieve a government file, or submit paperwork for a visitor.
Its content routes readers to custodians such as Galveston County Sheriff's Office, the criminal court clerks, Texas Department of Public Safety, and Texas Public Sex Offender Registry, as well as optional outside search tools.
2. Rules for Using This Site
By using the service, you agree not to:
- Violate a federal, Texas, or local law
- Harass, stalk, intimidate, or threaten another person
- Use content for an employment, housing, lending, or insurance decision
- Attempt unauthorized access to any system or account
- Operate bots, scrapers, or automated collection tools against the pages
- Interfere with performance or another visitor's access
3. No Harassment, Stalking, or Discrimination
Information from this website or a linked service may not be used to harm, threaten, stalk, harass, intimidate, or unlawfully discriminate against anyone. Texas restricts misuse of Texas Public Sex Offender Registry information. Registry access supports safety awareness, never vigilantism or prohibited discrimination.
4. We Are Not a Consumer Reporting Agency
We do not create credit reports, background reports, or any other consumer report under the FCRA. You must not use information from the website or its linked tools to:
- Make a hiring or termination decision
- Evaluate a renter or housing application
- Set credit terms or an insurance premium
- Determine access to a license, permit, or government benefit
- Carry out any other FCRA-regulated purpose
Use an authorized official process through Texas DPS or a compliant provider when a lawful purpose requires an appropriate check.
5. No Legal Advice
General explanations about Galveston County records are not legal advice. A Texas attorney can address how a charge, conviction, warrant, expunction, or order of nondisclosure applies to a specific person.
6. No Warranties
The service and its content are supplied "as is." We do not warrant that:
- Every fact is complete, accurate, or current
- The website will always operate without interruption
- The pages contain no bug, error, or security weakness
- An outside search result is complete or correctly matched
Government records change as cases are filed, corrected, restricted, or expunged. Only the originating Galveston County or Texas office can issue and confirm an official record.
7. Third-Party Services and Links
External links include government portals, agency pages, legal resources, and search providers. We do not control their content, availability, prices, security, or data practices. Their own terms apply after a visitor leaves this website.
8. Intellectual Property
Galveston County Criminal History and its content partners own the text, graphics, logos, and code used here. No one may reproduce, alter, distribute, or create a derivative work from that material without written permission.
9. Limits on Our Liability
To the broadest extent allowed by law, we are not responsible for loss or damage resulting from use of the website, reliance on its content, or use of an outside service reached through it.
10. Indemnification
You agree to defend and hold us harmless from claims, demands, costs, and legal fees arising from your use of the website or your breach of these terms.
11. Governing Law
Texas law governs these terms. A dispute related to use of this website must be brought in a court with proper jurisdiction in Texas.
12. Changes to These Terms
These terms may be revised. A change takes effect when the updated language appears on this page.
13. Cutting Off Access
We may suspend, limit, or end access to the service at any time and without prior notice.
14. Severability
If a court finds one provision invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions continue in effect. The affected language will be narrowed only as needed to make it enforceable.
15. Questions
Questions about these terms may be directed through the Contact page.