Terms of Use

1. What This Website Is

This is a private reference site with no government connection. We do not store official records, retrieve them for visitors, conduct official background checks, or submit documents on anyone's behalf.

Our content identifies the custodians of Manatee County records, including the Sheriff's Office, the Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, and the Florida Sexual Offender and Predator Search. It may also connect visitors with third-party research tools.

2. Rules for Using This Site

As a condition of use, you agree 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
• Try to break into our systems or gain access you are not supposed to have
• Run bots, scrapers, or automated tools against our pages
• Do anything that slows the site down or blocks other people from using it

3. No Harassment, Stalking, or Discrimination

You may not use information from this site or a linked tool to stalk, harass, intimidate, threaten, or discriminate against anyone. Such conduct may also violate law. Florida Sexual Offender and Predator Search information is published for community safety, not vigilantism or retaliation. Misuse against a listed person can bring legal consequences under Florida law.

4. We Are Not a Consumer Reporting Agency

We are not a consumer reporting agency under the FCRA and do not create credit reports, background checks, or any other consumer report. Our advertising partners likewise do not provide tools here for FCRA-regulated decisions. You must not use information from this site or a linked tool 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 lawful FCRA-regulated check must be obtained through an appropriate official or FCRA-compliant provider, not through this website.

5. No Legal Advice

The content is not legal advice. General explanations of Manatee County records cannot determine how a charge, conviction, warrant, sealing rule, or expunction rule applies to an individual situation. Seek advice from a licensed Florida attorney.

6. No Warranties

All site content and functions are supplied "as is." We make no promise that:

• Partner-tool results will be complete or correct
• Every page will be free from defects, errors, or security weaknesses
• Information will always be accurate, current, and complete
• The site will remain available without interruption

Criminal records change as charges are filed or dismissed and records are sealed or expunged. Gaps and delays are unavoidable. Nothing published here is an official statement from a court, sheriff, clerk, or Florida agency. Public access and dissemination remain governed by the Florida Public Records Law and Florida Statutes section 943.053.

7. Third-Party Services and Links

Links can lead to sheriff pages, court portals, state agencies, legal-aid organizations, and outside search services. We do not control those destinations and are not responsible for their content, privacy practices, charges, or availability. Review the destination's terms before using it.

8. Intellectual Property

Manatee County Criminal History or its content partners own the site's text, graphics, logos, and code. You may not copy, alter, distribute, or create derivative material from that content without prior written permission.

9. Limits on Our Liability

To the fullest extent allowed by law, we are not liable for damages arising from use of the site, including reliance on information found here or through a linked service.

10. Indemnification

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

11. Governing Law

Florida law governs these terms. Any dispute related to use of the site must be brought in a court located in Florida.

12. Changes to These Terms

We may revise these terms at any time. A revision becomes effective when it is posted on this page.

13. Cutting Off Access

We may restrict or terminate site access at any time, for any reason, without advance notice.

14. Severability

If a court finds one provision invalid or unenforceable, all other provisions remain effective. The affected term will be modified only as much as necessary to make it enforceable.

15. Questions

Questions about these conditions may be submitted through the Contact page.