NO FCRA USE. This privately operated website is not connected with a city, county, state, or federal agency. The website and its advertising partners do not provide services for employment screening, credit decisions, insurance underwriting, tenant evaluation, or another use regulated by the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). Cowlitz County Criminal History is a records-reference resource, not a consumer reporting agency or private investigation service.
1. What This Website Is
Cowlitz County Criminal History is an independent reference website. It has no government affiliation, does not hold official criminal records, and cannot submit filings, perform an official background check, or retrieve a government file on a visitor's behalf.
The content routes readers to the Cowlitz County Sheriff's Office, county courts, Washington State Patrol, Washington Sex Offender Public Registry, and other offices that maintain the source material. Links may also lead to outside search tools useful for personal research.
2. Rules for Using This Site
By using the website, you agree not to:
- Violate federal, Washington, or local law
- Threaten, stalk, or harass another person with information found here
- Use the content for an employment, housing, lending, or insurance decision
- Attempt unauthorized entry into any website system
- Send bots, scrapers, or automated collection tools through the pages
- Disrupt performance or interfere with another visitor's access
3. No Harassment, Stalking, or Discrimination
You may not use content from this website or a linked resource to harass, intimidate, threaten, stalk, or discriminate against anyone. Registry information requires particular care. Washington law limits the use of public sex-offender information and does not authorize vigilantism. Public criminal-history dissemination is also governed by the Washington Criminal Records Privacy Act, chapter 10.97 RCW. Records access is for lawful purposes only.
4. We Are Not a Consumer Reporting Agency
Neither this website nor its advertising partners create consumer reports, credit reports, or screening reports. The website is not a consumer reporting agency under the FCRA. You agree that you will not use information obtained here or through a linked tool to:
- Make a hiring or termination decision
- Evaluate a rental or housing application
- Set insurance eligibility or rates
- Judge creditworthiness
- Decide eligibility for a license, permit, or government benefit
- Carry out another activity controlled by the FCRA
When an authorized purpose requires a compliant report, use the official Washington State Patrol process or a qualified FCRA-compliant provider.
5. No Legal Advice
Website content is general information, not legal advice. It cannot determine how a Cowlitz County charge, warrant, conviction, vacation, sealing rule, or record-correction procedure applies to a particular person. Consult a lawyer licensed in Washington for advice about a specific matter.
6. No Warranties
All content and functionality are supplied "as is." No warranty is made that:
- Information will always be complete, correct, or current
- The website will operate without interruption
- Pages will be free from errors or security flaws
- A partner tool will return accurate or comprehensive results
Criminal records change as agencies add reports and courts file, amend, dismiss, seal, vacate, or correct entries. Treat no website content as an official statement from a court or law-enforcement office. Confirm a record with its originating custodian.
7. Third-Party Services and Links
Links may lead to Cowlitz County offices, Washington agencies, courts, legal resources, or outside search services. Those destinations are controlled by their own operators. Cowlitz County Criminal History is not responsible for an outside site's content, availability, security, privacy practices, fees, or terms. Review the destination's policies before providing data or making a payment.
Government disclosure from county or city agencies is subject to the Washington Public Records Act, chapter 42.56 RCW and its exemptions. Court records use the courts' own access rules. A link does not alter those laws or make a restricted record public.
8. Intellectual Property
Unless otherwise stated, the text, graphics, logos, and code on this website belong to Cowlitz County Criminal History or its content partners. They may not be copied, modified, distributed, or used to create another work without prior written permission.
9. Limits on Our Liability
To the maximum extent permitted by law, Cowlitz County Criminal History is not liable for loss or damages arising from access to or use of the website, reliance on its content, or use of a linked service.
10. Indemnification
You agree to defend and hold Cowlitz County Criminal History harmless from claims, demands, proceedings, expenses, and legal fees caused by your website use or your violation of these terms.
11. Governing Law
Washington law governs these terms. Any dispute arising from use of the website must be brought in a court with proper jurisdiction in the State of Washington.
12. Changes to These Terms
These terms may be revised at any time. A revision becomes effective when the updated language is posted on this page.
13. Cutting Off Access
Access may be limited, suspended, or ended at any time and without advance notice, including when use appears to violate these conditions.
14. Severability
If a court finds one part of these terms invalid or unenforceable, the remaining terms continue in effect. The affected provision will be limited only as much as necessary to make it enforceable.
15. Questions
Questions about these conditions may be submitted through the Contact page.