NO FCRA USE. This privately operated website is not affiliated with Ingham County, the State of Michigan, or another government agency. It and its advertising partners do not provide services for credit, employment, tenant, or insurance decisions covered by the Fair Credit Reporting Act. We are neither a private investigation firm nor a consumer reporting agency.
1. What This Website Is
This is a private reference site with no government ties. It does not store official criminal records, perform official checks, retrieve documents, or file papers for a visitor.
Its content identifies the Ingham County courts, Sheriff's Office, Michigan State Police Criminal Justice Information Center, Michigan Public Sex Offender Registry, and other record holders. Some pages also connect to independent search tools.
2. Rules for Using This Site
As a condition of use, you will not:
- Use automated bots or scrapers against the pages
- Attempt unauthorized entry into any system
- Threaten, stalk, or harass a person with information found here
- Use the content for a housing, credit, employment, or insurance decision
- Disrupt service or interfere with another visitor's access
- Violate any federal, Michigan, or local law
3. No Harassment, Stalking, or Discrimination
No one may use website or linked-tool information to intimidate, stalk, threaten, harass, or discriminate against another person. Michigan Public Sex Offender Registry data is published for safety awareness, not vigilante action. Under Michigan's Sex Offenders Registration Act, including MCL 28.730, using disclosed registry information to commit another crime can bring criminal penalties.
4. We Are Not a Consumer Reporting Agency
We are not a consumer reporting agency under the FCRA and do not create consumer reports, credit reports, or screening checks. A visitor may not use this website or a linked tool to:
- Set credit terms or insurance eligibility
- Evaluate a job applicant or worker
- Screen a renter or housing applicant
- Determine eligibility for a license, benefit, or permit when the FCRA applies
- Make any other FCRA-regulated decision
Use a properly authorized, FCRA-compliant provider for a regulated background check. A public ICHAT search is not automatically suitable for those purposes.
5. No Legal Advice
The material is general information, not legal advice. Only a licensed Michigan attorney can advise how a warrant, charge, conviction, or set-aside law affects a specific matter.
6. No Warranties
All material is offered "as is," without a guarantee that:
- A partner result is complete or correctly matched
- The website will always be available
- Every detail is accurate, complete, and current
- The pages contain no bug, error, or security weakness
Michigan records change as charges, dispositions, corrections, and set-asides are reported. Content here is never an official statement from an Ingham court, the Sheriff, or a Michigan agency.
7. Third-Party Services and Links
A link may lead to an Ingham County office, Michigan agency, court, legal service, or outside search provider. We do not control the destination's content, fees, privacy practices, availability, or terms. Review those terms before use.
8. Intellectual Property
Ingham County Criminal History or its content partners own the website's text, code, graphics, and logos. They may not be copied, adapted, or distributed without prior written permission.
9. Limits on Our Liability
To the fullest extent allowed by law, we are not responsible for damages arising from use of the website, its content, or a linked service.
10. Indemnification
You agree to defend and hold us harmless from claims or demands caused by your use of the site or breach of these terms, including related legal costs.
11. Governing Law
Michigan law governs these terms. Any dispute tied to website use must be brought in a court located in Michigan. Relevant public-record and criminal-history rules include the Michigan Freedom of Information Act, MCL 15.231 through 15.246, and MCL 28.242.
12. Changes to These Terms
We may revise these conditions. A new version takes effect when it is posted here.
13. Cutting Off Access
We may restrict or end access at any time and without prior notice.
14. Severability
If one provision is held invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions continue in force. The affected text will be narrowed only as needed.
15. Questions
Questions about these conditions may be directed through the Contact page.