NO FCRA USE. Boone County Criminal History is privately operated and has no connection to a local, Illinois, or federal government body. It is neither a private-investigation firm nor a consumer reporting agency. The site and its advertising partners do not offer tools for employment, credit, insurance, tenant, or other decisions governed by the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). Its purpose is to identify criminal-record resources serving Boone County, Illinois.
1. What This Website Is
This is an independent private reference site, not a government office. It cannot file documents, perform an official background check, retrieve a record for a visitor, or store official criminal records.
Its information directs readers to the Boone County Sheriff's Records Division, the Circuit Clerk, the Illinois State Police Bureau of Identification, and the Illinois State Police Sex Offender Registry. Some pages also connect to outside research tools.
2. Rules for Using This Site
Use is permitted only on the condition that a visitor will not:
- Use automated scrapers, bots, or similar tools against the pages
- Interfere with service or prevent access by other visitors
- Attempt unauthorized entry into any system
- Use content for lending, employment, housing, or insurance decisions
- Threaten, harass, or stalk another person with information found here
- Violate any applicable federal, Illinois, or local law
3. No Harassment, Stalking, or Discrimination
No one may use information found here or through a linked tool to intimidate, harass, stalk, threaten, or discriminate against another person. Such conduct can also violate criminal law. This restriction is especially important for Illinois State Police Sex Offender Registry information. Illinois law and the registry warning prohibit misuse against a listed person or family. Registry access supports public safety awareness, not vigilante conduct or discriminatory employment or housing action.
4. We Are Not a Consumer Reporting Agency
Boone County Criminal History is not a consumer reporting agency under the FCRA and does not create a credit report, consumer report, or background check. Its advertising partners are not presented as services for screening applicants, judging credit, setting insurance prices, or reviewing rental applications. Information from the site or a linked tool must not be used to:
- Make any other decision regulated by the FCRA
- Determine eligibility for a permit, license, or government benefit
- Assess creditworthiness or establish an insurance premium
- Evaluate a renter or housing applicant
- Make a hiring or firing decision
A permitted official check for a regulated purpose must come through the Illinois State Police Bureau of Identification or an appropriate FCRA-compliant provider.
5. No Legal Advice
The content is general information, not legal advice. Only a licensed Illinois attorney can advise how Boone County charges, warrants, convictions, or expungement and sealing rules apply to a particular situation.
6. No Warranties
All content and functions are supplied "as is." No warranty is made that:
- A partner's search results are complete or correct
- Pages contain no errors, bugs, or security weaknesses
- The service remains available without interruption
- Information is always current, complete, or accurate
Criminal records change as charges are filed or dismissed and as cases are sealed or expunged under 20 ILCS 2630/5.2. Gaps and delays can occur. Content here is not an official statement from the Boone County Circuit Clerk, Sheriff, Illinois State Police, or any other public body.
7. Third-Party Services and Links
Links may lead to the Boone County Sheriff's Office, court systems, Illinois agencies, legal-aid organizations, and outside search providers. Those destinations are independently controlled. Their availability, prices, data practices, and content are not the responsibility of Boone County Criminal History. Review the destination's terms before use.
8. Intellectual Property
Boone County Criminal History or its content partners own the site's text, graphics, logos, and code. Written permission is required before copying, adapting, distributing, or creating derivative material from that content.
9. Limits on Our Liability
To the maximum extent permitted by law, the site is not liable for damages arising from its use, including reliance on content found here or through a linked service.
10. Indemnification
A visitor agrees to indemnify and hold the site harmless from claims, demands, or proceedings caused by that visitor's use or violation of these terms, including related legal fees and costs.
11. Governing Law
Illinois law governs these terms. Any dispute arising from site use must be brought in a court located in Illinois. The Illinois Freedom of Information Act, 5 ILCS 140/1 et seq., applies to covered public bodies and does not convert this private website into a Boone County records office. Illinois conviction-information access is governed through the Uniform Conviction Information Act, 20 ILCS 2635/1 et seq.
12. Changes to These Terms
These terms may be revised at any time. A revision takes effect when the new language is posted here.
13. Cutting Off Access
Access may be restricted or ended at any time, for any reason, without advance notice.
14. Severability
If one provision is held invalid or unenforceable, the remaining terms continue in force. The affected provision will be modified only to the degree needed for enforcement.
15. Questions
Questions about these conditions may be submitted through the existing Contact page.