NO FCRA USE. This privately operated website has no government affiliation and is not a consumer reporting agency. Neither the site nor its advertising partners offers a service for decisions about credit, employment, insurance, housing, or another purpose governed by the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Its scope is locating official criminal-record resources in Mason County and Washington, not private investigations or consumer reports.
1. What This Website Is
This is a private reference site with no connection to Mason County, a Washington court, or a state agency. It neither stores official criminal records nor retrieves records, performs official checks, or files documents.
The content identifies official custodians such as Mason County courts, the Sheriff's Office, Washington State Patrol, and the Washington Sex Offender Public Registry. Some pages also connect visitors with independently operated search services.
Access to Washington agency records is governed by the Washington Public Records Act, chapter 42.56 RCW, while chapter 10.97 RCW sets distinct dissemination rules for criminal history. Court files follow Washington court-access rules, including General Rule 31.
2. Rules for Using This Site
Use is allowed only on the condition that a visitor will not:
- 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
Information found here or through a linked tool may not be used to stalk, harass, intimidate, threaten, or unlawfully discriminate. The rule is especially important for Washington Sex Offender Public Registry data. RCW 4.24.550 authorizes risk-based public notice for community safety, not confrontation, retaliation, vigilantism, or another unlawful act against a listed person.
4. We Are Not a Consumer Reporting Agency
Mason County Criminal History is not a consumer reporting agency under the FCRA and produces no consumer report, credit report, or official background check. Data from this site or a linked tool must not be used 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 regulated use requires an appropriate official process through Washington State Patrol or a provider that complies with the FCRA.
5. No Legal Advice
The site's general descriptions are not legal advice and do not apply a charge, conviction, warrant, or vacation rule to an individual's facts. A licensed Washington attorney should address those questions.
6. No Warranties
All content and functions are supplied "as is." No promise is made that:
- The information here is accurate, complete, or current at any given time
- The site will stay up and running without interruptions
- Our pages are free of errors, bugs, or security holes
- Results from our partner search tools will be thorough or accurate
Charges, dispositions, access rules, and record status can change. Gaps and delays are unavoidable, and no page should be treated as an official statement from a court, sheriff, or other government office.
7. Third-Party Services and Links
Links may lead to official offices, court portals, state agencies, legal resources, or outside search providers. Those destinations control their own content, availability, charges, privacy practices, and terms. Review their conditions before use.
8. Intellectual Property
Text, graphics, logos, and code belong to Mason County Criminal History or its content partners. Copying, modifying, distributing, or creating derivative works requires prior written permission.
9. Limits on Our Liability
To the fullest extent allowed by law, the site's operators are not liable for harm arising from use of the website, its content, or a linked service.
10. Indemnification
A visitor agrees to hold the operators harmless from claims, demands, or legal actions caused by that visitor's use or breach of these terms, including related legal costs.
11. Governing Law
Washington law governs these terms. A dispute tied to website use must be brought in a court with proper jurisdiction in Washington.
12. Changes to These Terms
Revised terms become effective when the updated version is posted on this page.
13. Cutting Off Access
Access may be restricted or ended at any time and without advance notice.
14. Severability
If one provision is held invalid or unenforceable, the remaining terms continue in force. The affected provision will be narrowed only as needed.
15. Questions
Questions about these terms may be directed through the Contact page.