NO FCRA USE. This privately operated website has no connection to a local, Alabama, or federal government body. Neither the site nor its advertising partners provides a service intended for credit, employment, insurance, tenant, or other Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) decisions. Dale County Criminal History is a reference for official record resources in Dale County, Alabama. It is neither a private-investigation firm nor a consumer reporting agency.
1. What This Website Is
Dale County Criminal History is a private reference site with no government affiliation. It does not store official criminal records, retrieve them, conduct official background checks, or file documents for a visitor.
Its purpose is to identify the Dale County Sheriff, Circuit Clerk, Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, Alabama Sex Offender Registry, and other official custodians, while also linking to outside tools that may assist lawful personal research.
2. Rules for Using This Site
By using the site, a visitor agrees not to:
- Interfere with site operation or another person's access
- Use bots, scrapers, or other automated collection tools on the pages
- Use any information to threaten, harass, or stalk a person
- Attempt unauthorized entry into a system or account
- Use site content for hiring, housing, credit, or insurance decisions
- Violate federal, Alabama, or local law
3. No Harassment, Stalking, or Discrimination
No one may use information found here or through a linked tool to stalk, harass, intimidate, threaten, or discriminate against another person. Such conduct may also be criminal. Alabama law restricts misuse of Alabama Sex Offender Registry information and can impose penalties for conduct directed at a registrant. The registry supports public-safety awareness, not vigilantism, employment exclusion, or housing discrimination.
4. We Are Not a Consumer Reporting Agency
Dale County Criminal History is not a consumer reporting agency under the FCRA and does not create consumer reports, credit reports, or background checks. Its advertising partners likewise do not offer tools through this site for evaluating applicants, rental requests, insurance terms, or creditworthiness. Site or linked-tool data may not be used to:
- Set insurance prices or evaluate creditworthiness
- Make hiring or termination decisions
- Evaluate a renter or housing applicant
- Determine eligibility for permits, licenses, or government benefits
- Carry out any other FCRA-regulated purpose
A background check for a regulated purpose must come through the proper Alabama Law Enforcement Agency channel or a screening provider that complies with the FCRA.
5. No Legal Advice
Site content is not legal advice. General Dale County record information cannot determine how a charge, conviction, warrant, or Alabama expungement law applies to a particular person. A licensed Alabama attorney can address those questions.
6. No Warranties
All content and services are provided "as is." No guarantee is made that:
- A partner search result will be accurate or complete
- The website will remain available without interruption
- Every page will be free of errors, bugs, or security defects
- Information will always be complete, accurate, or current
Criminal records can change when charges are filed or dismissed and when records are sealed or expunged. Updates may lag. No page is an official statement from the Dale County Sheriff, Circuit Clerk, Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, or another public office.
7. Third-Party Services and Links
Links may lead to sheriff, court, state-agency, legal-aid, and outside search websites. Dale County Criminal History does not control those destinations and is not responsible for their content, availability, privacy practices, or charges. Review a destination's terms before using it.
8. Intellectual Property
Text, graphics, logos, and code are owned by Dale County Criminal History or its content partners. They may not be copied, changed, distributed, or used to create another work without prior written permission.
9. Limits on Our Liability
To the maximum extent allowed by law, Dale County Criminal History is not liable for damages arising from site use, including reliance on information found here or through a linked service.
10. Indemnification
A visitor agrees to defend and hold the site harmless from a claim, demand, or action arising from that visitor's use or breach of these terms, including related legal fees and costs.
11. Governing Law
Alabama law governs these terms. Any dispute tied to use of the site must be brought in a court located in Alabama. Public-record access is governed separately by applicable law, including the Alabama Open Records Act, principally Ala. Code § 36-12-40, and criminal-history dissemination is addressed by Ala. Code § 41-9-590 et seq.
12. Changes to These Terms
These terms may be revised at any time. A revision takes effect when the new text is posted on this page.
13. Cutting Off Access
Access may be restricted or ended at any time, for any reason, without advance notice.
14. Severability
If one term is found invalid or unenforceable, all remaining terms continue in effect. The affected part will be changed only as much as needed to make it enforceable.
15. Questions
Questions about these conditions may be directed through the Contact page.