NO FCRA USE. This privately operated site has no affiliation with Burke County, North Carolina, or any government body. Neither the site nor its advertising partners provides a service intended for credit, employment, insurance, tenant, or other Fair Credit Reporting Act decisions. We are not a private investigation firm or a consumer reporting agency.
1. What This Website Is
This is a private reference resource, not a government office. It does not hold official records and cannot retrieve a criminal record, perform an official background check, or file a document for a visitor.
Its content directs readers to the Burke County Sheriff's Office, Burke Clerk of Superior Court, North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation, North Carolina Department of Adult Correction, and North Carolina Sex Offender and Public Protection Registry, along with outside search tools that may assist general research.
2. Rules for Using This Site
A visitor agrees not to:
- Violate a federal, North Carolina, or local law
- Harass, stalk, threaten, intimidate, or harm another person
- Use site information for a credit, employment, housing, or insurance decision
- Attempt unauthorized access to any system or account
- Run bots, scrapers, or other automated collection tools against the site
- Interfere with the site's speed, availability, or use by others
3. No Harassment, Stalking, or Discrimination
Information from this site or a linked service may not be used to harass, stalk, intimidate, threaten, or discriminate against anyone. Registry data requires special care. The North Carolina Sex Offender and Public Protection Registry exists for public safety and community awareness, not vigilante acts or unlawful discrimination. Suspected noncompliance should be reported to the Burke County Sheriff's Office rather than confronted directly.
4. We Are Not a Consumer Reporting Agency
This site is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act and does not produce consumer reports, credit reports, or official background checks. Neither the site nor its advertising partners offers a product meant to:
- Make a hiring or termination decision
- Evaluate a rental or housing application
- Set credit or insurance eligibility
- Determine eligibility for a license, permit, or government benefit
- Support any other decision regulated by the FCRA
A legally compliant screening need must be handled through an appropriate official channel or an FCRA-compliant provider. Public case research and NCSBI subject-only Right to Review have different purposes and should not be misrepresented.
5. No Legal Advice
Site content is general information, not legal advice. It cannot determine how a Burke County charge, warrant, conviction, court order, or North Carolina expunction statute applies to a specific person. Consult a licensed North Carolina attorney for legal guidance.
6. No Warranties
The site and its content are supplied "as is." We do not warrant that:
- Every fact, link, fee, address, or procedure is complete and current
- Service will remain continuous or uninterrupted
- The pages contain no error, defect, or security risk
- An outside search provider will return complete or accurate results
Criminal records can change through new filings, dispositions, corrections, sealing, or expunction. Nothing published here is an official statement by the sheriff, jail, clerk, court, NCSBI, NCDAC, or registry. Verify information with its originating office.
7. Third-Party Services and Links
Links can lead to government sites, court portals, legal resources, and outside search services. Those destinations control their own content, availability, charges, security, privacy, and terms. We do not accept responsibility for those matters. Review a destination's rules before using it.
8. Intellectual Property
Unless another owner is identified, the site's text, graphics, logos, and code belong to Burke County Criminal History or its content partners. They may not be copied, modified, distributed, or used to create derivative work without prior written permission.
9. Limits on Our Liability
To the greatest extent permitted by law, we are not liable for losses or damages arising from use of this site, reliance on its content, or use of a linked service.
10. Indemnification
A visitor agrees to defend and hold us harmless against claims, demands, proceedings, expenses, and reasonable legal fees resulting from that visitor's misuse of the site or violation of these terms.
11. Governing Law
North Carolina law governs these terms, including applicable principles reflected in the North Carolina Public Records Law for records held by government custodians. Any dispute concerning use of this private site must be brought in a court with proper jurisdiction in North Carolina.
12. Changes to These Terms
These terms may be revised from time to time. A revision becomes effective when the updated terms are posted on this page.
13. Cutting Off Access
Access may be limited, suspended, or ended at any time, with or without notice, including when necessary to protect the site or enforce these terms.
14. Severability
If one provision is held 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 terms may be directed through the Contact page.