Terms of Use

1. What This Website Is

Luzerne County Criminal History is an independently run private reference website. It is not part of any court, police department, county office, or Pennsylvania agency. The website does not maintain official records, perform official background checks, retrieve government files, or submit filings on a visitor's behalf.

Its material directs readers to the offices and systems that hold Luzerne County records, including the Court of Common Pleas and Clerk of Courts, local Magisterial District Courts, Pennsylvania State Police Central Repository and PATCH, and the Pennsylvania State Police Megan's Law Public Website. Some pages also connect to outside search services.

2. Rules for Using This Site

By using the website, you agree that you will not:

• Violate a federal, Pennsylvania, or local law
• Harass, stalk, threaten, or intimidate another person with information found here
• Use website content for lending, insurance, employment, or housing decisions
• Attempt to enter systems or data without authorization
• Use bots, scraping software, or other automated collection tools on these pages
• Disrupt access, overload the website, or interfere with another visitor's use

3. No Harassment, Stalking, or Discrimination

You may not use material from this website or a linked service to stalk, harass, intimidate, threaten, or discriminate against anyone. Such conduct may also violate criminal or civil law. This restriction is especially important for data from the Pennsylvania State Police Megan's Law Public Website. Registry information supports lawful public-safety awareness. It does not authorize vigilantism, threats, employment blacklisting, housing discrimination, or harassment of a registrant.

4. We Are Not a Consumer Reporting Agency

Luzerne County Criminal History is not a consumer reporting agency under the FCRA. It does not prepare background checks, consumer reports, or credit reports. Its advertising partners do not offer services through this website for screening job candidates, reviewing housing applications, setting insurance rates, or evaluating credit. You agree not to use information from the website or any linked tool to:

• Make a hiring, firing, or other employment decision
• Evaluate a renter or housing applicant
• Assess credit or establish an insurance premium
• Determine eligibility for a license, permit, or public benefit
• Carry out any other action regulated by the FCRA

A legally authorized background check for a regulated purpose must come from the Pennsylvania State Police, an applicable statutory fingerprint process through IDEMIA/IdentoGO, or a screening provider that complies with the FCRA.

5. No Legal Advice

The website provides general information, not legal advice. Its descriptions of Luzerne County charges, warrants, convictions, expungement, limited access, and Clean Slate procedures cannot determine how Pennsylvania law applies to an individual matter. Consult a Pennsylvania-licensed attorney for advice about a specific case or legal right.

6. No Warranties

All content and functions are supplied "as is." No promise or warranty is made that:

• Any item will remain accurate, complete, or current
• The website will operate at all times without interruption
• Every page will be free from defects, errors, or security weaknesses
• A partner search service will provide complete or correctly matched results

Criminal records can change as charges are filed, amended, dismissed, sealed, placed under limited access, or expunged. Information can also lag behind the originating office. Nothing published here is an official statement by Luzerne County, a court, Pennsylvania State Police, or another government agency.

7. Third-Party Services and Links

Pages may link to Luzerne County offices, Pennsylvania agencies, court portals, legal-aid resources, and outside search providers. Following a link takes the visitor to a service that Luzerne County Criminal History does not own or control. The website is not responsible for an outside provider's content, data practices, charges, availability, accuracy, or terms. Review that provider's policies before proceeding.

8. Intellectual Property

Text, graphics, logos, and code published by Luzerne County Criminal History belong to the website or its content partners. Unless written permission is granted, users may not reproduce, distribute, alter, or create derivative works from that material.

9. Limits on Our Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, Luzerne County Criminal History is not liable for losses or damages resulting from access to or use of the website. This limit includes harm tied to reliance on information found here or through an external service.

10. Indemnification

You agree to defend and hold the website harmless against claims, demands, proceedings, expenses, and reasonable legal fees arising from your use of the website or your violation of these conditions.

11. Governing Law

Pennsylvania law governs these terms, including applicable provisions of the Pennsylvania Right-to-Know Law and Criminal History Record Information Act where relevant. A dispute arising from use of the website must be brought in a court with proper jurisdiction in Pennsylvania.

12. Changes to These Terms

These terms may be revised at any time. A revision becomes effective when the updated version is posted on this page.

13. Cutting Off Access

Access to all or part of the website may be suspended, limited, or ended at any time, for any reason, without advance notice.

14. Severability

If a court finds one condition invalid or unenforceable, the other conditions remain effective. The affected condition will be changed only to the minimum extent needed to make it enforceable.

15. Questions

Questions about these conditions may be submitted through the Contact page.