Terms & Conditions

Use of Shelby County Recent Arrests is subject to these terms. By browsing or using the site, you agree to follow them. If you do not accept these conditions, please stop using the site.

This privately owned site is not affiliated with any government body, sheriff, jail, or corrections department. Neither the site nor its advertising partners offers credit, employment, insurance, tenant-screening, or other FCRA-covered services. We are not a consumer reporting agency or private investigation firm.


Purpose of This Website

This is a private reference service with no government ties. It stores no official Shelby County records and cannot confirm custody, release a person, or file a document for a visitor.

The site points readers toward jail and arrest-record resources in Shelby County and Missouri. It may also connect users to research tools operated by third parties.


Standards for Acceptable Use

You may use this site only in a lawful way that does not harm another person or disrupt the service.

  • Do not violate any law through use of the site.
  • Do not stalk, harass, threaten, or intimidate anyone.
  • Do not rely on site content for hiring, housing, lending, or insurance decisions.
  • Do not seek access to systems or data without authorization.
  • Do not operate bots, scrapers, or automated collection tools.
  • Do not interfere with the site's use by other visitors.

No Consumer Reports

Shelby County Recent Arrests is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. It provides no background check, credit report, consumer report, or screening service. Its advertising partners do not provide such a service through this site. You agree not to use any site information for an FCRA-covered decision.

  • Hiring, firing, promotion, or another employment decision.
  • Tenant selection or any housing decision.
  • Creditworthiness, lending, or insurance pricing.
  • Licensing, permits, or government-program eligibility.
  • Any other purpose regulated by the FCRA.

Links Operated by Others

The site links to sheriff and corrections pages, jail resources, government portals, legal-aid sources, and outside search services. A link is not an endorsement. We do not control those sites, their uptime, their data practices, or their content. Review the destination's own terms before using it.


Service Provided As Is

The site and its content are provided "as is" without warranties of any kind. We do not guarantee:

  • That information is accurate, complete, or current.
  • That the service will always be available.
  • That every error, defect, or security weakness is absent.
  • That a partner search will return a full result.

Custody and public records can change at any time. Nothing published here is an official statement from the Shelby County Sheriff's Office or any government agency.


Limits of Liability

To the fullest extent allowed by law, Shelby County Recent Arrests and its operators are not liable for losses or damages arising from access to, reliance on, or use of this site.


Your Duty to Indemnify

You agree to defend and hold the site and its operators harmless from claims, losses, and reasonable legal fees caused by your use of the site or your breach of these terms.


Ownership of Site Materials

The text, graphics, logos, and code belong to Shelby County Recent Arrests or its content partners. You may not copy, distribute, modify, or republish them without written permission.


Revisions to These Terms

We may change these conditions at any time. Revised terms take effect when they are posted on this page.


Suspension of Access

We may restrict or end access to the site at any time, for any reason, and without advance notice.


Missouri Law Applies

Missouri law governs these terms. Any dispute must be filed in a court with proper jurisdiction in Missouri.


If One Term Fails

If a court finds one part invalid, the remaining terms stay in effect. The invalid part will be adjusted only as much as needed to make it enforceable.


Questions About These Terms

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