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Terms of Use

These conditions govern every visit, search, and use of Oconto County Criminal History. Accessing the website means that you accept them. If you do not agree, stop using the site.

NO FCRA USE. This is a private website with no affiliation to Oconto County, Wisconsin, or any government body. It is not a private investigation service or consumer reporting agency. Neither the site nor its advertising partners provide a service for credit, employment, insurance, tenant, or other decisions regulated by the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). Its purpose is to help readers locate public criminal-record resources.

1. What This Website Is

Oconto County Criminal History is an independent reference resource. It does not store official records, submit filings, obtain documents for users, or perform an official criminal-history check.

Its pages identify custodians and tools, including the Oconto County Sheriff's Office, Wisconsin Circuit Court, Wisconsin DOJ Crime Information Bureau, and Wisconsin Sex Offender Registry. Some features connect to outside search providers.

2. Rules for Using This Site

You agree that you will not:

  • Use the site in violation of federal, Wisconsin, or local law
  • Threaten, stalk, intimidate, or harass a person with information found here
  • Rely on site content for a credit, employment, housing, or insurance decision
  • Attempt unauthorized entry into any system or restricted area
  • Operate a bot, scraper, or other automated collection process against these pages
  • Interfere with performance, availability, or another visitor's access

3. No Harassment, Stalking, or Discrimination

Information obtained here or through a linked tool must not be used to stalk, threaten, intimidate, harass, or unlawfully discriminate against anyone. Wisconsin Sex Offender Registry information, governed by Wis. Stat. § 301.45, exists for safety and community awareness. It does not authorize confrontation, vigilantism, trespass, or unlawful discrimination. Misconduct can carry criminal or civil consequences.

4. We Are Not a Consumer Reporting Agency

We are not a consumer reporting agency under the FCRA and do not create consumer reports, credit reports, or official background checks. Information from this website or a linked feature may not be used to:

  • Make a credit or lending determination
  • Evaluate an applicant or employee
  • Screen a tenant or housing applicant
  • Set insurance eligibility or rates
  • Carry out any other decision governed by the FCRA

A regulated check must come through an appropriate official or FCRA-compliant channel, not through this site.

5. No Legal Advice

The content is general information, not legal advice. Only a licensed Wisconsin attorney can assess how an Oconto County charge, warrant, conviction, or expungement rule applies to a specific situation.

6. No Warranties

The site and all content are offered "as is." No promise is made that:

  • A partner search result will be complete or correct
  • Every detail remains accurate, current, and complete
  • The service will operate without interruption
  • The pages contain no defect, error, or security weakness

Criminal records can change after filing, dismissal, amendment, restriction, or expungement. Gaps may occur. No content here is an official statement by an Oconto County office, court, sheriff, or Wisconsin agency.

7. Third-Party Services and Links

An outbound link can lead to a sheriff, court, Wisconsin agency, legal resource, or outside provider. We do not control a destination's content, fees, privacy choices, availability, or results. Review its own terms before use.

8. Intellectual Property

Text, graphics, logos, and code belong to Oconto 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 broadest extent allowed by law, we are not responsible for damages arising from use of the website, its content, or a linked service, including reliance on information obtained through them.

10. Indemnification

You agree to defend and hold us harmless from claims, demands, or proceedings caused by your use of the site or violation of these terms, including related legal costs and fees.

11. Governing Law

Wisconsin law governs these terms. A dispute related to site use must be brought in a court located in Wisconsin. Wisconsin Public Records Law, Wis. Stat. §§ 19.31-19.39, and criminal-identification provisions in §§ 165.83-165.84 govern official records through their public custodians, not through this private site.

12. Changes to These Terms

These terms may be revised. A revision takes effect when the updated text is posted here.

13. Cutting Off Access

Access may be limited or ended at any time, for any reason, without prior notice.

14. Severability

If one provision is held invalid or unenforceable, all other provisions remain effective. The affected language will be adjusted only to the minimum extent needed for enforcement.

15. Questions

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