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Terms of Use

These conditions govern use of McKinley County Criminal History. Accessing a page, reading its content, or submitting a query through a search tool signals acceptance of all terms below. Do not continue using the website if you disagree with them.

NO FCRA USE. This privately operated website is not connected with a local, state, federal, or tribal government body. Neither we nor our advertising partners provide a service intended for credit, employment, insurance, tenant-screening, or another purpose regulated by the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). The website identifies criminal-record resources serving McKinley County, New Mexico. It is neither a private investigation service nor a consumer reporting agency.

1. What This Website Is

This is an independent reference website with no government affiliation. We do not keep official criminal records, retrieve them on request, perform government background checks, or submit paperwork for a visitor.

Its purpose is to identify relevant custodians, including the McKinley County Sheriff's Office, local courts, the New Mexico Department of Public Safety central repository, and New Mexico OffenderWatch. Government access is governed separately by laws such as the New Mexico Inspection of Public Records Act, NMSA 1978 §§14-2-1 through 14-2-12, and the Arrest Record Information Act, NMSA 1978 §29-10-6. Some pages also connect visitors to independently operated search tools.

2. Rules for Using This Site

As a condition of access, you must not:

  • Use automated bots, scraping software, or similar collection tools against these pages
  • Interfere with site operation or another visitor's access
  • Attempt unauthorized entry into any system or restricted area
  • Use site content for a hiring, housing, lending, or insurance decision
  • Threaten, stalk, or harass a person using information found here
  • Violate any applicable federal, New Mexico, or local law

3. No Harassment, Stalking, or Discrimination

You may not use information from this website or a linked service to intimidate, threaten, stalk, harass, or unlawfully discriminate against anyone. New Mexico's Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act, NMSA 1978 §§29-11A-1 et seq., governs registry information, which is provided for public safety. Registry data must not be used for vigilantism, harassment, unlawful discrimination, or an FCRA-regulated decision. Misconduct may also violate other civil or criminal laws.

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. Our partners' tools are not offered here for applicant screening, rental decisions, insurance pricing, or an assessment of credit. You agree that information from this site or a linked tool will not be used to:

  • Carry out any other activity regulated by the FCRA
  • Decide eligibility for a government program, permit, or license
  • Set an insurance premium or assess creditworthiness
  • Evaluate a renter or housing application
  • Make an employment decision

A lawful FCRA-regulated check must be obtained through an appropriate official process or a consumer reporting agency that complies with the FCRA.

5. No Legal Advice

The content is general information, not legal advice. It cannot determine how a New Mexico charge, conviction, warrant, or expungement rule applies to a specific situation. Seek advice from a licensed New Mexico attorney.

6. No Warranties

All content and services are supplied "as is." We make no promise that:

  • A partner's search results will be complete or correct
  • Pages will contain no mistake, defect, or security weakness
  • The service will remain continuously available
  • Any item is accurate, complete, or current at a particular time

Charges, dispositions, access restrictions, and expungement orders can change a record. Delays and gaps are possible. No page should be treated as an official statement from the McKinley County Sheriff's Office, a court, the detention center, or any New Mexico agency.

7. Third-Party Services and Links

Links may lead to law enforcement offices, court portals, New Mexico agencies, legal-aid organizations, and independent search services. We do not operate those destinations and are not responsible for their content, availability, pricing, security, or handling of data. Review the destination's terms before using it.

8. Intellectual Property

Text, graphics, logos, and code on McKinley County Criminal History belong to us or the relevant content partner. Written permission is required before copying, changing, distributing, or creating derivative work from that material.

9. Limits on Our Liability

To the maximum extent allowed by law, we are not responsible for damages arising from use of the website, its information, or any linked service.

10. Indemnification

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

11. Governing Law

New Mexico law governs these terms. Any dispute tied to use of the website must be brought in a court located in New Mexico.

12. Changes to These Terms

We may revise these terms. A revision takes effect when the updated language is posted here.

13. Cutting Off Access

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

14. Severability

If one provision is found invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions continue in force. The affected language will be modified only to the extent needed to make it enforceable.

15. Questions

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