NO FCRA USE. Suffolk County Criminal History is privately operated and has no connection to a local, New York State, or federal government agency. Neither the site nor its advertising partners provides a service designed for credit, employment, tenant, insurance, or any other decision regulated by the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). The site is a reference for locating Suffolk County criminal-record channels. It is neither a private investigation firm nor a consumer reporting agency.
1. What This Website Is
This is a private reference site, operated independently of government. It does not hold official criminal records, retrieve records on a visitor's behalf, perform official checks, or file papers with an agency or court.
Its content directs readers to Suffolk County custodians, New York criminal courts, the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS), and the New York State Sex Offender Registry. Some pages also connect to outside tools that may support personal research.
2. Rules for Using This Site
Use of the site is conditioned on compliance with these limits. You must not:
- Use automated bots, scrapers, or similar collection tools against the pages
- Harass, threaten, stalk, or intimidate another person with information found here
- Attempt unauthorized access to any system, account, or restricted area
- Use site content for credit, employment, housing, or insurance decisions
- Interfere with site performance or another visitor's access
- Violate any applicable federal, New York State, or local law
3. No Harassment, Stalking, or Discrimination
Information from this site or a linked tool may not be used to harass, stalk, threaten, intimidate, or unlawfully discriminate against anyone. New York Correction Law ยง168-q specifically restricts misuse of New York State Sex Offender Registry information and allows criminal or civil consequences in the circumstances stated by law. Registry information serves public safety awareness. It does not authorize vigilantism, retaliation, or a prohibited screening decision.
4. We Are Not a Consumer Reporting Agency
Suffolk County Criminal History is not a consumer reporting agency under the FCRA. It does not create background checks, credit reports, or any other consumer report. Its advertising partners are not presented as providers for applicant screening, rental decisions, insurance pricing, or credit review. You may not use information from the site or a linked tool to:
- Make an insurance eligibility or pricing decision
- Evaluate a person for credit or lending
- Screen a person for employment
- Assess a rental or housing application
- Carry out any other use governed by the FCRA
A lawful FCRA-regulated check must come from a provider and official process authorized for that purpose. DCJS Personal Record Review is a fingerprint-based route for a person to review their own New York record, not a general-public screening service.
5. No Legal Advice
The site's material is general information, not legal advice. It cannot determine how a Suffolk County charge, conviction, warrant, or New York record-sealing law applies to a particular set of facts. Advice about an individual matter should come from a lawyer licensed in New York.
6. No Warranties
All content and functions are supplied "as is." No guarantee is made that:
- Outside search results will be complete, current, or correctly matched
- Every page will be free from errors, defects, or security weaknesses
- The service will remain available without delay or interruption
- Published information will always be accurate, complete, or current
Criminal records can change when charges are filed, amended, dismissed, or sealed under laws such as CPL 160.50, CPL 160.57, or CPL 160.59. Delays and gaps are possible. Site content is not an official statement from a court, the Suffolk County Sheriff, DCJS, or another government agency.
7. Third-Party Services and Links
Links may open Suffolk County offices, court portals, DCJS pages, legal aid resources, or private services. Those destinations are independently controlled. This site is not responsible for their content, availability, prices, privacy practices, or terms, which should be reviewed before use.
8. Intellectual Property
Text, graphics, logos, and code are owned by Suffolk County Criminal History or the applicable content partner. They may not be copied, changed, distributed, or used to create derivative work without prior written permission.
9. Limits on Our Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, Suffolk County Criminal History is not liable for damages arising from site use, including reliance on content or results supplied by a linked service.
10. Indemnification
You agree to defend and hold Suffolk County Criminal History harmless from claims, demands, or proceedings caused by your site use or violation of these terms, including related legal fees and costs.
11. Governing Law
New York State law governs these terms. Any dispute arising from use of the site must be brought in a court located in New York, subject to applicable jurisdiction and venue rules.
12. Changes to These Terms
These terms may be revised at any time. A revised version becomes effective when it is posted on this page.
13. Cutting Off Access
Access may be suspended, limited, or terminated at any time, for any reason, without advance notice.
14. Severability
If any provision is held invalid or unenforceable, the remaining terms continue in force. The affected provision will be narrowed only as much as necessary to make it enforceable.
15. Questions
Questions about these conditions may be submitted through the Contact page.