Terms & Conditions

Use of Yancey County Recent Arrests means acceptance of these terms. If you do not agree with them, discontinue use of the site.

This privately owned site has no affiliation with Yancey County, a sheriff, jail, court, corrections department, or other government body. Neither it nor its advertising partners provides FCRA-covered services for credit, employment, insurance, or tenant screening. It is not a private investigation firm or consumer reporting agency. Its purpose is to help visitors locate Yancey County and North Carolina jail-record resources.


Purpose and Ownership

Yancey County Recent Arrests is a private reference site. It stores no official record, cannot confirm custody, cannot release anyone, and cannot file a document with an agency or court.

Its pages point toward county jail and booking resources, North Carolina government records, and optional third-party research tools.


Acceptable Use Rules

Visitors must use the site lawfully and without harming other people or the service.

  • Do not violate any law through use of the site.
  • Do not stalk, harass, threaten, or intimidate another person.
  • Do not make hiring, housing, lending, or insurance decisions from site content.
  • Do not seek access to systems or data without authorization.
  • Do not deploy bots, automated scrapers, or similar collection tools.
  • Do not interfere with access or operation for other visitors.

No Consumer Reports

This site is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. It offers no background check, credit report, consumer report, or screening service, and neither do its advertising partners. By using it, you agree not to apply its content to:

  • Hiring, retention, promotion, or termination
  • Tenant selection or any housing decision
  • Creditworthiness, lending, or insurance premiums
  • Licensing, permits, or government-program eligibility
  • Any other decision regulated by the FCRA

Third-Party Destinations

Links may lead to jail rosters, Sheriff booking feeds, correctional agencies, courts, legal-aid resources, government portals, and commercial search services. We do not control or endorse those destinations and are not responsible for their content, privacy practices, data handling, prices, or uptime. Review each provider’s own terms.


Service Without Warranties

The site and its content are supplied “as is” and “as available.” No warranty is made regarding:

  • Accuracy, completeness, or current status
  • Continuous or uninterrupted access
  • Freedom from errors, defects, or security weaknesses
  • The scope or quality of a partner’s search results

Custody and public-record data can change quickly. Nothing here is an official statement by the Yancey County Sheriff’s Office or any government agency.


Liability Limits

To the fullest extent allowed by law, Yancey County Recent Arrests and its operators are not liable for direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special, or other damages resulting from access to or use of the site.


Your Duty to Indemnify

You agree to defend and hold the site, its operators, and its partners harmless from claims, losses, costs, and reasonable legal fees arising from your use of the service or violation of these terms.


Intellectual Property

Unless otherwise identified, site text, graphics, logos, and code belong to Yancey County Recent Arrests or its content partners. They may not be copied, distributed, republished, or modified without prior written permission.


Revisions to These Terms

These terms may be changed at any time. A revision takes effect when the new terms are posted on this page.


Access May Be Revoked

Access may be restricted, suspended, or terminated at any time, for any reason, and without prior notice.


North Carolina Law

North Carolina law governs these terms without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Any dispute must be filed in a court with proper jurisdiction in North Carolina.


If One Term Fails

If a court finds one provision invalid or unenforceable, the remaining terms continue in effect. The affected provision will be narrowed only as much as needed to make it enforceable.


Questions About These Terms

Questions may be submitted through the Get in Touch page.