NO FCRA USE. This privately operated website has no affiliation with a federal, Kentucky, Franklin County, or Frankfort government body. Neither the site nor its advertising partners provides a service intended for credit, employment, insurance, tenant-screening, or other Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) purposes. The site is a guide to Franklin County, Kentucky criminal-record resources, not a private-investigation firm or consumer reporting agency.
1. What This Website Is
Franklin County Criminal History is an independent, private reference site. It does not keep official records, retrieve them, conduct official checks, or submit filings for a visitor.
Its purpose is to identify the official sources that hold Franklin County information, including the Franklin County Sheriff's Office, Franklin Circuit Court Clerk, Kentucky State Police Criminal Identification and Records Branch, and Kentucky State Police Sex Offender Registry, along with third-party research tools.
2. Rules for Using This Site
By using the site, you agree not to:
- Interfere with performance or prevent another person from using the site
- Deploy a scraper, bot, or other automated process against its pages
- Attempt unauthorized entry into any system or restricted area
- Rely on site content for employment, housing, credit, or insurance decisions
- Use information to threaten, stalk, or harass another person
- Violate any applicable local, Kentucky, or federal law
3. No Harassment, Stalking, or Discrimination
Information found here or through a linked service may not be used to intimidate, threaten, stalk, harass, or discriminate against anyone; such conduct may also be criminal. This restriction is especially important for Kentucky State Police Sex Offender Registry data. Kentucky law, including KRS 525.070 and 525.080, supports the registry warning against harassment. Registry information serves community-safety awareness and is not a basis for vigilantism, employment blacklisting, or housing discrimination.
4. We Are Not a Consumer Reporting Agency
We are not a consumer reporting agency under the FCRA and do not create credit reports, background checks, or consumer reports. Our advertising partners and this site do not offer tools designed to assess job candidates, rental applications, creditworthiness, or insurance rates. Information from the site or a linked tool must not be used to:
- Make any other determination regulated by the FCRA
- Assess eligibility for a permit, license, or government benefit
- Set an insurance rate or evaluate creditworthiness
- Evaluate a renter or housing applicant
- Make a hiring or firing decision
Any check needed for a regulated purpose must be obtained through Kentucky State Police's authorized process or a screening provider that complies with the FCRA.
5. No Legal Advice
The website provides general information, not legal advice. It cannot determine how a Franklin County charge, warrant, conviction, or expungement provision affects an individual matter. Consult an attorney licensed in Kentucky for that guidance.
6. No Warranties
All content and services are supplied "as is," without any guarantee that:
- A partner search result will be complete or correct
- The pages contain no bug, error, or security weakness
- The website will remain continuously available
- Information is complete, accurate, or current
Charges may be filed or dismissed, and records may later be sealed or expunged, so gaps and delays can occur. No page on this site is an official statement from the Franklin Circuit Court Clerk, sheriff, or any other government office.
7. Third-Party Services and Links
Links lead to sheriff and court websites, Kentucky agencies, legal-aid resources, and outside search services. Those destinations are beyond our control. We are not responsible for their availability, prices, privacy practices, or content, and visitors should read each provider's terms before use.
8. Intellectual Property
Franklin County Criminal History or its content partners owns the text, graphics, logos, and code presented here. Written permission is required before copying, distributing, modifying, or creating derivative material from that content.
9. Limits on Our Liability
To the maximum extent permitted by law, we accept no liability for damage arising from use of the website, including reliance on its information or on a linked service.
10. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold us harmless against claims, actions, or demands caused by your use of the site or violation of these terms, including associated legal fees and costs.
11. Governing Law
Kentucky law governs these terms, and any dispute arising from website use must be brought in a court located in Kentucky. For clarity, the Kentucky Open Records Act, KRS 61.870-61.884, and KRS Chapter 17 govern specified government records and criminal-history dissemination; they do not make this private website a public agency or official records custodian.
12. Changes to These Terms
We may revise these terms at any time. A revision becomes effective when posted on this page.
13. Cutting Off Access
We may restrict or terminate access at any time, for any reason, without advance notice.
14. Severability
If a court finds one provision invalid or unenforceable, all remaining provisions continue in force. The affected language will be modified only to the extent required to make it enforceable.
15. Questions
Questions about these terms may be submitted through the Contact page.