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Terms of Use

These conditions govern access to and use of this website. Reading a page, following a link, or submitting a search means the visitor agrees to them. A person who does not accept the conditions should discontinue use of the site.

NO FCRA USE. This privately operated website is not affiliated with Sawyer County, Wisconsin, or any government body. Neither the site nor its advertising partners offers a service for credit, employment, insurance, tenant, or other decisions regulated by the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). The resource identifies official criminal-record sources. It is not a private investigator or consumer reporting agency.

1. What This Website Is

This is a private reference site with no government connection. It does not store official records, conduct official checks, retrieve files, or submit documents for a visitor.

Its purpose is to identify custodians of Sawyer County records, including the Sheriff's Office, circuit court, Wisconsin Department of Justice Crime Information Bureau, and Wisconsin Public Sex Offender Registry / WiStaySafe, administered by Wisconsin DOC. Some links also lead to outside research tools.

2. Rules for Using This Site

A visitor agrees not to:

  • Use the content for a hiring, housing, credit, or insurance decision
  • Threaten, stalk, or harass a person using information found here
  • Deploy bots, scrapers, or other automated collection tools
  • Violate a local, Wisconsin, or federal law
  • Attempt unauthorized access to any system or account
  • Disrupt site performance or interfere with another visitor's access

3. No Harassment, Stalking, or Discrimination

Information from this website or a linked tool must not be used to harass, stalk, intimidate, threaten, or discriminate against anyone. Such conduct is prohibited and can violate the law. Wisconsin Public Sex Offender Registry / WiStaySafe information, administered by Wisconsin DOC, exists for public safety awareness. It does not authorize vigilantism, threats, employment blacklisting, housing discrimination, or misuse against a registrant.

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 do not provide this site's tools for applicant, renter, insurance, or credit decisions. A visitor must not use site or linked data to:

  • Set an insurance premium or judge creditworthiness
  • Approve or deny a housing application
  • Make an employment decision
  • Determine eligibility for a license, permit, or public program
  • Carry out any other FCRA-regulated purpose

A lawful regulated check must be obtained through the Wisconsin Department of Justice Crime Information Bureau or an appropriate FCRA-compliant provider.

5. No Legal Advice

Site content is not legal advice. General information about Sawyer County records cannot determine how a charge, conviction, warrant, or Wisconsin expungement rule applies to one person's facts. Consult a licensed Wisconsin attorney for advice.

6. No Warranties

All content is provided "as is." No promise is made that:

  • Partner search results will be complete or correctly matched
  • Every page will remain free of errors or security flaws
  • Site access will be continuous
  • Published information will always be complete, current, and accurate

Charges, dismissals, corrections, and expungement orders can change a record. Gaps and delays are unavoidable, so site content is never an official statement from a court, sheriff, or Wisconsin agency.

7. Third-Party Services and Links

Links can lead to sheriff pages, court portals, state agencies, legal-aid groups, and outside search services. We do not control an external site's content, availability, fees, or data practices and are not responsible for them. Review the destination's terms before use.

8. Intellectual Property

Text, graphics, logos, and code belong to Sawyer County Criminal History or its content partners. Written permission is required before copying, modifying, distributing, or creating a derivative work from that material.

9. Limits on Our Liability

To the fullest extent allowed by law, we are not liable for harm arising from site use, including reliance on information obtained here or through a linked service.

10. Indemnification

A visitor agrees to hold us harmless from claims, demands, or legal actions resulting from the visitor's use of the site or violation of these terms, including related legal fees and costs.

11. Governing Law

Wisconsin law governs these terms. Any dispute connected to use of the site must be brought in a court located in Wisconsin. Government-record access remains governed separately by the Wisconsin Public Records Law, Wisconsin Statutes sections 19.31 through 19.39, and criminal identification records by sections 165.82 through 165.84.

12. Changes to These Terms

We may revise these terms. A revision becomes effective when the updated text is posted on this page.

13. Cutting Off Access

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

14. Severability

If a court finds one provision invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions continue in effect. The affected language will be adjusted only as far as necessary to make it enforceable.

15. Questions

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