NO FCRA USE. This privately run website has no connection to a local, state, or federal government agency. Neither the site nor its advertising partners provides a service intended for credit, employment, insurance, tenant, or other decisions regulated by the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). Its purpose is to route readers to Edgefield County and South Carolina criminal-record sources. It is not a consumer reporting agency or private investigation service.
1. What This Website Is
Edgefield County Criminal History is an independent private reference site. It does not keep official records, retrieve a criminal history, perform an official check, or submit forms on behalf of a visitor.
The content identifies the government custodians that hold Edgefield County records, including Sheriff Records, the criminal courts, SLED, and SORT. Some pages also provide access to independent search tools.
2. Rules for Using This Site
A user must not:
- Violate a federal, South Carolina, or local law through the site
- Threaten, stalk, or harass another person with information found here
- Use site content for hiring, housing, lending, or insurance decisions
- Attempt unauthorized entry into any part of the system
- Deploy bots, scrapers, or similar automated collection tools
- Disrupt performance or interfere with another visitor’s access
3. No Harassment, Stalking, or Discrimination
No one may use information obtained here or through a linked tool to intimidate, discriminate against, threaten, harass, or stalk a person. Registry information demands particular care. S.C. Code §§23-3-490 and 23-3-510 govern public dissemination and can enhance punishment when SORT information is used to commit a crime. The registry supports public safety awareness, never vigilantism or unlawful discrimination.
4. We Are Not a Consumer Reporting Agency
This website is not a consumer reporting agency under the FCRA and does not create a consumer report, credit report, or official background check. Its advertising partners do not offer tools here for regulated screening. Information from the site or a linked feature must not be used to:
- Make an employment decision
- Evaluate a renter or housing applicant
- Set insurance terms or assess creditworthiness
- Decide eligibility for a license, permit, or government benefit
- Serve any other purpose governed by the FCRA
A regulated background check must come from an authorized official channel or a screening provider that complies with the FCRA.
5. No Legal Advice
The material is general information, not legal advice. Only a licensed South Carolina attorney can assess how a charge, warrant, conviction, or expungement rule applies to particular facts.
6. No Warranties
All content and features are offered "as is." No promise is made that:
- Content will always be complete, accurate, or current
- Access will remain continuous or uninterrupted
- Every page will be free from errors or security flaws
- An outside search provider will return complete or correct results
Charges, dispositions, access rules, seals, and expungements can change a record. Updates may lag. Site content is never an official statement by an Edgefield County court, the Sheriff, SLED, or another public body.
7. Third-Party Services and Links
Links can lead to government portals, court systems, legal organizations, or independent services. The destination controls its content, availability, fees, and data practices. Edgefield County Criminal History is not responsible for those outside operations, and visitors should read the destination’s own terms.
8. Intellectual Property
Unless otherwise stated, the site’s text, graphics, logo, and code belong to Edgefield County Criminal History or its content partners. Copying, adapting, distributing, or building upon that material requires prior written permission.
9. Limits on Our Liability
To the maximum extent permitted by law, the site and its operators are not liable for damages arising from access, use, inability to use, or reliance on information obtained here or through a linked service.
10. Indemnification
A user agrees to defend and hold the site and its operators harmless from claims or demands caused by that user’s conduct or breach of these terms, including related legal fees and costs.
11. Governing Law
South Carolina law governs these terms. Any dispute arising from use of the website must be brought in a court located in South Carolina. The South Carolina Freedom of Information Act governs public bodies and does not make this private site subject to public-record requests.
12. Changes to These Terms
The terms may be revised at any time. A revision takes effect when the updated text is posted to this page.
13. Cutting Off Access
Access may be restricted or terminated at any time, with or without advance notice.
14. Severability
If a court finds one provision invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions continue in force. The affected language will be adjusted only to the extent required for enforceability.
15. Questions
Questions about these conditions may be directed through the Contact page.