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Terms & Conditions

By accessing Hale County Busted Mugshots, a visitor agrees to these terms. If these terms are not acceptable, do not use the site. They govern use of a private reference resource and do not create a relationship with a Hale County government office.

Hale County Busted Mugshots is privately owned and is not affiliated with a government body, sheriff, jail, corrections department, or private investigation firm. Neither the site nor its advertising or search partners provides a consumer-reporting service. Information must not be used for credit, employment, insurance, housing, tenant screening, or any other purpose covered by the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

Nature of the Service

The site is a private reference resource that points visitors toward official Hale County, Texas, state, court, and custody-system paths, plus limited outside research tools. It stores no official jail roster or court file and cannot confirm custody, release a person, post bond, file a request, or decide a legal issue. Public-record access is controlled by the responsible agency and applicable law, including Texas Government Code Chapter 552.

Acceptable Use

Visitors must use the site lawfully and respectfully. Access may not be used to harm people or disrupt the service.

  • Do not violate a law or another person's rights.
  • Do not stalk, harass, threaten, or intimidate anyone.
  • Do not use site material for a prohibited FCRA-covered decision.
  • Do not gain or attempt unauthorized access to systems or data.
  • Do not deploy bots, scrapers, or automated collection tools without written permission.
  • Do not interfere with another visitor's use of the site.

No Consumer Reports

Hale County Busted Mugshots is not a consumer reporting agency under the FCRA. It does not provide consumer reports, credit reports, or screening services, and no advertising or search partner is authorized to turn the site's material into one. By using the site, the visitor agrees not to use information for the prohibited purposes below.

  • Hiring, firing, promotion, or other employment decisions.
  • Housing or tenant decisions.
  • Creditworthiness, lending, or insurance-pricing decisions.
  • Licensing, permit, benefit, or government-program eligibility decisions.
  • Any other use regulated by the FCRA.

Third-Party Destinations

Links may lead to sheriff, jail, police, corrections, court, legal-aid, government, publisher, and outside search-provider sites. A link does not endorse that destination. Hale County Busted Mugshots does not control its content, uptime, security, data handling, pricing, or terms, and visitors should read the destination's own notices before using it.

Service Provided As Is

The site is offered as is and as available, without warranties of any kind to the extent allowed by law.

  • Information may be incomplete, inaccurate, or no longer current.
  • Access may be interrupted or unavailable.
  • The site may contain errors, defects, or security limitations.
  • Partner tools may return incomplete or unsuitable results.

Custody status and government records can change quickly. Nothing on the site is an official declaration by Hale County, the State of Texas, or any law-enforcement office.

Limits of Liability

To the fullest extent allowed by law, Hale County Busted Mugshots and its owners, contributors, and service providers are not liable for losses or damages arising from access to, inability to access, or reliance on the site or an outside destination.

Indemnity

The visitor agrees to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Hale County Busted Mugshots and its owners, contributors, and service providers from claims, liabilities, damages, and reasonable legal fees arising from the visitor's use of the site or violation of these terms.

Ownership

The site's text, graphics, logos, design, and code belong to Hale County Busted Mugshots or its content partners and are protected by applicable intellectual-property law. They may not be copied, distributed, modified, or used beyond lawful personal viewing without written permission.

Term Updates and Access

These terms may be changed at any time. The updated version takes effect when posted. Access may be limited, suspended, or ended at any time, with or without notice, for any lawful reason.

Texas Law and Severability

These terms are governed by the laws of the State of Texas. Any dispute must be brought in a court with proper jurisdiction in Texas. If a provision is held invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions remain effective and the affected provision will be adjusted only as needed to make it enforceable.

Questions About Terms

Questions about these terms may be sent through Get in Touch.