NO FCRA USE. This privately operated website has no connection to a local, state, or federal agency. Neither it nor its advertising partners provides a service for credit decisions, employment screening, tenant screening, insurance eligibility, or another use regulated by the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). Its purpose is to identify official criminal-record channels for Chesapeake, Virginia. It is neither a private investigation firm nor a consumer reporting agency.
1. Nature of the Website
This is a private reference site operated independently of government. It does not store official criminal records and cannot obtain records, perform an official background check, or submit documents on a visitor's behalf.
The content directs readers to Chesapeake Police Central Records, the Chesapeake Sheriff, Virginia court clerks, the Virginia Department of State Police Central Criminal Records Exchange, and the Virginia Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry. It may also connect readers with independent research tools.
2. Acceptable Use Rules
As a condition of access, you agree not to:
- Use bots, scrapers, or similar automated systems against the pages
- Interfere with performance or prevent another visitor from gaining access
- Attempt unauthorized entry into any system or restricted area
- Use information to stalk, threaten, intimidate, or harass a person
- Rely on site content for hiring, housing, credit, or insurance decisions
- Violate any applicable federal, Virginia, or Chesapeake law
3. Harassment and Misuse Prohibited
No one may use information obtained here or through a linked tool to stalk, threaten, harass, intimidate, or discriminate against another person. Registry misuse has added legal consequences. Virginia Code § 9.1-918 prohibits unauthorized use, intimidation, and harassment involving registry information and makes a willful violation a Class 1 misdemeanor. The Virginia Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry exists for public-safety awareness, not vigilante conduct or unlawful discrimination.
4. No Consumer Reports
We are not a consumer reporting agency under the FCRA and do not prepare credit reports, background checks, or any other consumer report. Our advertising partners do not offer FCRA screening through this site. You must not use material from these pages or a linked tool to:
- Set insurance eligibility, terms, or premiums
- Evaluate creditworthiness
- Make an employment decision
- Assess a housing applicant or tenant
- Determine eligibility for a license, permit, or public benefit
- Carry out any other FCRA-regulated purpose
A lawful, regulated background check must come from the appropriate official process or a qualified FCRA-compliant provider. Virginia State Police procedures vary by statutory purpose.
5. Information, Not Legal Advice
Website content is not legal advice. General information about Chesapeake criminal records cannot determine how a warrant, charge, conviction, sealing rule, or expungement law applies to a particular case. Seek advice from a licensed Virginia attorney for that analysis.
6. No Warranties
All content and functions are offered "as is." We make no promise that:
- An outside search provider will return complete or correct results
- The pages contain no errors, defects, or security weaknesses
- The service will remain available without interruption
- Any information is complete, accurate, or current at a given time
A charge may be amended or dismissed, and a record may later be sealed or expunged. Updates can also lag. No page is an official statement from Chesapeake Police, the Sheriff, a court, Virginia State Police, or another government body.
7. Outside Services and Links
Links can lead to Chesapeake offices, Virginia courts and agencies, legal-aid organizations, and independent search providers. We do not control those destinations and are not responsible for their content, availability, data practices, charges, or results. Review the destination's terms before using it.
8. Intellectual Property
Unless otherwise stated, Chesapeake Criminal History or its content partners own the site's text, graphics, logos, and code. You may not reproduce, alter, distribute, or create a derivative work from that material without prior written permission.
9. Liability Limits
To the fullest extent permitted by law, we are not liable for losses or damages arising from site use, including reliance on information obtained here or from an outside service.
10. Indemnification
You agree to defend and hold us harmless against claims, demands, or legal proceedings caused by your site use or your violation of these terms, including related legal fees and costs.
11. Governing Law
Virginia law governs these terms, and a dispute connected with site use must be brought in a court located in Virginia. For clarity, the Virginia Freedom of Information Act, Code §§ 2.2-3700 et seq., applies to Virginia public bodies, and Code § 19.2-389 regulates criminal-history dissemination; neither makes this private resource a government records office.
12. Revisions to the Terms
We may revise these conditions at any time. A revised version takes effect when it is posted on this page.
13. Ending or Limiting Access
We may suspend, restrict, or end access to the website at any time, for any reason, and without advance notice.
14. Severability
If a court finds one provision invalid or unenforceable, all remaining provisions continue in effect. The affected language will be limited only as much as necessary to make it enforceable.
15. Questions
Questions about these conditions may be directed through the Contact page.