Terms & Conditions

Use of Lincoln County Recent Arrests means that you accept these terms. If you do not agree with them, please stop using the site.

This private site is not tied to any government body, sheriff, jail, or corrections department. Neither it nor its advertising partners provides consumer reports, private investigations, or FCRA-covered services.


Purpose of the Website

This privately owned reference site stores no official records and cannot confirm custody, release anyone, or file documents. It points readers toward Lincoln County Sheriff and Harven A. Crouse Detention Center resources, North Carolina correctional and court sources, and third-party research tools.


Acceptable Use Rules

You agree to use the site lawfully and without harming others or the service.

  • Do not use site information to stalk, harass, or threaten.
  • Do not make hiring, housing, lending, or insurance decisions from site content.
  • Do not seek access to accounts, servers, or data without permission.
  • Do not run bots, scrapers, or automated collection tools.
  • Do not disrupt access for other visitors.
  • Do not use the site to violate any law.

FCRA Use Is Prohibited

Lincoln County Recent Arrests is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. It offers no background check, credit report, or consumer report, and neither do its advertising partners. You agree not to use site information for an FCRA-covered decision.

  • Hiring, firing, or other employment decisions
  • Tenant selection or housing eligibility
  • Creditworthiness, lending, or insurance pricing
  • Licensing, permits, or government-program eligibility
  • Any other use regulated by the FCRA

External Services and Links

Links may lead to jail rosters, booking bulletins, Sheriff or correctional pages, court portals, legal resources, and outside search services. A link is not an endorsement. We do not control those sites, their privacy practices, their terms, their data, or their uptime.


Service Provided As Is

The site and all content are provided “as is” without express or implied warranties. We do not warrant:

  • Accuracy, completeness, or current information
  • Continuous or uninterrupted availability
  • Freedom from bugs, errors, or security flaws
  • Complete or useful results from a partner search

Custody and public records can change quickly. Nothing here is an official statement by the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office or another government agency.


Limits on Liability

To the fullest extent allowed by law, the site and its operators are not liable for direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or other damages arising from access to, reliance on, or use of the site.


Your Duty to Indemnify

You agree to defend and hold harmless the site, its operators, and its partners from claims, losses, and reasonable legal fees caused by your use of the site or breach of these terms.


Ownership of Site Materials

Unless otherwise noted, site text, graphics, logos, and code belong to Lincoln County Recent Arrests or its content partners. You may not copy, distribute, alter, or republish those materials without written permission.


Revisions to These Terms

We may revise these terms at any time. New terms become effective when they are posted on this page.


Suspension of Access

We may restrict or end access to the site at any time, for any reason, and without prior notice.


North Carolina Law

North Carolina law governs these terms. Any dispute must be brought in a court with proper jurisdiction in North Carolina.


If One Term Fails

If a court finds one provision invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions continue in force. The affected provision will be narrowed only as much as needed to make it valid.


Questions About the Terms

Send questions about these terms through the Contact Us page.