Terms and Conditions of Use

These terms govern use of Franklin County Busted Mugshots. By accessing the site, you agree to them. If you do not accept the terms, do not use the site or its search tools.

Franklin County Busted Mugshots is privately owned and is not affiliated with a government body, sheriff, jail, or corrections department. Neither this site nor its advertising partners provides FCRA-covered services for credit, employment, insurance, or tenant screening. The site is not a private investigation firm or a consumer reporting agency.


Purpose of the Site

Franklin County Busted Mugshots is an independent reference site. It does not store official booking, court, or custody records, and it cannot confirm custody, release a person, or submit documents to an agency.

The site identifies public-facing resource paths for Franklin County, New York, and may connect visitors with independent research tools. Official sources, including the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department and New York eCourts, remain responsible for their own records and decisions.


Acceptable Use

You agree to use the site lawfully and responsibly. In particular, you will not:

  • Violate a law or regulation while using the site.
  • Use information to stalk, harass, threaten, or harm another person.
  • Use site information to make hiring, housing, lending, or insurance decisions.
  • Attempt to gain unauthorized access to the site or its systems.
  • Use bots, scrapers, or similar automated means to collect site content.
  • Interfere with the site’s operation or another visitor’s access.

FCRA-Prohibited Uses

Franklin County Busted Mugshots is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. It does not provide background checks, credit reports, consumer reports, or screening services, and neither its advertising partners nor any linked tool is offered through this site for those purposes. You agree not to use information obtained here for any purpose regulated by the FCRA, including:

  • A hiring, firing, promotion, or other employment decision.
  • Tenant or housing screening.
  • A creditworthiness determination or insurance premium decision.
  • Licensing, permitting, or government-program eligibility decisions.
  • Any other purpose covered by the FCRA.

External Resources

Links may lead to Sheriff resources, court portals, corrections pages, custody locators, legal resources, and outside search services. Those destinations are not controlled or endorsed by Franklin County Busted Mugshots. Their content, availability, privacy practices, and terms are their own, so review them before using a destination.


No Warranties

The site and its contents are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis, without warranties of any kind. No representation is made that information or a linked tool will be:

  • Accurate, complete, or current.
  • Available without interruption.
  • Free of errors, bugs, or security vulnerabilities.
  • Complete in the results returned by a partner search tool.

Custody status and public records can change quickly. Nothing on this site is an official statement by the Franklin County Sheriff, a court, a jail, or another government agency.


Liability Limits

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Franklin County Busted Mugshots and its owners, contributors, and partners are not liable for a loss or damage arising from access to, use of, or inability to use the site or a linked resource.


Your Indemnity

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Franklin County Busted Mugshots and its owners, contributors, and partners from claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, and reasonable legal fees arising from your use of the site or violation of these terms.


Ownership of Site Material

The site’s text, graphics, logos, design, and code belong to Franklin County Busted Mugshots or its content partners and are protected by applicable intellectual-property law. They may not be copied, distributed, or modified without prior written permission, except as allowed by law.


Updates to These Terms

These terms may be changed at any time. A revised version takes effect when posted on the site, and continued use after posting signifies acceptance of the revised terms.


Suspension or Revocation

Access to the site may be limited, suspended, or revoked at any time, for any reason, and without notice.


New York Governing Law

These terms are governed by the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Any dispute must be brought in a court with appropriate jurisdiction in New York.


Severability

If a provision of these terms is found invalid or unenforceable, that provision will be adjusted only as necessary or set aside, and the remaining provisions will continue in effect.


Terms Questions

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