Home › Terms of Use

Terms of Use

By using King County Inmate Population, you agree to these Terms of Use. If you do not accept them, do not use the site. These terms apply to browsing the pages, using links, submitting messages, and interacting with any search tool or partner feature displayed here.

This is a privately owned reference site. It is not affiliated with King County, DAJD, the King County Sheriff's Office, Washington DOC, any jail, any court, or any government agency. Neither this site nor its advertising partners provide consumer reports, background checks, credit reports, tenant screening, employment screening, insurance screening, or any service covered by the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

What This Site Is

King County Inmate Population provides reference content and links related to King County jail records, custody lookup tools, court records after arrest, facility pages, and public-record resources. It does not store official jail records, court files, booking photographs, warrants, or criminal-history files.

The site may point to DAJD, Washington DOC, BOP, ICE, Washington VINE, court portals, public-record channels, and third-party research tools. Official custody status, public-record responses, and court filings come from the office or system that maintains those records, including records handled under Washington's Public Records Act, RCW 42.56.

Acceptable Use

  • Do not use the site in a way that violates federal, Washington, or local law.
  • Do not use information from the site to stalk, harass, threaten, or harm another person.
  • Do not use site content for hiring, housing, lending, insurance, licensing, or similar screening decisions.
  • Do not try to gain unauthorized access to the site, its servers, or partner systems.
  • Do not run bots, scrapers, bulk download tools, or other automated access without permission.
  • Do not interfere with site performance or access for other visitors.

No FCRA Use

King County Inmate Population is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. The site does not create, verify, or sell consumer reports. You agree that you will not use information from this site or any linked partner feature for an FCRA-covered purpose.

  • Employment hiring, firing, promotion, or discipline.
  • Tenant, housing, or lease screening.
  • Credit eligibility, lending, or insurance pricing.
  • Licensing, permits, benefits, or government-program eligibility.
  • Any other use regulated by the FCRA or similar screening laws.

Outside Links

This site links to jail rosters, DAJD pages, sheriff and corrections pages, court portals, legal resources, government locators, and outside search providers. Those sites are not controlled by King County Inmate Population. Their content, uptime, fees, records, privacy practices, and terms are their own responsibility.

No Warranties

The site is provided as is and as available. We do not promise that any page, link, contact detail, roster note, facility detail, partner search result, or public-record explanation is complete, current, or error-free.

  • Accuracy, completeness, or current status of information.
  • Uninterrupted or error-free site access.
  • Freedom from bugs, malware, or security defects.
  • Completeness or usefulness of third-party search results.

Custody status, court records, public records, and agency procedures can change quickly. Nothing on this site is an official statement from King County, DAJD, Washington DOC, a court, or any other public office.

Liability Limits

To the fullest extent allowed by law, King County Inmate Population and its owners, operators, partners, and service providers are not liable for damages arising from use of the site, inability to use the site, reliance on site content, or use of linked third-party resources.

Indemnification

You agree to defend and hold King County Inmate Population harmless from claims, losses, damages, costs, and legal fees that arise from your use of the site, your misuse of information, or your violation of these Terms of Use.

Intellectual Property

The site's text, layout, graphics, logos, code, and original materials belong to King County Inmate Population or its content providers unless otherwise stated. You may not copy, republish, modify, distribute, or exploit those materials without written permission.

Term Changes

These Terms of Use may be updated at any time. Updated terms take effect when posted on this page, and continued use of the site means you accept the revised terms.

Access Limits

We may limit, suspend, or block access to the site at any time, for any reason, and without advance notice, including when we believe use violates these terms or may harm the site or other visitors.

Washington Law

These terms are governed by the laws of the State of Washington, without regard to conflict-of-law rules. Any dispute must be brought in a court located in Washington unless applicable law requires a different venue.

Severability

If any part of these terms is found invalid or unenforceable, the remaining parts remain in effect. The invalid part will be limited or adjusted only as much as needed to make the terms enforceable.

Questions

Questions about these Terms of Use may be directed through the Contact Us page.