Terms & Conditions for Clay County

These Terms & Conditions govern use of Clay County Busted Mugshots. By accessing this private reference site, you agree to follow these terms. If you do not agree, do not use the site or its search features. These terms do not replace the rules of an official Clay County office or the terms of any external provider.

Clay County Busted Mugshots is privately owned and is not affiliated with a government body, sheriff, jail, or corrections department. It is not a private investigation firm or a consumer reporting agency. Neither this site nor its advertising or search partners provides a service for any FCRA-regulated purpose, including credit, employment, insurance, or tenant use.


Private Reference Service

This site offers explanations and links for Clay County Jail, sheriff, court, and corrections information. It does not store official booking records, determine a person’s custody status, authorize a release, or file documents with an agency. Official records remain with the responsible custodian.

Information about qualifying government records is governed by the Texas Public Information Act, Government Code Chapter 552, subject to its exceptions. Clay County Busted Mugshots can point to public resources and third-party research tools, but it cannot alter an official custodian’s process or decision.


Acceptable Use

Use the site lawfully and with respect for other people’s privacy and safety. You may not use the service or any linked information in a way that harms others, interrupts the service, or violates these terms.

  • Do not violate a law or regulation while using the site.
  • Do not use information to stalk, harass, threaten, or intimidate another person.
  • Do not use information for a purpose prohibited in the FCRA section below.
  • Do not attempt to bypass access controls or gain unauthorized access to a system.
  • Do not run automated bots, scrapers, or bulk collection tools against the site.
  • Do not interfere with the site’s operation or another visitor’s access.

FCRA-Prohibited Uses

Clay County Busted Mugshots is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. It does not provide consumer reports, credit reports, background checks, or screening services, and neither the site nor its advertising or search partners may be used for the prohibited purposes below. By using the site, you agree not to use its information for any purpose governed by the FCRA.

  • Employment decisions, including hiring, firing, promotion, or reassignment.
  • Housing or tenant-screening decisions.
  • Credit eligibility, lending decisions, or insurance underwriting or premiums.
  • Eligibility for a license, permit, government benefit, or government program.
  • Any other purpose regulated by the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

External Resources

The site may link to the Clay County Sheriff’s Office, jail roster, court pages, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, federal locators, government portals, and outside search services. Those resources are operated by others. We do not endorse or control their content, availability, privacy practices, data handling, or terms, and you should review their own policies before using them.


Information Provided As Is

The site and its information are provided “as is” and “as available,” without warranties of any kind. We do not promise the following:

  • That information is accurate, complete, or current.
  • That the site will be available without interruption.
  • That the site will be free of every error, defect, or security issue.
  • That a partner tool will return complete or useful results.

Custody status and public records can change quickly. Nothing on this site is an official statement by the Clay County Sheriff’s Office, Clay County Jail, or another government agency.


Limits of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Clay County Busted Mugshots and its owners, contributors, and service providers are not liable for losses, damages, claims, or costs arising from access to or use of the site, its information, or an external resource.


Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Clay County Busted Mugshots and its owners, contributors, and service providers from claims, liabilities, damages, and reasonable legal fees arising from your use of the site or a breach of these terms.


Site Intellectual Property

The site’s original text, graphics, logo presentation, and code belong to Clay County Busted Mugshots or its content partners and are protected by applicable intellectual-property law. You may not copy, distribute, modify, or republish those materials without prior written permission, except where law permits otherwise.


Updates to These Terms

We may change these Terms & Conditions at any time. Revised terms take effect when they are posted here, and continued use after posting means you accept the revised terms.


Access May Be Revoked

We may limit, suspend, or end access to the site at any time, with or without notice, including when we believe a visitor has violated these terms or created a risk to the service or others.


Texas Governing Law

These Terms & Conditions are governed by the laws of the State of Texas. Any dispute arising from these terms must be brought in a court within Texas that has jurisdiction over the matter.


Severability

If a court finds any part of these Terms & Conditions invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions will continue in effect. The affected provision will be adjusted only as much as needed to make it enforceable where possible.


Terms Questions

Questions about these Terms & Conditions may be sent through the Get in Touch page.