User Safety and Anti-Misuse Policy
Court-record information must be handled carefully. This policy explains prohibited misuse and the site’s safety-first expectations.
Our safety position
Public court records can support transparency and accountability, but they can also be misused. Our website does not support harassment, stalking, shaming, threats, discrimination, doxxing, impersonation, blackmail, vigilantism or unlawful screening. Court information should be interpreted with context and verified through official sources.
Misuse examples
Contacting, threatening or humiliating someone because you found a court record.
Publishing personal details from court records to expose or endanger a person.
Using misunderstood records to deny opportunities outside lawful procedures.
Saying a person was convicted, liable or guilty when the record does not prove that.
Using this site for employment, tenant, credit, insurance or licensing decisions.
Trying to access sealed, juvenile, confidential or restricted records without lawful authority.
Responsible-use checklist
Check the official case record, not just snippets or screenshots.
A filing, allegation or charge is not always a final judgment.
Avoid spreading sensitive personal details unnecessarily.
Certified documents and legal questions belong with the court or attorney.
Do not use this website for regulated background or eligibility decisions.
Report concerns
If a page on this site seems to enable misuse or needs stronger safety language, contact the editorial team with the page URL and concern. We review safety reports under our corrections and privacy policies.
Site-wide trust note
publiccourtrecords.org/ is built for educational and informational use. Our guides are written to help users understand court-record systems, official portals, clerk routes, case-number searches, courthouse contact paths, screenshots and public-record limits. We are not a court, clerk, attorney, government agency, consumer reporting agency, background-check company or official record issuer.
When a guide contains links, phone numbers, addresses, maps, screenshots or resource notes, our content process is to manually review those details before publication or update. Court systems still control final access, fees, restrictions, filings, sealed records, certified copies and official case status.