NO FCRA USE. This privately operated website has no connection with Bergen County, the State of New Jersey, or any government agency. It is not a private investigation service or a consumer reporting agency. Neither the website nor its advertising partners provides a service for credit, employment, tenant, insurance, or other decisions governed by the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
1. What This Website Is
Bergen County Criminal History is a private reference site. It does not store government records, perform official checks, retrieve files, or submit forms for a user.
Its purpose is to identify relevant custodians and tools, including the Bergen County Sheriff, New Jersey Courts, the New Jersey State Police State Bureau of Identification, and the New Jersey Sex Offender Internet Registry.
2. Rules for Using This Site
By using the site, a visitor agrees not to:
- Interfere with availability or prevent others from accessing the pages
- Use bots, scrapers, or other automated collection tools against the website
- Attempt unauthorized access to any system or restricted function
- Use information to harass, threaten, intimidate, or stalk a person
- Rely on site content for credit, employment, housing, or insurance decisions
- Violate a federal, New Jersey, or local law
3. No Harassment, Stalking, or Discrimination
Information found here or through a linked service may not be used to stalk, threaten, intimidate, harass, or unlawfully discriminate against anyone. New Jersey places specific limits on misuse of New Jersey Sex Offender Internet Registry information, and conduct aimed at a listed person may carry criminal penalties. Registry access supports personal and community safety, not private enforcement, retaliation, blacklisting, or exclusion.
4. We Are Not a Consumer Reporting Agency
Bergen County Criminal History is not a consumer reporting agency under the FCRA and does not create consumer reports, credit reports, or official background checks. Site data and linked tools may not be used to:
- Make a decision about a job or worker
- Evaluate a tenant, renter, or housing applicant
- Set insurance eligibility, coverage, or price
- Assess credit or lending eligibility
- Determine eligibility for a license, benefit, or any other FCRA-regulated purpose
A legally permissible check must be obtained through an authorized official process or an appropriate FCRA-compliant provider.
5. No Legal Advice
The material is general information, not legal advice. Only a licensed New Jersey attorney can advise how a Bergen County charge, conviction, warrant, or expungement law applies to a specific set of facts.
6. No Warranties
All material and functions are supplied "as is." No guarantee is made that:
- An outside search result is accurate, complete, or correctly matched
- The pages contain no error, defect, or security weakness
- Service will remain continuous and uninterrupted
- Every contact, procedure, or other detail is complete and current
Charges, dispositions, restrictions, and expungements can change a record after publication. Site content is never an official statement from the Sheriff, a court, or another government custodian.
7. Third-Party Services and Links
Links may lead to government offices, New Jersey court portals, legal resources, or outside services. Bergen County Criminal History does not control those destinations and is not responsible for their content, availability, prices, data practices, or terms. A user should review the destination's rules before proceeding.
8. Intellectual Property
Unless otherwise identified, the site's text, graphics, logos, and code belong to Bergen County Criminal History or its content partners. Copying, redistribution, modification, or derivative use requires prior written permission.
9. Limits on Our Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, Bergen County Criminal History is not liable for damages arising from use of the website, its information, or any linked service.
10. Indemnification
A user agrees to indemnify and hold the site harmless from claims, demands, and proceedings caused by that user's conduct or breach of these terms, including related legal costs.
11. Governing Law
New Jersey law governs these terms. A dispute arising from use of the website must be brought in a court located in New Jersey.
12. Changes to These Terms
These terms may be revised. A new version becomes effective when it is posted on this page.
13. Cutting Off Access
Access may be limited or terminated at any time, for any reason, without advance notice.
14. Severability
If one provision is held invalid or unenforceable, the remaining terms stay in effect. The affected language will be narrowed only as much as needed to make it enforceable.
15. Questions
Questions about these conditions may be directed through the Contact page.