This privately owned site is not affiliated with any government body, sheriff, jail, court, or corrections department. Neither it nor its advertising partners offers FCRA-covered services. It is not a private investigation firm or consumer reporting agency.
Nature of This Website
This site is a private reference for DeKalb County, Illinois, jail and arrest-record resources. It stores no official records and cannot confirm custody, release a person, post bond, or file a request. It points visitors toward government sources and may connect them with outside research tools.
Acceptable Use Rules
You agree to use the site responsibly.
- Do not violate any law.
- Do not stalk, harass, threaten, or harm another person.
- Do not use information for hiring, housing, lending, insurance, or another regulated decision.
- Do not seek unauthorized access to any system.
- Do not operate bots, scrapers, or automated collection tools.
- Do not interfere with access by other visitors.
No Consumer Reports
DeKalb County Recent Arrests is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. It supplies no background check, credit report, or consumer report, and neither the site nor its advertising partners offers screening services. You agree not to use site information for hiring or firing, tenant or housing screening, creditworthiness, insurance pricing, licensing, permits, government-benefit eligibility, or any other FCRA-regulated purpose.
Outside Websites
Links may lead to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office, Illinois VINE, courts, corrections agencies, federal locators, legal resources, and outside search services. A link is not an endorsement. We are not responsible for another site’s content, data practices, terms, or availability.
No Warranties
The site and its content are provided “as is.” We make no warranty that information is accurate, complete, current, continuously available, secure, free from errors, or that a partner search will be thorough. Custody and public records change often, and nothing here is an official statement by a sheriff or government agency.
Liability Is Limited
To the fullest extent permitted by law, the site, its owners, and its partners are not liable for direct, indirect, incidental, special, or consequential loss arising from access to or use of the site.
Your Duty to Indemnify
You agree to defend and hold the site, its owners, and its partners harmless from claims, losses, and reasonable legal fees caused by your use of the site or violation of these terms.
Intellectual Property Rights
Unless stated otherwise, the site’s text, graphics, logo, design, and code belong to DeKalb County Recent Arrests or its content partners. You may not copy, modify, republish, or distribute them without written permission.
Changes to These Terms
We may update these terms at any time. Revised terms become effective when posted on this page.
Access May Be Revoked
We may suspend, restrict, or end access at any time, for any reason, and without prior notice.
Illinois Law Controls
Illinois law governs these terms. Any dispute must be brought in a court with proper jurisdiction in Illinois.
Severability
If a court finds one provision invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions stay in effect. The affected provision will be narrowed only as much as needed.
Questions About the Terms
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