Smith County Busted Mugshots is privately owned and is not connected to a government body, sheriff, jail, or corrections department. Neither this site nor its advertising partners supplies consumer-reporting services for credit, employment, insurance, or tenant screening. The site is a reference point for Smith County, Tennessee records routes, not a private investigation firm or a consumer reporting agency.
Nature of the service
This is a private reference site with no government affiliation. It does not store official records, verify a custody status, arrange a release, or file a document for a visitor.
Its purpose is to identify official Smith County records routes and selected third-party research tools. An official record remains with the office that created it.
Permitted use
- Use the site only in a lawful manner.
- Do not use information to stalk, harass, threaten, or harm another person.
- Do not use site material to make hiring, housing, lending, insurance, or other screening decisions.
- Do not attempt to access systems or information without authorization.
- Do not use bots, scrapers, or similar automated means to collect site content.
- Do not interfere with the site's availability or another visitor's use of it.
FCRA-restricted uses
Smith County Busted Mugshots is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. It does not provide background checks, credit reports, consumer reports, or screening services, and neither do its advertising partners through this site. By using the site, a visitor agrees not to use any information for a purpose regulated by the FCRA, including:
- A hiring, firing, promotion, or other employment decision
- Tenant or housing screening
- A creditworthiness decision or insurance-premium decision
- Licensing, permit, or government-program eligibility
- Any other use restricted by the FCRA
Links beyond this site
The site may link to government portals, jail or corrections resources, court materials, legal-aid resources, and outside search services. Those links are provided for convenience, not as endorsements. Smith County Busted Mugshots does not control their content, privacy practices, or availability, so their terms should be reviewed separately.
Information provided as is
Content and links are provided “as is,” without a warranty that they are:
- Accurate, complete, or current
- Available without interruption
- Free of errors, defects, or security vulnerabilities
- Exhaustive in the results returned by a partner service
Custody status and public records can change quickly. Nothing on this site is an official statement from a sheriff's office, court, corrections department, or other government agency.
Limits of liability
To the fullest extent allowed by law, Smith County Busted Mugshots is not liable for damages arising from use of, or inability to use, the site or a linked service.
Indemnification
A visitor agrees to defend and hold Smith County Busted Mugshots harmless from claims, losses, liabilities, and reasonable legal fees arising from that visitor's use of the site or violation of these terms.
Intellectual property
The site's text, graphics, logos, and code belong to Smith County Busted Mugshots or its content partners. They may not be copied, distributed, or modified without written permission from the applicable owner.
Term updates
These terms may change at any time. A revised version takes effect when it is posted on this page.
Access may be withdrawn
Access to the site may be limited or ended at any time, for any reason, without advance notice.
Tennessee law
These terms are governed by the laws of the State of Tennessee, and disputes must be brought in courts within Tennessee. Tenn. Code Ann. § 10-7-503 is referenced only as Tennessee public-records context for government custodians; it does not make this private site a records custodian or alter these terms.
Severability
If a court finds part of these terms invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions continue in effect. The affected provision will be adjusted only to the extent necessary.
Questions about these terms
Questions about these terms may be sent through the Contact Us page.