Scott County Busted Mugshots is privately owned and has no affiliation with Scott County, any government body, a sheriff, a jail, or a corrections department. Neither this site nor its advertising partners provides a service for credit, employment, insurance, tenant screening, or another FCRA-covered purpose. The site only helps visitors locate Scott County, Tennessee record resources. It is not a private investigation firm or a consumer reporting agency.
The Site’s Limited Role
This is a private information resource, not an official records office. It holds no government jail or court records and cannot confirm custody, release a person, post a bond, file a document, or act for a court or agency.
Links may direct visitors to the Scott County jail portal, court sources, the county’s public-record process, and outside research tools. Requests for existing government records are governed by the responsible custodian, including the Tennessee Public Records Act, Tenn. Code Ann. § 10-7-503, rather than by this site.
Permitted Use Rules
Use the site lawfully and with respect for other people and systems. In particular, a visitor may not:
- Use the site in violation of any law or legal order.
- Use information to stalk, harass, intimidate, or threaten another person.
- Use material from the site for hiring, housing, lending, insurance, or other screening decisions.
- Attempt to gain unauthorized access to a system, account, or data source.
- Deploy bots, scrapers, or similar automated collection tools without permission.
- Interfere with the availability or ordinary use of the site by others.
Fair Credit Reporting Act Limits
Scott 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 do its advertising partners through this site. By using the site, a visitor agrees not to use any information for an FCRA-covered purpose.
- Deciding whether to hire, fire, promote, or retain someone.
- Evaluating a person for a lease, tenancy, or other housing arrangement.
- Determining creditworthiness, a loan decision, or insurance eligibility or pricing.
- Making a licensing, permit, or government-program eligibility decision.
- Any other purpose regulated by the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
Third-Party Destinations
The site links to jail rosters, booking sources, sheriff and corrections pages, government portals, legal resources, and outside search services. A link is not an endorsement. Scott County Busted Mugshots does not control another site’s content, privacy practices, availability, pricing, or terms, and visitors should review those terms independently.
Information Provided As Is
The site and all material on it are provided “as is” and without warranties. No promise is made that the following will be available or correct:
- The accuracy, completeness, or current status of information.
- Uninterrupted access to the site or an external source.
- Freedom from errors, defects, vulnerabilities, or interruptions.
- The completeness or usefulness of a partner search result.
Custody and public-record information can change quickly. Nothing on this site is an official statement by the Scott County Sheriff’s Department, the Justice Center, a court, or another government office.
Limits of Liability
To the fullest extent allowed by law, Scott County Busted Mugshots is not liable for damages or losses arising from access to, use of, or inability to use the site or an external link.
Indemnity
A visitor agrees to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Scott County Busted Mugshots and its operators from claims, damages, losses, and reasonable legal fees that arise from the visitor’s use of the site or violation of these terms.
Ownership of Site Materials
The site’s text, graphics, logo, and code belong to Scott County Busted Mugshots or its content partners. They may not be copied, distributed, modified, or reused without written permission except where the law allows otherwise.
Updates to These Terms
These terms may be changed at any time. Any revision becomes effective when it is posted on this page.
Access May Be Restricted
Access to the site may be limited, suspended, or ended at any time, for any reason, and without prior notice.
Tennessee Law Applies
These terms are governed by the laws of the State of Tennessee. Any dispute must be brought in a court within Tennessee, subject to applicable jurisdiction and venue rules.
Severability
If a provision of these terms is held invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions remain effective. The affected provision will be adjusted only as much as necessary to make it enforceable where possible.
Questions About Terms
Questions about these terms may be directed through the Contact Us page.