In development · early access

County criminal records, without the county-by-county part

Most US criminal cases live at the county courthouse — thousands of separate court systems with no front door. One search across them is what this beta is building.

Not callable yet. Live today: the sex offender registry search — 100% US coverage, continuously updated.

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Why the county layer is the hard one

Thousands of courts, no front door

The US has over three thousand counties, and criminal cases are filed court by court. There is no single place to ask "what exists about this person at the county level" — which is precisely the search that matters most.

Every portal is different

One county exposes a modern search; the next, a terminal-era index; a third, nothing online at all. Each has its own fields, its own name formats and its own quirks — and none of them talk to each other.

The layer that decides the answer

Misdemeanors and most felonies are county matters. A screen that skips the county layer can look clean while the record that mattered sits in a courthouse index two towns over.

What the beta is being built to do

Ask about a person once, and read the county layer the way the registry search already reads every US registry: one query, one consistent schema, each record naming the court that holds it. County results will sit beside the state and federal layers so one search tells the whole story.

One search instead of a courthouse-by-courthouse crawl
Records cited to the court that holds them
The same API and dashboard the registry search uses today
Coverage priorities set by the beta list, not guessed

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County records FAQ

Can I search county criminal records here today?

Not yet — the county layer is in active development as part of the criminal records beta. What is live today is the sex offender registry search: 100% US coverage, continuously updated, with photographs and official record citations, from the API or the no-code dashboard.

What are county criminal records, exactly?

The case records of county-level courts — where most US criminal matters are filed, heard and resolved. A typical record carries the defendant, the charges, the disposition and the sentencing, held by that county and traditionally searched at that county alone.

Which counties will the beta cover first?

The honest answer: the ones the beta list asks for. County coverage is built deliberately, and demand from real screening teams decides the order — which is exactly why the list exists and why joining it early matters.

How will results be delivered?

The intent is the shape the registry API already has: one consistent schema, every record citing the court it came from, callable from your system or searched from the dashboard by someone who never writes code.

Is this a consumer report?

No. Offendersearch is not a consumer reporting agency and results are not a consumer report. FCRA-covered decisions need appropriate process on your side — the same terms that govern every other endpoint.