Shelby County Busted Mugshots is privately owned and is not affiliated with the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office, a jail, any Illinois or federal corrections department, or another government body. Neither this service nor its advertising partners offers credit, employment, insurance, tenant-screening, or other FCRA-covered services. The pages point to inmate and jail record resources in Shelby County and Illinois. They are not a private investigation service and are not operated by a consumer reporting agency.
What This Service Is
This is a private reference site. It has no government connection, stores no official jail or court records, and cannot confirm custody, release a person, or file a document for a visitor.
Its purpose is to point visitors toward Shelby County and Illinois record resources, including the Sheriff’s jail information page, written FOIA route, Circuit Clerk, IDOC, and separate federal and immigration locators. Some pages may also connect a visitor with a third-party research tool. The linked agency remains the custodian of its own record.
Rules for Permitted Use
Use the pages and linked resources lawfully and with respect for other people. The following conduct is not allowed:
- Using the service to violate a law or another person’s rights.
- Stalking, harassing, threatening, or targeting someone.
- Using the information to make decisions about a person’s work, housing, credit, insurance, or other FCRA-covered matter.
- Trying to enter an account, server, or system without authorization.
- Running bots, scrapers, or automated collection against the pages or a linked service.
- Interfering with availability or disrupting another visitor’s use.
FCRA Use Is Prohibited
Shelby County Busted Mugshots is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. It does not create background checks, credit reports, consumer reports, or screening services, and neither do its advertising partners through the site. Users agree not to use information from these pages or a linked tool for any FCRA-covered purpose, including:
- Hiring, firing, promotion, or other employment decisions.
- Tenant selection, housing access, or rental decisions.
- Creditworthiness, lending, or insurance premiums.
- Licensing, permits, government-program eligibility, or similar determinations.
- Any other decision or purpose regulated by the FCRA.
Links to Other Services
The site links to official jail, FOIA, court, state-corrections, federal, municipal, and notification resources, as well as third-party news and research tools. Illinois public-record links may include 5 ILCS 140/3, 5 ILCS 140/6, and 5 ILCS 140/7. Those laws govern the public body’s records process, not the operation of this private reference site.
An outside organization controls its own content, availability, terms, privacy practices, pricing, and search results. A link or referral is not an endorsement and is not a promise that the linked source is current or accurate. Review that provider’s terms before submitting information.
No Warranties
Everything on these pages is provided “as is” and “as available,” to the fullest extent allowed by law. No warranty is made about:
- Accuracy, completeness, or currency of a description or link.
- Uninterrupted access or continued operation.
- Freedom from errors, bugs, harmful code, or security weaknesses.
- The depth, accuracy, or completeness of a partner’s search result.
Custody status and public records can change without notice. Nothing here is an official statement by the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office, a court, IDOC, a federal agency, or another government body.
Limits on Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, Shelby County Busted Mugshots and the people or partners involved in providing it are not liable for losses, claims, or damages arising from access to, inability to access, or reliance on the site or a linked service.
Your Indemnification Promise
You agree to defend and hold harmless Shelby County Busted Mugshots, its owners, contributors, service providers, and partners from claims, losses, costs, and reasonable legal fees arising from your use of the site, your violation of these terms, or your violation of another person’s rights.
Ownership of Site Materials
The text, design, graphics, logos, code, and other original materials on these pages belong to Shelby County Busted Mugshots or the applicable content partner. Do not copy, distribute, alter, republish, or commercially reuse them without written permission, except where applicable law allows it.
Changes to These Terms
These terms may be revised at any time. A change becomes effective when the updated wording is posted on this page. Using the site after that posting means accepting the revised terms.
Suspension or Denial of Access
Access may be limited, suspended, or blocked at any time, with or without notice and for any reason, including suspected misuse, security concerns, or a violation of these terms.
Illinois Governing Law
Illinois law governs these terms, without applying a conflict-of-laws rule that would select another jurisdiction’s law. Any dispute must be filed in a court located within Illinois unless applicable law requires a different forum.
Severability
If a court finds one part of these terms invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions stay in effect. The affected wording will be narrowed or adjusted only as much as needed to make it enforceable.
Questions About the Terms
Questions about these Terms of Use may be sent through the Contact Us page.