Terms of Use

Accessing or using Maricopa County Busted Mugshots means that you agree to these terms. If you do not accept them, do not use the site or its search tools.

Maricopa County Busted Mugshots is privately owned and has no connection to a government body, sheriff, jail, court, or corrections department. It helps visitors locate public inmate and jail-record resources in Maricopa County and Arizona. It is not a private investigation firm or a consumer reporting agency. Neither this site nor its advertising partners offers services for credit, employment, insurance, tenant screening, or another purpose covered by the Fair Credit Reporting Act.


Purpose and Ownership

This is an independent reference site. It stores no official booking, jail, or court records and cannot confirm custody, release a person, post bond, or file a document with any agency.

The site points to Maricopa County inmate and records resources, Arizona corrections tools, federal locators, and optional outside research services.


Standards for Acceptable Use

  • Do not use the site while violating any law.
  • Do not stalk, harass, threaten, or target a person with information found here.
  • Do not base hiring, housing, lending, or insurance decisions on site content.
  • Do not try to enter an account, server, or system without authorization.
  • Do not run bots, scrapers, or automated collection tools.
  • Do not interfere with the site's operation or another visitor's access.

No Consumer Reporting Services

We are not a consumer reporting agency under the FCRA. We do not provide background checks, credit reports, consumer reports, or screening services, and neither do our advertising partners through this site. You agree not to use site information for:

  • Hiring, firing, promotion, or other employment decisions.
  • Tenant selection or any housing decision.
  • Creditworthiness, lending, or insurance pricing.
  • Licensing, permits, or government-program eligibility.
  • Any other decision regulated by the FCRA.

Websites Operated by Others

Links can lead to MCSO custody pages, Arizona public-records resources under statutes such as A.R.S. ยง 39-121, corrections sites, courts, federal locators, legal-aid sources, and private search services. We do not endorse or control their content, data practices, terms, or uptime. Review each service's rules before using it.


Service Provided As Is

The site and its content are provided "as is" without a promise of:

  • Accuracy, completeness, or current status.
  • Continuous or uninterrupted availability.
  • Freedom from errors, bugs, or security flaws.
  • Complete or useful results from a search partner.

Custody and public records can change at any time. Nothing published here is an official statement from MCSO, ADCRR, a court, or another government office.


Limits on Liability

To the fullest extent allowed by law, the site's owners and operators are not liable for direct, indirect, incidental, special, or other damages 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 operators harmless from claims, losses, and reasonable legal fees caused by your use of the site or your breach of these terms.


Ownership of Site Materials

Text, graphics, logos, and code belong to Maricopa County Busted Mugshots or its content partners. You may not copy, distribute, modify, or republish those materials without written permission.


Future Revisions

We may revise these terms at any time. New terms become effective when they are posted on this page.


Suspension of Access

We may restrict or end access to any part of the site at any time, for any reason, and without advance notice.


Arizona Law Applies

Arizona law governs these terms. Any dispute must be filed in a court with proper jurisdiction within Arizona.


If One Term Is Invalid

If a court finds one part of these terms invalid or unenforceable, the remaining terms continue in force. The affected part will be adjusted only as much as needed to make it enforceable.


Questions About These Terms

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