Cook County Busted Mugshots is privately owned and is not affiliated with Cook County, any government body, sheriff, jail, or corrections department. Neither this site nor its advertising partners provides consumer reports or FCRA-covered services. This site is not a private investigation firm or consumer reporting agency, and its information may not be used for credit, employment, insurance, tenant screening, or another purpose regulated by the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
Nature of the Service
This site is a private resource that points visitors to Cook County and Minnesota sources for custody, court, and records questions. It has no government affiliation, stores no official jail or court record, and cannot verify custody, release a person, or file a document with an agency or court.
Official record access remains controlled by the responsible agency and applicable Minnesota law, including Minn. Stat. § 13.03 and the public-arrest-data provisions of Minn. Stat. § 13.82. The site may direct visitors to independent research tools, but those tools remain responsible for their own services.
Permitted Use
Use the site lawfully and with respect for other people’s safety and privacy. You agree not to use it in any of the following ways.
- In violation of a law, regulation, court order, or another person’s rights.
- To stalk, threaten, harass, or harm another person.
- To make a decision prohibited by the FCRA, including a credit, employment, insurance, tenant, or similar eligibility decision.
- To seek unauthorized access to the site, its systems, or another user’s information.
- To use bots, scrapers, or automated means without written permission.
- To impair the service or interfere with another visitor’s access.
FCRA-Prohibited Uses
Cook 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. You agree not to use site material or linked tool results for any FCRA-covered purpose.
- Hiring, firing, promotion, or another employment decision.
- Tenant, housing, or rental screening.
- Assessing creditworthiness or setting insurance premiums.
- Licensing, permitting, or government-program eligibility.
- Any other purpose covered by the FCRA or similar law.
External Resources
Links may lead to the Cook County Jail Roster, Sheriff and corrections pages, court portals, legal resources, federal locators, or outside search services. A link is provided for convenience, not as an endorsement. We do not control an outside site’s content, data practices, availability, or terms, and you should review its rules before using it.
No Warranties
The site and all content are provided “as is” and “as available.” We make no promise that the information or a partner result is complete, accurate, current, secure, uninterrupted, error-free, or available at a particular time.
- Official contact details, custody status, and records can change.
- The site may be unavailable or interrupted.
- Errors, defects, or security weaknesses may occur.
- A partner’s results may be limited or unavailable.
Nothing on this site is an official statement by the Cook County Sheriff’s Office, the Cook County Law Enforcement Center, a court, or another government agency. Confirm material facts with the originating office.
Limit of Liability
To the fullest extent allowed by law, Cook County Busted Mugshots and its owners, operators, and partners are not liable for losses or damages arising from your use of, inability to use, or reliance on the site, its content, or a linked service.
Your Indemnity
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Cook County Busted Mugshots, its owners, operators, and partners from claims, losses, liabilities, and reasonable legal fees arising from your use of the site or your violation of these terms.
Site Intellectual Property
The site’s original text, graphics, logos, code, and layout belong to Cook County Busted Mugshots or its content partners and are protected by applicable law. You may not copy, distribute, modify, or create derivative work from those materials without prior written permission, except where law permits otherwise.
Term Revisions
We may change these Terms & Conditions at any time. Revised terms become effective when posted, and continued use after that posting means you accept the revision.
Access May End
We may limit, suspend, or end access to the site at any time, for any reason, and without prior notice.
Minnesota Law
These Terms & Conditions are governed by the laws of the State of Minnesota. Any dispute arising from them must be brought in courts located within Minnesota, unless applicable law requires a different forum.
Severability
If a court finds one part of these terms invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions remain in effect. The affected provision will be enforced or adjusted only to the extent needed to make it valid where possible.
Questions About Terms
Questions about these Terms & Conditions may be sent through the Contact Us page.