The following Terms apply to all websites produced by The Council of State Governments Justice Center ("The Justice Center").

Although most areas of The Justice Center websites do not require registration, some do. To participate in the Local Programs Database, you must register and agree to the applicable Terms of Use below.

The Justice Center reserves the right to change or modify these Terms at any time, effective upon posting the changes here.

General Terms of Use

It is prohibited to use any Justice Center website to engage in any illegal activity; interfere with the operation of the site in any way, or interfere with anyone's use or enjoyment of the site; send mass mailings, junk mail, or spam or distribute or publish advertisements or solicitations, including petitions; transmit or post any unlawful, harassing, libelous, defamatory, obscene, abusive, threatening, hateful, or racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable or harmful material; transmit or post any content that would be harmful to minors in any manner; impersonate any person or entity or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity; transmit or post any content that you are prohibited from transmitting or posting; modify, sell, lease, scrape content from or aggregate, sublicense, market, or otherwise change or commercially exploit in any way the site or any component thereof other than as may be expressly permitted in writing by The Justice Center or as permitted pursuant to any fair use, fair dealing, or similar provisions of applicable laws; or infringe on any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, or other proprietary rights of any person or entity.

Justice Center websites are supported by numerous federal and private funding sources. Points of view on Justice Center website are those of Justice Center staff or of registered users of Justice Center websites and do not represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice, members of the Council of State Governments, the Justice Center's board of directors, or any other funders acknowledged on Justice Center websites.

The Justice Center reserves the right to report user data to authorized parties if required to do so by law.

Local Programs Database Terms of Use

Justice Center staff has not conducted an empirical evaluation of any of the programs provided in the Local Programs Database. Accordingly, The Justice Center does not promote any of these programs as "models" or "best practices." Administrators of the programs included in the Local Programs Database are largely responsible for maintaining information about their programs. Accordingly, Justice Center staff cannot guarantee that the information in the database is completely current or comprehensive.

Visitors agree not to post or transmit any defamatory, abusive, obscene, threatening, or illegal material, or any other material that infringes on the ability of others to use the site.

The Justice Center retains the right to deny access to anyone who has violated these Terms of Use, or to delete, move, or edit any postings that come to our attention that we consider unacceptable or inappropriate. Program contacts and other visitors may post their e-mail addresses or other contact information on our site. Visitors agree not to gather these e-mail addresses for purposes of sending mass e-mails or for any non-professional or commercial purposes.