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How to remove a mugshot or arrest record from search results
By Jeremy Andrews, Senior Reputation Expert, TheBestReputation · · 3 min read
Mugshot removal usually starts with the site itself: many mugshot sites remove photos on request, and some states restrict charging fees for removal. Expungement or a dismissed case strengthens the request. Google may de-list pages from exploitative removal-fee sites. What remains can be suppressed.
What helps
- Court documents showing dismissal or expungement
- Your state's mugshot or publication laws
- Google's policy on sites that charge for removal
- Building profiles that out-rank the record
Never pay a site that posted your mugshot to take it down. It often reappears on a sister site.
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Common questions
- Does expungement remove online records?
- Not automatically. It gives you strong grounds to ask sites and search engines to remove them.
- Can news coverage of an arrest be removed?
- Sometimes, if charges were dropped. Ask the publisher for an update or removal.