- A mugshot in Google search costs you before anyone says a word. Hiring managers, landlords, lenders, and business partners search names before decisions. We remove the listing and clear it from Google, so they see you, not a booking photo.
- We identify the strongest basis for your case before you commit. Expungement, dismissal, state mugshot law, or false information: we review your case and tell you which applies before you make any decision.
- Paying a mugshot site is not the fix. Paying does not stop the image appearing on a sister site, and several states now bar removal fees. We never pay a site, and we are paid only after removal is confirmed.
- A Mugshot Online. If a mugshot of you appears online, we only get paid AFTER we successfully remove each listing.
Mugshot Removal: What It Is, What It Isn't, and What We Can Do
Mugshot removal eliminates arrest photographs and booking records from the websites that publish them, and from Google search results. We pursue both fronts at once: the source site and Google. Sites like Mugshots.com, Arrests.org, BustedNewspaper, and dozens of aggregators display these images for advertising revenue, even when charges were dropped, the case was dismissed, or the person was acquitted. We work to remove them site by site.
We build a documented case for each site displaying your image, based on what applies to you: an expungement or record sealing order, a dismissal of charges, a state mugshot removal statute, false information in the listing, or, where you own the photo, a DMCA takedown claim. Our work covers the copies published online and the search results that point to them.
We submit a formal removal request citing the specific order or law, manage all follow-up, and escalate through the site's host, Google's removal policies, or a state consumer complaint if the site does not respond. Once a listing is removed from its source, we submit a request through Google's Refresh Outdated Content tool so the old result is updated, as part of the same engagement.
That same cleanup shapes what AI tools say about you: ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Perplexity, and other assistants draw on indexed pages when someone asks about you by name, so removing a listing also removes it from the sources AI can cite.
Our fee is collected only after each removal is confirmed and the Google cache is cleared. There is no retainer and no upfront payment. If a listing cannot be removed, you owe nothing for that listing. Reputation Resolutions has operated on this pay-after model since 2013 because it is the only model that aligns our interests with yours.
No retainer. No upfront fee. Our fee is collected only after removal is confirmed.







Beating the Industry Average
Many mugshot sites charge a fee to take a photo down, and paying rarely ends it, because the same booking photo tends to reappear on a sister site. Reputation Resolutions works the other way around. We never pay a mugshot site, we do not charge anything up front, and our fee is due only after a listing is confirmed removed.
Reputation Resolutions has served more than 5,000 clients since 2013, across 40+ countries and a full spectrum of mugshot sites, aggregators, and court-record publishers. That experience shows us which sites act on which kind of documentation, which sites mirror each other so a listing has to be cleared in more than one place, and which state laws actually cover a given situation.
We build a case-specific submission for each site, citing the basis that applies, whether that is a court order, a dismissal, or a state law, with the documents attached. When sites ignore initial requests, we escalate through the site's host, Google's removal policies, and state consumer-protection complaints where a mugshot law applies. We also tell you up front which listings qualify, before you commit to anything.
“Most services send the same form to every site. We start from what each site, and each state, actually requires.”
How Reputation Resolutions Removes Mugshot Listings
From your first call to confirmed removal.
Free Case Assessment
No cost. No commitment.A specialist reviews which sites display the image, your state, how the case ended, and any expungement or dismissal orders. We tell you which listings qualify before you decide anything.
We Build the Formal Policy Case
Not a portal flag.For each site displaying your mugshot, we build a targeted submission around the basis that applies: an expungement or sealing order, a dismissal, a state mugshot law, or a false statement about you, with your records attached. Not a generic contact form.
We File Directly with Each Site
Direct submission.We submit to each site individually and manage all follow-up. When a site does not respond, we escalate through the site's host, Google's removal policies, and where a state law applies, a state consumer complaint. We never pay a site to take a photo down.
Sites Review and Decide
Tracked for you.We track every submission, follow up on the ones that go quiet, and keep you updated, so you are never left wondering what is happening.
What Qualifies a Mugshot Listing for Removal
These are the grounds we use most often to remove mugshot listings, and what makes each one actionable. The free assessment tells you which one fits your case.
Where Your Mugshot Is Most Likely Showing Up
Most arrest photos aren't published by one site, they're syndicated across a network of aggregators that scrape county booking data and republish it for ad revenue. Removing one listing rarely removes them all.
| Site | How It Sources Data | What Removal Depends On |
|---|---|---|
| Mugshots.com | Aggregates county booking data nationwide; one of the largest networks. | Varies by case. A documented outcome such as a dismissal or an expungement order gives a request its basis. |
| Arrests.org | Says its data comes from county sheriff's offices and clerks of court, organized by state and county. | A request built around your case facts, sent to the contact address it publishes. |
| BustedNewspaper.com | Republishes local booking data by county/region. | Your documentation and the state law that applies. Where a site charges for removal, Google has a separate policy route. |
| JailBase.com | Pulls from public jail roster feeds in supported counties. | The site's current request process, which we confirm before submitting anything. |
| Mugshots.zone / Arre.st | Smaller aggregators that often mirror the larger networks' data. | Varies. A mirror often needs its own request even after the larger site acts. |
| Recently Booked / regional 'Gazette' sites | Republish booking photos by county or region, often syndicating from newspaper-style networks. | Varies by site. Where a site charges for takedowns, several states restrict that practice. We never pay a site. |
| County sheriff booking databases | The original public source most aggregators scrape from. | The agency's policy and state law. An expungement order strengthens the request. |
Reputation Resolutions maps every site currently displaying your image before submitting a coordinated, site-by-site removal campaign, not a single generic request.
How to Find Every Copy of Your Mugshot Online
Before you can remove a mugshot, you need to know everywhere it appears. One arrest photo is often republished under slightly different names and page titles, so a single search rarely surfaces them all. Here is how to map the full footprint yourself.
Query your full name, then your first and last name only, nicknames, maiden name, and middle name spelled out, each paired with the words arrest, mugshot, and booking.
The same photo can rank in the Images tab or a news-style aggregator even when the main results look clean. Check both, not just the primary results page.
Search in an incognito window so your own history does not personalize results and hide listings other people are seeing.
Clicking and reloading a mugshot page can signal engagement and reinforce its ranking. Note the URL once and move on.
Manual searching finds the listings ranking today. A free case assessment maps the full network, including copies that do not rank for your name, before any removal work begins.
States With Mugshot Removal Statutes
More than a dozen states have passed laws addressing mugshot publication since 2013. If your state has one that covers your situation, it strengthens your removal request. We confirm current status for you in the free consultation.
| State | What the Law Addresses |
|---|---|
| Texas | Requires a free way to dispute inaccurate criminal record information, bars charging to remove or correct information found to be wrong, and prohibits publishing a record the business knows was expunged or sealed. |
| California | Makes it unlawful for anyone who publishes a booking photo to ask for or accept a fee from the person pictured to remove, correct, or modify it. |
| Georgia | Generally requires covered sites to remove a booking photo at no charge after a written request when the case ended without a conviction, such as a dismissal or acquittal. |
| Utah | Bars sheriffs from releasing booking photos to sites that charge for removal, and requires those sites to remove a photo within a set period after a request. |
| Illinois, Colorado, Oregon, Florida, and others | Have enacted statutes restricting pay-to-remove practices or requiring removal on request in certain situations. |
We check whether your state has a mugshot statute and whether your situation fits it during the free consultation.
A Mugshot on Page One of Google Is Not Just Embarrassing. It Is Actively Costing You.
Employers, landlords, and lenders search names first. We remove the listing so your own profile and record of achievements lead.
of employers use social networking sites to research candidates during hiring
Employers look people up online, and a mugshot listing can rank above a candidate's LinkedIn profile and personal website for their name.
Mugshot Removal in 2026: The AI Search Dimension
A mugshot that appears in Google search results can also be summarized by AI search tools such as ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Perplexity, and Gemini in response to name-based queries, so someone may see a reference to an arrest without ever visiting the original page.
When a mugshot listing is removed from the source site and cleared from Google, it is no longer available as a data source for AI-generated summaries. Removing the indexed source is the most effective step to keep AI platforms from referencing that material.
Clients who combine removal with accurate replacement content see the most durable results. We also help build or strengthen positive indexed content so AI search tools have authoritative material to reference.
AI Overviews and tools like ChatGPT are now the first place some people look before a hiring or business decision. Removing the listing at the source takes it out of what they can cite.
Ready to get your mugshot off Google?
We map every site showing your image and tell you what is removable, free. You pay only after a listing is confirmed gone.
What a Mugshot Removal Looks Like, Step by Step.
Illustrative walkthroughs of two common situations, not specific client results.
Reputation Resolutions vs. Other Mugshot Removal Services
Most services submit the same form to every site and call it done. Here is exactly how the approaches differ.
- Inc.Best Place to Work
- TopSEOsBest in Search
- ClutchTop ORM Firm
- ForbesBusiness Council
- BBBA+ Accredited
Payment model
Typical ORM Firm
Upfront fee required before work begins
Reputation Resolutions
Pay only after removal is confirmed
Removal method
Typical ORM Firm
Generic opt-out forms, or paying the site's removal fee
Reputation Resolutions
Documented submission built on your court outcome or state law. We never pay a mugshot site
If removal fails
Typical ORM Firm
Keep your money, vague next steps
Reputation Resolutions
You owe nothing for that listing
Re-emergence monitoring
Typical ORM Firm
Not offered after removal
Reputation Resolutions
30-day monitoring included at no charge
Google cache removal
Typical ORM Firm
Not included or charged separately
Reputation Resolutions
Included at no additional charge
Legal basis assessment
Typical ORM Firm
Same form for every case
Reputation Resolutions
Jurisdiction-specific review before submission
State mugshot law expertise
Typical ORM Firm
Generic removal requests
Reputation Resolutions
We check which state mugshot law, if any, applies to your case
BBB Rating
Typical ORM Firm
Unrated or mixed complaints
Reputation Resolutions
A+ BBB rating
Experience
Typical ORM Firm
Typically 1 to 3 years
Reputation Resolutions
13+ years, 5,000+ clients
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