Reputation Resolutions
Reputation Resolutions
Trusted by 5,000+ clients since 2013

Remove Your Mugshot. Pay Only After Removal.

If a mugshot is the first thing people see when they search your name, often from a case that was dropped, dismissed, or long behind you, it may not have to stay there, and you are not the only one dealing with it. Reputation Resolutions works to remove mugshot listings at the source, asks Google to clear search and image results, and handles every site separately. Everything is handled confidentially, with no upfront cost and no fee until each removal is confirmed.

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Mugshot Removal by the Numbers
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Since 2013
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Countries served
Site-by-site removal work
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Years experience
In ORM since 2013
$0
Upfront cost
Pay after removal only
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You pay only AFTER the mugshot is confirmed removed. If a listing cannot be removed, you owe nothing for it. No upfront fees, ever.
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  • 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.
About This Service

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.

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Our Proprietary Removal Intelligence

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.

Common Grounds for Removal
Sealed or Expunged
Court-ordered
Case Dismissed
No conviction
Outdated Record
Superseded status
Data-Broker Copy
Aggregator-sourced
De-indexing Eligible
Meets policy
Based on 5,000+ clients served since 2013

“Most services send the same form to every site. We start from what each site, and each state, actually requires.”

5,000+
Clients
13 yrs
Pattern data
40+
Countries
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The Process

How Reputation Resolutions Removes Mugshot Listings

From your first call to confirmed removal.

Step 1

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.

Step 2

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.

Step 3

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.

Step 4

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.

Step 5Pay after. Not before.

You Pay Only After Confirmed Removal

Once each listing is removed, we submit Google cache clearance requests at no additional charge so the image stops appearing in search results. Our fee is collected only after removal is confirmed. If a listing cannot be removed, you owe nothing for that listing.

Removal Criteria

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.

Sealed or Expunged Records
Removable

A court order sealing or expunging a record is the strongest document you can bring. Several state mugshot laws require removal once a record is expunged, and many sites act on the order even where no statute applies. We make the order the centerpiece of the removal submission.

Dismissed or Dropped Charges
Removable

When a case was dismissed, the charges were dropped, or you were acquitted, the listing still shows an arrest and leaves out how it ended. We submit removal requests on these grounds with the court disposition attached, and several states have laws that support them.

State Mugshot Law Protections
Removable

Several states, including Texas, California, Georgia, and Utah, have laws that restrict commercial mugshot publication, bar removal fees, or require removal on request. We check whether your state has one and whether your situation fits it.

Minor Photographed at Time of Arrest
Removable

Juvenile records are generally confidential under state law, and some states restrict publishing them. We handle these cases with particular care and document the age and the applicable rule in the request.

Outdated or Factually Inaccurate Record
Removable

A listing that shows the wrong person, the wrong charge, or a status that is no longer true gives a request a factual basis. Where a state law requires a site to correct or remove inaccurate criminal record information, we cite it. A documented error is the kind of request sites act on most often.

False Caption or Misleading Context
Removable

When a mugshot is published alongside false statements, misleading captions, or incorrect charge information, we document the specific inaccuracies and build the request around them.

When Suppression Is the Better Route

Not every listing qualifies for direct removal, and we tell you in the free assessment. A current arrest tied to an active case, or an unexpunged conviction with accurate information, is usually a suppression case rather than a removal case.

Suppression builds and strengthens accurate, authoritative content about you, your professional profiles, verified press, and owned pages, so that it ranks above the mugshot listing and pushes it off page one of Google. Unlike removal, it is scoped and quoted in writing rather than billed on results. We tell you whether your case calls for removal, suppression, or both, at no charge during the free consultation.

The Mugshot Site Network

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.

SiteHow It Sources DataWhat Removal Depends On
Mugshots.comAggregates 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.orgSays 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.comRepublishes 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.comPulls from public jail roster feeds in supported counties.The site's current request process, which we confirm before submitting anything.
Mugshots.zone / Arre.stSmaller 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' sitesRepublish 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 databasesThe 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.

1
Search every name variation

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.

2
Check Google Images and news tabs

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.

3
Use a private or logged-out window

Search in an incognito window so your own history does not personalize results and hide listings other people are seeing.

4
Do not repeatedly click your own listing

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.

State Mugshot Laws

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.

StateWhat the Law Addresses
TexasRequires 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.
CaliforniaMakes 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.
GeorgiaGenerally 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.
UtahBars 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 othersHave 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.

The Cost of Doing Nothing

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.

70%

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.

Source: CareerBuilder survey conducted by The Harris Poll, 2018
Employment. A hiring manager who sees an arrest photo usually does not see that the charges were dropped. The listing shows the booking, not the outcome. Removing it lets your qualifications lead.
Housing and Lending. Landlords and lenders often run a quick name search alongside a formal background check. A mugshot listing shows only the arrest. Removing it keeps a dismissed case from years ago out of the decision.
Personal and Professional Relationships. Clients, colleagues, business partners, and family members search names before important decisions. With the listing gone, what they find is the person you are today.
2026 and Beyond

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.

ChatGPT, ChatGPT references indexed web content when generating profiles of individuals in response to name queries. Mugshot listings that remain indexed can surface in these responses. Removing the indexed source eliminates the data ChatGPT can reference.
Google AI Overviews, Google's AI Overviews appear at the top of search results and synthesize information from indexed pages including mugshot sites. When the source page is removed and cleared from Google's index, it no longer contributes to AI Overview content.
Perplexity, Perplexity indexes and cites web sources in real time. A mugshot listing that is actively indexed will be available to Perplexity as a source. Full removal from the source site and Google's index significantly reduces Perplexity's access to that content.
Gemini, Google's Gemini draws from the same indexed content that powers Google Search. Removing a mugshot listing from Google's index entirely is the single most effective step to prevent Gemini from surfacing that content in AI-generated responses.

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.

Real-World Scenarios

What a Mugshot Removal Looks Like, Step by Step.

Illustrative walkthroughs of two common situations, not specific client results.

Dismissed ChargesCharges dismissed, but the booking photo is still on several sites
Scenario
Illustrative. Not a client result.

Someone is arrested, the case is dismissed a few months later, and years on the booking photo still ranks for their name on a handful of mugshot sites. The work starts with the certified court disposition. We map every site carrying the photo, check whether the state has a mugshot law that covers a dismissal, and send each site its own request with the disposition attached. Sites that act are then cleared from Google with a removal or refresh request. Sites that do not answer are followed up and escalated. You pay only for the listings confirmed removed.

Expunged RecordRecord expunged, but aggregators never updated
Scenario
Illustrative. Not a client result.

A misdemeanor arrest is expunged by court order, yet several aggregators still show the photo because nothing tells them the record changed. The expungement order is the strongest document there is, so each request leads with it and cites the state statute where one applies. After the listings come down, we ask Google to clear the search and image results, then watch for the photo resurfacing on a mirror site during the monitoring period. The official record is already handled by the court order. Our part is the copies online.

Why Choose Us

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.

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  • 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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FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions About Mugshot Removal

Often, yes, when there is a basis for it. An expunged or sealed record, a dismissed case, a state mugshot law, or false information gives a site a reason to take a listing down, and we then ask Google to clear the result. We tell you which of your listings qualify before you commit.

Send each site a removal request built on the basis that applies to you: an expungement or sealing order, a dismissal of charges, a state mugshot law, or a false statement in the listing, with the court record attached. Paying a site's removal fee does not stop the photo appearing on a sister site. We handle the full submission and follow-up, site by site.

It depends on the site and the basis. A listing backed by a clear dismissal or expungement order tends to move sooner than one that needs escalation, and cases spread across several sites take longer than a single listing. We give you regular status updates and follow up on sites that go quiet.

There is no upfront cost. We operate pay-for-performance: you pay only after each removal is confirmed, and you owe nothing for a listing that stays up. Schedule a free consultation and we will give you clear pricing based on your situation.

Each mugshot site is a separate publication with its own removal request. We map every site currently displaying your image and submit individual requests to each one as a coordinated campaign, with a different approach for sites that share data feeds.

Expungement seals or destroys the court record, but mugshot sites are not notified automatically, so each one needs its own request with a copy of the order. An expungement order is the strongest basis for removal, and several state mugshot laws require removal once a record is expunged. We handle the documentation and submission.

Sometimes. A listing tied to a conviction has the best chance when the record is later sealed or expunged, a state law applies regardless of the outcome, or the listing contains false information. The free consultation tells you what is actionable in your case.

Mugshot sites are not connected to court records, so they do not update when charges are dropped. The listing stays as it was on booking day. A dismissal is one of the strongest grounds for removal, both under the state mugshot laws that cover it and in a direct request to the site, and we build the submission around the court disposition.

Many mugshot sites ignore generic requests. We follow up, then escalate through the site's hosting provider, Google's removal policies, including its policy for sites that charge for removal, and where a state law applies, a consumer complaint to the state attorney general. If you have an attorney, we can work alongside them.

In a number of states, no. Several state laws bar a site from charging a fee to remove a booking photo, and Google has a separate policy for sites that demand payment for removal. We never pay these fees: paying does not keep the image from reappearing on another site. Our own fee is due only after removal is confirmed.

Google Images pulls from indexed web pages, so the source page comes down first. Once it is removed, we submit an expedited cache clearance request to Google so the image stops appearing in Image search results. This is included in every case at no additional charge.

Mugshot content can re-emerge on aggregator sites that share databases with the original publisher. We monitor for re-emergence during the 30 days following confirmed removal and address any reappearance at no additional cost.

A specialist reviews your submission, maps the sites showing your mugshot, and tells you which listings qualify and what removal would involve. It is free and confidential, and you pay only if a listing is confirmed removed.

You can do much of this yourself at no cost, and for one listing with a clean dismissal it is worth trying. What we add is the mapping of every copy, including the mirrors and aggregators that are hard to find, a documented request for each site built on the basis that fits your case, consistent follow-up, and the Google requests afterward. You also pay nothing unless a listing is confirmed removed.

The ones that work build a case-specific request for each site and state, and bill only after removal. Results come from the basis behind the request, so a dismissal or expungement with documents moves fastest. We tell you up front which listings qualify, and we are paid only after removal is confirmed.

There are free routes worth trying first: Google's 'Results about you' tool (for pages exposing your personal info), the Refresh Outdated Content tool (when the mugshot page has already been taken down or changed), and asking the arresting agency or sheriff's office to remove or restrict the photo (some do, especially after charges are dropped). Where a commercial mugshot site reposts the image across dozens of domains, documented removal work picks up. The free consultation shows exactly which of your listings the free routes can reach.

Sometimes. The agency that published the booking photo controls its own website, and many will remove or unpublish a mugshot after an expungement, a dismissal, or under state policies limiting booking-photo publication. That removes the source, and we then handle the copies already scraped by commercial mugshot sites and background-check aggregators, site by site.

Data brokers scrape and republish public records independently of the original mugshot site, and each has its own opt-out and removal process. We run those as part of a full cleanup so the record stops resurfacing.

An expungement or record sealing changes your footing everywhere downstream: several states require mugshot sites to remove photos of expunged arrests, Google treats expunged-record pages differently in legal removal requests, and agencies will usually unpublish. Getting the expungement itself is a court process, often with an attorney, and we coordinate with counsel and then use the order across every site still showing the photo.

Yes. For an active case or an unexpunged conviction with accurate information, the path is suppression. We build and strengthen accurate, authoritative content about you, professional profiles, verified press, and pages you own, so that it ranks above the mugshot listing and pushes it off page one of Google. Suppression is scoped and quoted in writing. During the free consultation, we tell you whether your case calls for removal, suppression, or a combination of both.

Search your name several ways, full name, first and last only, nicknames, maiden name, and middle name spelled out, each paired with the words arrest, mugshot, and booking, and check the Google Images and news tabs. Use a private or logged-out window, and avoid repeatedly clicking your own listing. Manual searching finds what ranks today. We map the full network, including page-two copies and background-check aggregators, as part of the free case assessment.

A mugshot removal service finds every site showing your booking photo, submits the removal requests each site accepts, follows up on refusals, and asks Google to de-index what remains. Look for one that finds the listings first, tells you which can come down, and bills only after a listing is confirmed removed. We bill mugshot removal only after removal is confirmed, and the free assessment shows what qualifies before you commit.

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