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Frequently Asked Questions
Real answers about how mugshot removal actually works, what it costs, and what the law does (and doesn’t) say — whether your case was dismissed, expunged, or ended in a conviction.
The Process & What It Costs
2 questionsHow do you actually remove a mugshot from the internet?
If you’ve been arrested, there are dozens of websites publishing your booking photo and arrest record online. Paying one of those sites to remove a single mugshot becomes an endless loop — you remove it from one, only to have it show up on another, often buried deeper in Google, Bing, or Yahoo. That approach isn’t just ineffective and time-consuming, it’s also expensive.
At EraseMugshots.com, we search our database of over 300 mugshot and booking-photo sites across the internet to compile a list of exactly which sites have published your information. Once we know where it’s posted, our team works directly with those publishers to get the pages taken down. As each page comes down, we follow up with the search engines so it’s de-indexed there too — the goal is for it to look, as much as possible, like the listing was never online. Most cases start moving within days of your Free Analysis, and the process is backed by our 100% money-back guarantee. If a removed listing ever reappears, we remove it again at no extra cost.
What does it cost to remove a mugshot?
Cost varies from person to person, depending on how many arrests are involved, how many sites are publishing them, and which specific sites those are. Rather than quote a one-size-fits-all number, we provide a free, no-obligation estimate after reviewing your exact case.
Call 866-601-6803 or contact us to get your free estimate started — affordable monthly payment options are available for clients who prefer to spread out the cost.
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Legal Questions & Your Rights
3 questionsCan an attorney remove my mugshot and arrest record from being online?
Yes and no. Over the years we’ve focused on building direct lines of communication with the companies that publish this content, and on perfecting fast, affordable removal methods. The billable hours an attorney would need to accomplish what we already do efficiently generally wouldn’t be cost-effective for the same result.
Even high-profile individuals suffer from this kind of online exposure — which is exactly why many attorneys refer their own clients to our team to have mugshots suppressed rather than handling it in-house. Our work is guaranteed, and if a removed listing should ever reappear, we de-index it again at no additional cost to you.
My record was expunged, sealed, dismissed, or I was found not guilty — doesn’t the mugshot site have to remove it?
No. Expungement applies to official government agency records — not to private, for-profit websites. The laws around third-party use of mugshots online are unclear at best: there are no statutes governing when a mugshot can or can’t be posted by a commercial site, and no rule requiring that site to update or remove it regardless of how your case ended.
A small number of sites claim to honor expungement requests, but most such requests go ignored in practice, and many of these operations run offshore, where U.S. law doesn’t reach them anyway. That gap — between what the law technically allows and what actually gets your record down — is exactly what our removal process is built to close, regardless of whether your case was dropped, dismissed, expunged, or resulted in a conviction.
Isn’t it extortion to have to pay to get my own mugshot removed?
No — and to be clear, we’re not defending these sites’ business model here, just explaining the current law. Extortion means obtaining something, typically money, through force or threats. Mugshot-publisher sites generally aren’t forcing or threatening you to pay; under the Freedom of Information Act, they have the right to publish arrest information that was part of the public record when they posted it.
Wanting that record removed is a choice you’re making, not a legal right you’re owed — at least under current law. That’s the whole reason a service like ours exists: to do the work of getting it down through the channels that actually work, on your behalf.
*This page provides general information. Use it at your own risk. Information is not the same as legal advice — the application of information to an individual’s specific circumstances. EraseMugshots.com does not provide legal services; we are not lawyers or a law firm. Although we try to make our information accurate and useful, you should consult an attorney to interpret and apply this information to your particular situation. Opinions expressed are our own.
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