The case is closed, but it is still on Google. We handle criminal record removal so your name moves on with you.
A dismissed charge, a sealed record, an expungement order: none of them reach Mugshots.com, Arrests.org, the data brokers, or Google search results on their own. We handle court and criminal record removal across three jobs, source removal, de-indexing, and suppression, and you pay on results for qualified removals.
The two jobs hiding inside "criminal record removal"
Two separate jobs get collapsed under one phrase, and the confusion costs people money. The first job is the legal record. A court handles that through expungement or sealing, and eligibility depends on your jurisdiction, the charge, and the outcome. We coordinate with expungement counsel where you are eligible. We are not a law firm.
The second job is the online footprint: the mugshot sites, data brokers, and Google results. Expungement clears the legal record in court, but it does not remove the booking photo, the data-broker copy, or the Google cache. Those are separate jobs, and we route your situation to the right one before you pay anything.
GoogleHow your record ended up online, and why the sites can still publish it
Five sources feed the result that ranks for your name. Knowing where each copy lives is what makes a coordinated removal possible.
Arrest and booking
A booking photo and arrest record are filed publicly at arrest, before any court outcome. Public-records law in most states permits third parties to publish that data.
Court and police sources
Filings flow from court websites, police pages, and sheriff sites. PacerMonitor and PlainSite index federal filings; CourtListener indexes state-court records.
Data brokers and people-search
Spokeo, BeenVerified, and MyLife aggregate the source data and republish it in background-check feeds. An employer may find your arrest record before your LinkedIn.
Mugshot sites
Mugshots.com, Arrests.org, and BustedNewspaper scrape booking data and rank those pages for your name. A dismissed case or expunged record does not take them down.
News and syndication
A crime-blotter article republishes across affiliated outlets. Every copy is a separate removal or de-indexing job, which is why one takedown rarely ends it.
The Google cache
Even after a source page changes or comes down, the cached result can linger in search. De-indexing the cache is its own job, separate from the source removal.
Send us the URLs you have found. We will map the full distribution and tell you which job each one needs.
What expungement and sealing do, and what they do not reach
Expungement clears your record in the eyes of the law. Sealing restricts access to it for most background checks. Neither one automatically reaches private mugshot sites, data-broker copies, or the Google cache. Per the American Bar Association's guide to expungement, a court order removes the record from the official criminal history but has no binding effect on the private websites that published it as a public record.
The mugshot site never gets notified. States like Florida, Utah, and Texas require mugshot sites to remove photos after expungement at no charge. Whether that applies to your case is something we confirm at the review, not legal advice. If you hold the order it strengthens every removal request. Without it, we use opt-out processes and policy-based routes instead.
Three jobs that take a criminal record off the internet
Removal-only firms close one of these and leave the other two open. We tell you which job applies and handle the full sequence.
Remove at the source
We submit removal requests to mugshot sites, people-search sites, data-broker opt-out portals, and court-record sites where applicable, with the expungement or dismissal order attached. We never pay mugshot sites.
De-index from search
Removing the source page does not instantly clear it from Google. When the page has materially changed, we submit it through the outdated-content tool, and we cover Bing too, which never applied Google's mugshot update.
Suppress off page one
Some records are lawful public records the source will not remove. The honest path is pushing the ranking page off page one through owned content and branded-search architecture, over a realistic four to eight week window.
Most firms close one job and leave the cache or the syndication open. We tell you which job applies before you commit.
Why we never pay the mugshot sites, and how we charge
Paying a site to remove a record is illegal in many states, it rewards the extortion model, and a copy usually resurfaces on a sister site within weeks. We use opt-out forms, expungement-backed requests, and de-indexing instead, with no DMCA abuse, no impersonation, and no fake-account flagging. The tactics that damage the category are the ones we refuse, because what we do today should not become your next problem.
There is no published price list, because scope, eligibility, and achievability vary by case. A single mugshot on one site is a different job than a multi-site arrest record with no expungement and a news article in the mix. The model is pay-on-results for qualified removals: no result, no fee. The case review is where we map your specific URLs to a realistic outcome before you spend anything.
Performance-based pricing applies to qualified removals: scope, eligibility, and timing are confirmed during your case review. Some content is legally or technically constrained, and we'll tell you what's achievable before you commit.
The window to act gets narrower the longer it ranks
There is a calm reason not to wait. The open web now feeds the AI models, and a record that ranks today can be read into an AI answer about you tomorrow. Every day it is live is a day closer to it being repeated somewhere harder to reach. Acting sooner is simply easier than acting later, and it is the honest case for moving now rather than a scare tactic.
We do not claim numbers we cannot source, and named client counts and testimonials are deferred until our client record is on file. The cases we take are the ones we have assessed as winnable. Once the record is handled, we can rebuild what ranks under your name through content removal and ongoing management so your search results reflect who you are now.
What people ask about criminal record removal
My record was expunged. Why is it still online?
Expungement clears the legal record in court. It does not reach private mugshot sites, data brokers, or the cached page in Google. A court order has no binding effect on the private websites that published the record as a public record. Each online copy needs its own opt-out or de-indexing request, which is the work we do after the court side is handled.
Will sealing or expunging my record remove it from Google?
No. Those are two separate jobs. Sealing or expunging clears the legal record, while the court-record page, the cached Google result, and each data-broker entry need their own removal request. Some states require mugshot sites to remove a photo after expungement at no charge. Whether that applies to your case is confirmed at the case review, and holding the order strengthens the request.
What if you cannot remove my record from Google?
When the source is a lawful public record that will not come down, we tell you that at the case review rather than after you have paid. The honest path is then de-indexing through Google's outdated-content tool, or suppression by displacing the ranking page with owned content. That is a separate scope we discuss after triage. We do not take your money against a result we cannot deliver.
How much does criminal record removal cost, and how long does it take?
Scope sets both, so we confirm them at the case review. Source removal runs days to weeks where an opt-out or expungement route exists. De-indexing runs roughly 30 to 90 days. Suppression compounds over four to eight weeks. Expungement through the courts itself runs weeks to months by jurisdiction. We give an honest range, not a single number.
Why is my record online if I was never convicted?
A booking record is filed publicly at arrest, before any court outcome, and public-records law lets private sites publish it. A dismissal, an acquittal, or a no-contest plea does not automatically take the page down. The no-conviction path often qualifies for source removal or de-indexing, and we confirm your eligibility at the review.
Is it legal to remove a criminal record from the internet?
Yes. Opt-out requests, expungement-backed takedown requests, and Google de-indexing submissions are all lawful. We use no DMCA abuse, no impersonation, and no fake-account flagging. The tactics that damage the category are exactly the ones we avoid, because they create liability for you.
Can I remove my arrest record from Google myself?
Some opt-out forms on data brokers and people-search sites are open to individuals, and Google's outdated-content tool is public. The ceiling on doing it yourself is the whack-a-mole: pull one copy and a syndicated copy resurfaces elsewhere. We handle the full distribution map in one coordinated sequence so it does not keep coming back.
Who criminal record removal is built for
Case dismissed or dropped
You were not convicted, but the mugshot and the arrest record are still ranking on Google for your name.
Record sealed or expunged
A court sealed or expunged your record, but Mugshots.com or a data-broker copy never got the memo.
A background check is pending
An employer check is coming and the arrest record surfaces the moment someone searches your name.
A custody, board, or funding decision
A family-law matter, a board appointment, or a due-diligence check is pending and your past is about to be front and center.
Executive or professional
An old or dismissed charge surfaces in due-diligence research, threatening a hire, a raise, or a deal.
Copies across many sites
You removed one and another appeared. Data-broker syndication drives the whack-a-mole, and you want it handled in one sequence.
Tell us what is out there. We will handle it quietly.
We will tell you what we can do, which path fits your case, and what it costs, before you decide. Your case stays private, and you pay on results for qualified removals.