The Open Records Act or Freedom of Information Acts (FOIA) has allowed for the proliferation of PPI, financial, property, marriage, divorce and criminal records to be published online for any individual to search. Florida and Texas have especially strong laws on the books.
Mugshots from law enforcement sites are reposted on commercial sites, a number of which charge a fee to get the pictures removed. Pictures will be removed by some websites at no cost for those that are able to demonstrate that they were found not guilty or that charges were dropped; fee charges. People who’d charges …
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Search for all your published arrest records. The first step in removing your images from the internet is to take an inventory of the images that are published online. You may want to use a spreadsheet or a word document to paste in the different websites or URLs that are publishing your arrest records online. …
Thursday January 9, 2014 the new year started off with another blow to mugshot website publishers. The Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri announced that today booking photos will no longer be online. Names, addresses and pending charges will still be available online. This is a direct response to mugshot profiteers ?I think it is extortion,? …
Many people ask how to remove your mugshot from Arrest.org which is one of the original mugshot websites that pioneered the whole idea of showcasing mugshots to the public via a website and monetizing the website with display advertising. Updated 4/12/23 Ironically you won’t see any buttons to remove your mugshot from arrests.org since their …
Have you ever wondered why your mugshot is online? If you’ve been arrested, chances are that the details of your arrest and a photo of you have been published on the internet. It’s a surprisingly common occurrence and many people don’t know how to get it removed. The truth is, understanding why your mugshot is …
