How to Remove Your Mugshot from ArrestFacts — and Get It Out of Google and AI Search

What Is ArrestFacts and How Does It Get Your Mugshot?

ArrestFacts (arrestfacts.com) is a mugshot and arrest record aggregator that collects booking photographs and arrest information from public records across the United States. Like other sites in this category, ArrestFacts draws from data that county jails and sheriff's departments release as a matter of public record — arrest date, charges, and booking photograph — and organizes it into a searchable national database indexed by name.

ArrestFacts pages frequently rank in Google for name-plus-arrest searches, particularly for individuals who do not appear on the largest, most widely-known mugshot sites. This makes ArrestFacts a significant problem for anyone whose arrest — regardless of outcome — appears there, because the listing is often the first or second result when someone Googles your name.

What distinguishes ArrestFacts from other aggregators is its relationship to the Arrests.org network. ArrestFacts and Arrests.org are related sites — they share data infrastructure and may cross-populate records. This means that if your arrest appears on ArrestFacts, it is highly likely to also appear on Arrests.org, and potentially on other sites affiliated with the ArrestsNetwork. A thorough removal effort must account for all of these related sites, not just ArrestFacts itself.

ArrestFacts and the Arrests.org Network

The mugshot aggregator industry is not a collection of independent websites. Many of the sites that appear to operate separately are actually part of connected networks that share data, ownership structures, and sometimes user interfaces. ArrestFacts is connected to the broader Arrests.org ecosystem — a network that includes Arrests.org itself and potentially additional affiliated domains operating under different names.

This network relationship has a direct practical implication: when you appear on ArrestFacts, your record may simultaneously exist on multiple related sites. The sites may display identical booking photos and arrest information under slightly different domain names and URL structures. Each of these instances is indexed separately by Google and represents a separate removal and de-indexing task.

The Arrests.org network has historically been one of the more aggressive mugshot aggregator operations, and its removal process requires specific attention. For guidance on removing from Arrests.org specifically, see our dedicated guide on how to remove your mugshot from Arrests.org.

How to Submit an ArrestFacts Removal Request

The ArrestFacts removal process follows the same general structure as other mugshot aggregator sites, with specific variations based on the documentation you provide and the state you live in. Here is the complete process:

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   Find your listing on arrestfacts.com. Search for your name and locate the exact URL of your listing. Screenshot the page before beginning the removal process — document the content that appears, including the booking photo, charges listed, and arrest date. This documentation is useful if you need to follow up or escalate.
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   Use the removal request form or contact support. ArrestFacts provides a removal request mechanism on individual listing pages. Use this form or contact the site's support email directly. Your request should include your full name as it appears on the listing, the arrest date, the jurisdiction (county and state), and the URL of your specific listing.
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   Include case outcome documentation. If your charges were dismissed, nolle prossed, or if you received an expungement, attach that documentation to your removal request. A dismissal order or expungement certificate, presented with your request, significantly strengthens your case for free removal and increases the speed of processing. Cases with documented favorable outcomes are handled more reliably across all mugshot sites.
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   Invoke your state law if applicable. If you are a Florida resident, state in your request: "Under FL Stat. § 501.212, I am entitled to free removal within 10 days of this written request." Include the URL and your identity confirmation. Georgia and Utah residents should cite their applicable state statutes. Explicitly invoking state law changes how the request is processed and eliminates the basis for charging a fee.
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   Confirm removal and document it. When ArrestFacts confirms your listing has been removed, visit the original URL to verify the page is gone. Screenshot the confirmation. This step is necessary before proceeding to Google de-indexing — you need evidence that the source page has been removed before Google will process an outdated content request.
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   Search for related network sites immediately after. Once ArrestFacts confirms removal, perform a fresh Google search for your name combined with "arrest," "mugshot," and "booking." Identify any remaining sites — particularly Arrests.org and other network affiliates — that still display your record. Each requires its own removal request.

State Law Protections: Florida, Georgia, Utah

Anti-extortion mugshot laws exist because commercial mugshot sites were identified by state legislatures as predatory: they publish arrest photos taken from public records and then charge fees to remove them — targeting people at vulnerable moments in their lives. Several states have eliminated this practice by law.

Florida — FL Stat. § 501.212

Florida's mugshot removal statute is among the most protective in the country. Under FL Stat. § 501.212, any website that publishes a booking photograph must remove it within 10 days of a written request, at no charge, provided the requester supplies the URL of the photograph and proof of identity. The site cannot charge a fee, request payment processing, or delay removal pending any commercial transaction. This applies to ArrestFacts if your record appears there and you are a Florida resident — cite the statute by name and number in your request.

Georgia

Georgia passed legislation targeting commercial mugshot extortion, requiring sites to remove booking photographs upon request when charges are not resulting in conviction. Georgia residents should cite the applicable Georgia statute in their removal request and make clear they are invoking their statutory rights. Fees for removal are restricted under Georgia's law in qualifying circumstances.

Utah

Utah similarly enacted protections against commercial mugshot removal fees. Utah residents with dismissed or otherwise favorably resolved charges have statutory grounds for free removal. Other states including Oregon and Illinois have passed related legislation — check your state's current statutes or consult a local attorney to confirm what protections apply to your jurisdiction.

Even without a state-specific statute, an expungement order is a powerful removal tool. Courts issue expungements precisely because the legislature has determined that the public interest in maintaining access to a criminal record is outweighed by the rehabilitative interest of the individual. Commercial republication of a booking photo that the legal system has effectively sealed through expungement runs counter to that legislative intent, and citing this directly in a removal request is effective even without a specific mugshot law.

De-Indexing Your Mugshot from Google

Removing your listing from ArrestFacts is the necessary first step, but Google will continue showing the content in search results until it re-crawls the removed page and updates its index — a process that can take days to weeks without intervention. You need to actively trigger Google's removal process.

Google's Outdated Content Removal Tool

After ArrestFacts confirms your removal, submit the exact URL of your former listing to Google's Outdated Content Removal Tool. This tool is specifically designed for pages that have been removed or substantially changed at source but whose cached version still appears in search results. Google will verify the page is gone and expedite removal from its search index. This is significantly faster than waiting for Google's natural re-crawl schedule.

Google Images

Booking photographs commonly persist in Google Images after the web page has been removed. Submit a separate removal request for the image via Google's image removal form — accessible through the same support page as the Outdated Content tool. You will need the URL of the image itself, not just the page URL, if the image has its own indexed address. Verify whether your booking photo is still appearing in Google Images independently after the web search result has been removed.

For each related network site that removes your record, submit a separate Outdated Content Removal Tool request for that site's URL as well. Do not assume Google will automatically update after it updates for ArrestFacts — each URL is indexed independently and must be submitted independently. For comprehensive guidance on this process, see our guide on removing a mugshot from Google and our broader guide on removing an arrest record from Google.

AI Search in 2026: ChatGPT, Overviews, Perplexity, Gemini

In 2026, Google de-indexing no longer represents the final step in mugshot removal. The proliferation of AI-powered search tools has created a new and distinct exposure channel that operates independently of traditional search indexes and that does not disappear automatically when source pages are removed.

How AI Search Exposes Arrest Records

AI search engines work differently from traditional search. Tools like Google AI Overviews, ChatGPT Search, Perplexity, and Gemini synthesize information from multiple sources — including their training data, real-time web indexes, and cached knowledge bases. ArrestFacts content that was indexed before removal may have been incorporated into AI training data or AI knowledge bases, and can be surfaced by these systems in response to queries about your name even after the source page has been removed.

Google AI Overviews present a particular risk because they appear at the very top of search results — above the traditional link list — and generate synthesized summaries about a person. If ArrestFacts or related network sites were crawled before removal, that arrest data may appear in an AI Overview synthesized response when someone searches your name. ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Gemini operate similarly, with each drawing on its own training data and real-time retrieval systems.

What Can Be Done About AI Search Exposure

There is no direct submission pathway for removing yourself from an AI model's training data. The effective approach combines source removal, de-indexing, and proactive content creation:

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   Source removal reduces AI Overview risk most directly. Google AI Overviews generate from currently-indexed content. Removing ArrestFacts and related network sites from Google's index significantly reduces the likelihood that these sites continue to inform AI-generated summaries about you. Speed matters — the faster pages are removed from the index, the less time AI systems have to reinforce that data.
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   Positive content creation competes with arrest data in AI retrieval. AI search systems retrieve and rank information about a person from across the web. Publishing authoritative content about yourself — a professional website, LinkedIn profile, published articles, professional directory listings — gives AI systems positive, accurate data to work with. When AI systems synthesize a response to a query about your name, well-indexed positive content competes with and can displace older arrest data in both training data composition and real-time retrieval.
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   Persistent monitoring is required. AI models are retrained, updated, and have their retrieval parameters adjusted over time. Arrest data that was surfaced by an AI system six months ago may no longer appear after a model update — and vice versa. Regular monitoring of how you appear in Google AI Overviews, ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Gemini is the only way to know whether additional suppression work is needed and whether your removal efforts have been effective across AI search channels.

The Data Broker Problem

ArrestFacts data flows downstream into background check and data broker databases. Platforms like BeenVerified, Spokeo, Intelius, MyLife, and Whitepages aggregate arrest records from sources including ArrestFacts and related sites, and these platforms maintain their own indexes that are completely independent of any removal you achieve at ArrestFacts.

The data broker problem is particularly significant for employment and housing. When a prospective employer, landlord, or business partner runs a background check through a commercial screening service, that service typically pulls from a data broker's aggregated database — not directly from ArrestFacts. This means your arrest record may continue to appear in background checks long after your ArrestFacts listing has been removed, because the screening platform is accessing a broker database that has not been updated to reflect the removal.

Each major data broker must be addressed individually. BeenVerified, Spokeo, Intelius, MyLife, PeopleFinder, Whitepages, and Radaris all maintain formal opt-out processes accessible through their privacy or "do not sell my information" pages. These requests are time-consuming but necessary for anyone who has employment, housing, or professional licensing concerns related to their arrest record appearing in background checks.

For a comprehensive overview of the mugshot removal landscape including site-by-site guidance, see our guide on mugshot website removal. For the specific process of getting arrest records removed from Google search results, see removing an arrest record from Google.