How do I remove a mugshot or arrest record from Google without paying a removal fee?

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Never pay a mugshot site. Google will de-index the page if you are the subject, the site is not a business-review site, and it charges to take content down: file Google's content removal form with the URLs and screenshots of the fee demand, and the result disappears from Search, though the page itself stays up. California and Florida also ban the pay-to-remove business. In California it is unlawful to solicit or accept a fee to remove or alter a booking photo, and you can sue for the greater of $1,000 per violation or your actual damages, plus attorney's fees (Civ. Code § 1798.91.1). In Florida a written request obliges the publisher to remove the photo within 10 calendar days without charge; if it does not, you can sue for an injunction and the court can add $1,000 per day for ignoring it (Fla. Stat. § 901.43). Court records are different: if your case was dismissed, sealed or expunged, attach the order to your written demand to the site; if it is still an accurate public record, expect removal from the search index, not from the court. Send the dated written demand first, because the state penalties run from your request. Build the request at https://takeitdown.agentexchange.work/request/privacy (free; you send it, the deadline is tracked).

How do I remove a mugshot or arrest record from Google without paying a removal fee?

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