Criminal.com opt-out
criminal.com How to remove yourself from Criminal.com
Criminal.com says it isn't a database: it's a public-records search guide with nothing to delete. The profile you found lives on a people-search site it sends searches to, so that's where the removal request goes.
On average, Serus sends about 184 removal requests per person, 89% of them to data brokers, so expect Criminal.com to be one of many.
Reviewed by Anthon Wansland
Head of Product & Co-Founder
Serus is a privacy company with paid tools to find and remove your personal data. This guide shows the free way to do it yourself.
- Opt-out page
- criminal.com
- Method
- Online form
- What you need
- Listing URL
- Cost
- Free
- Last updated
Criminal.com doesn't say how long removal takes. Under California law, a business has 45 days to act on a deletion request (15 business days for an opt-out of sale).
How to opt out of Criminal.com
- 1
Read what Criminal.com says about itself
Its remove-my-records page states that it cannot delete anything for you, because the records people see come from other sites.
- 2
Find the site that holds your record
Search your name on Google and note each people-search or mugshot site that shows a profile. Criminal.com's page names Spokeo, Whitepages, BeenVerified, Radaris, MyLife and TruthFinder as examples.
- 3
Use each site's own opt-out
The opt-out is usually linked in the footer as "Do Not Sell My Info" or "Opt Out". Submit it and confirm by email if asked.
- 4
Mention a sealed or expunged case
Criminal.com says most sites will pull a sealed record if you say so in the request. The court record is separate and goes through the court's own expungement process.
Watch out for
- Mugshots get copied across many sites, so one removal rarely clears them all.
- Criminal.com's removal page carries affiliate links to a paid removal service, so read it as a guide with a commercial interest.
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What Criminal.com holds about you
- Full name and aliases
- Court and criminal records
What Criminal.com is known to collect, not a check of your listing.
Does it come back?
Criminal.com says brokers rebuild lists from fresh public records, so a profile you removed can come back months later.
Your rights
California: CCPA. If you live in California, the CCPA lets you ask a business to delete the personal information it holds about you and to stop selling or sharing it. Businesses generally have 45 days to respond.
California: the Delete Act. Data brokers that hold information on Californians must register with the state. California residents can use DROP, the state's Delete Request and Opt-out Platform, to send one deletion request to every registered broker at once.
Other US states. Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Texas, Oregon and a growing list of other states give residents a similar right to delete. Vermont, Texas and Oregon also make data brokers register with the state. Where no state law applies, the broker's own opt-out above still works for most people.
General information, not legal advice.
Frequently asked
Can I remove myself from Criminal.com?
The site says there is nothing to delete on criminal.com itself, because it's a search guide and not a database.
How do I get a mugshot or arrest record off the internet?
Criminal.com says you usually have to opt out of each site that copied it, and mention a sealed or expunged case in your request. Removing the official court record means going through the court's expungement process.
Can I really get removed for free?
The site says yes: it describes free opt-outs as a legal requirement for data brokers, with a free California tool (DROP) for residents there.
Will an opt-out stay gone?
Not necessarily. Brokers refresh their lists, so check again after a few months.
Related guide How to delete yourself and your information from the internet 
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