Mugshots can be embarrassing and humiliating, sometimes even costing you a job, because it implies that you are associated with some sort of criminal beghavior, even if you didn’t commit the crime, the State dropped the charges or were eventually found not guilty at trial. The first thing to do is to get the record sealed or expunged, meaning it's no longer "in the public domain" and therefore not newsworthy.
Getting the mugshot companies to remove the image is a challenge even with a law on the books allowing you to sue them if it's not removed. The problem is serving them with a lawsuite, since most mughshot companies are based off-shore.
An attorney can assist you with some parts and coordinate efforts with mugshot removal/reputation management caompanies.
Answered on Mar 14th, 2021 at 5:22 AM