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The Georgia Gazette, LLC privacy guide · reviewed 2026-10-05

The Georgia Gazette opt-out: how to get your mugshot removed

The Georgia Gazette has no opt-out form — removal is email-only. Email Support@TheGeorgiaGazette.com with your full name, date of arrest, arresting agency and the page URL, and ask for removal and confirmation. If your case was dismissed, not prosecuted, or restricted, Georgia law (O.C.G.A. § 35-1-19) requires free removal within 30 days of a written request. Keep records; if they do not respond, send a certified letter referencing the statute.

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The Georgia Gazette has no opt-out form — removal is email-only. Email Support@TheGeorgiaGazette.com with your full name, date of arrest, arresting agency and the page URL, and ask for removal and confirmation. If your case was dismissed, not prosecuted, or restricted, Georgia law (O.C.G.A. § 35-1-19) requires free removal within 30 days of a written request. Keep records; if they do not respond, send a certified letter referencing the statute.

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Privacy email: Support@TheGeorgiaGazette.com

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Published steps (reference only; submission steps require separate authorization):

1. Find your page and copy the URL: Search thegeorgiagazette.com, or Google your name plus "Georgia Gazette," and open the page with your booking photo. Copy the full page address — you will paste it into the removal request so they can find the exact record.

2. Check whether your case qualifies under Georgia law: Under O.C.G.A. § 35-1-19, a website that publishes Georgia booking photographs must remove one free of charge within 30 days of a written request when the case was dismissed, not prosecuted, or the record has been restricted. If your record was restricted, have your restriction documentation ready.

3. Send the removal email: Email Support@TheGeorgiaGazette.com from an address you monitor. Include your full name as printed on the booking record, the date of arrest, the arresting agency, the page URL, and — if your case qualifies — a sentence citing O.C.G.A. § 35-1-19. Ask for written confirmation when the page is removed.

4. Follow up after a week: If there is no reply, reply to the same thread to keep everything in one place. Note the dates of each message. For qualifying cases the 30-day statutory clock matters, so paper the file: keep copies of the email, the page screenshot and the URL.

5. Escalate with a certified letter if ignored: If email gets no result, send a written removal demand by certified mail with return receipt, restating the qualifying ground and citing O.C.G.A. § 35-1-19. Consumer and legal-aid groups in Georgia publish template removal letters you can adapt; the return receipt is your proof the clock started.

6. Confirm removal and handle copies: Check the page URL after the site responds — it should show a removal notice or stop resolving. Search Google for your name and site:thegeorgiagazette.com. If the image still appears in Google results, use Google's tool for removing outdated content; the copy in search is cached, not live.

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To: Support@TheGeorgiaGazette.com

Subject: Removal request for booking photograph — O.C.G.A. § 35-1-19

Hello,

I am requesting the removal of my booking photograph and arrest record page from The Georgia Gazette.

Full name: [Full name]
Date of arrest: [Date of arrest]
Arresting agency: [Agency]
Page URL: [Listing URL]
My case was [dismissed / not prosecuted / my record has been restricted], and under O.C.G.A. § 35-1-19 this removal is required free of charge within 30 days of a written request. Documentation is attached.

Please confirm by reply email once the page has been removed.

Thank you.

Troubleshooting and cautions:

- I emailed but got no response: Follow up on the same thread after about a week with the date of your original request. If silence continues, send a certified letter citing O.C.G.A. § 35-1-19 with return receipt — documented delivery is what starts the statutory 30-day window.

- They refused even though my case was dismissed: Make sure your request states the qualifying ground in terms — dismissed, not prosecuted, or record restricted — and attach the dismissal order or restriction paperwork. Resend with the statute citation. If it still fails, a Georgia attorney can advise on the civil remedy the statute provides.

- My case is still pending: The free-removal right in O.C.G.A. § 35-1-19 is aimed at dismissed, unprosecuted and restricted cases, so a pending case is harder. You can still email the site with the page URL and your circumstances; some sites remove as a matter of policy, but outcomes vary.

- The page is gone but my mugshot still shows in Google: Google caches pages after crawling. Once the live page is removed, use Google's "Remove outdated content" tool on the result, and the cached copy should drop out within days to weeks.

- Another mugshot site republished the same photo: The Georgia Gazette removal covers only this site. Other Georgia mugshot publishers and people-search sites must each be contacted; keep a list and work through them one by one.

- Someone is charging me a fee to remove it: For qualifying cases, Georgia law requires the removal to be free. A paid service is never required for the official process — decide carefully before paying anyone for what a written request can accomplish.

Sources cited by this guide (a source link alone does not verify the workflow):

- The Georgia Gazette website: https://thegeorgiagazette.com

- O.C.G.A. § 35-1-19 — booking photograph removal law (Justia): https://law.justia.com/codes/georgia/title-35/chapter-1/section-35-1-19/

- Georgia Justice Project mugshot removal letter guidance: https://gjp.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/2022.8.18-Mugshot-Removal-One-Pager-with-final-PJ-edit-1.pdf

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Step by step

Remove yourself from The Georgia Gazette, LLC

6 steps. Use the official site in a normal browser and follow its current instructions if a human check fails.

01
Find your page and copy the URL
Search thegeorgiagazette.com, or Google your name plus "Georgia Gazette," and open the page with your booking photo. Copy the full page address — you will paste it into the removal request so they can find the exact record.
02
Check whether your case qualifies under Georgia law
Under O.C.G.A. § 35-1-19, a website that publishes Georgia booking photographs must remove one free of charge within 30 days of a written request when the case was dismissed, not prosecuted, or the record has been restricted. If your record was restricted, have your restriction documentation ready.
03
Send the removal email
Email Support@TheGeorgiaGazette.com from an address you monitor. Include your full name as printed on the booking record, the date of arrest, the arresting agency, the page URL, and — if your case qualifies — a sentence citing O.C.G.A. § 35-1-19. Ask for written confirmation when the page is removed.
04
Follow up after a week
If there is no reply, reply to the same thread to keep everything in one place. Note the dates of each message. For qualifying cases the 30-day statutory clock matters, so paper the file: keep copies of the email, the page screenshot and the URL.
05
Escalate with a certified letter if ignored
If email gets no result, send a written removal demand by certified mail with return receipt, restating the qualifying ground and citing O.C.G.A. § 35-1-19. Consumer and legal-aid groups in Georgia publish template removal letters you can adapt; the return receipt is your proof the clock started.
06
Confirm removal and handle copies
Check the page URL after the site responds — it should show a removal notice or stop resolving. Search Google for your name and site:thegeorgiagazette.com. If the image still appears in Google results, use Google's tool for removing outdated content; the copy in search is cached, not live.

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What is The Georgia Gazette, LLC?

The Georgia Gazette is a Georgia-focused website that publishes arrest records, crime reports and booking photographs — mugshots — sourced from public records in more than 80 Georgia counties. It presents itself as a news outlet covering local crime, and its pages rank highly in Google, which is why a Georgia arrest can follow you for years even after the case resolves.

Unlike a people-search aggregator, it does not sell background reports; its model is publishing arrest content and running advertising next to it. Anyone arrested in a covered county can end up on the site, because booking records are public in Georgia. The site gives an email address for removal requests but does not offer a self-serve opt-out form.

What a The Georgia Gazette, LLC listing can show

Full name and booking photograph (mugshot)
Arrest date and charges
Arresting agency and county
Age and city or address of residence
Physical description details from the booking record

Who runs The Georgia Gazette, LLC, and which sites one request covers

The Georgia Gazette is operated by The Georgia Gazette, LLC. It is a standalone Georgia operation, not part of a national people-search network, so a removal here covers this site only — the same arrest record will still sit on other mugshot sites and in public-records databases unless you clear those separately. The only published removal channel is the email address Support@TheGeorgiaGazette.com; the site does not publish a removal form or a removals phone number.

What is the thegeorgiagazette.com opt-out removal process?

The thegeorgiagazette.com opt-out is email-only; there is no form. You email Support@TheGeorgiaGazette.com from an address you check, giving your full name, the date of arrest, the arresting agency and the URL of the page, and ask for removal and written confirmation. If your case qualifies under Georgia law — dismissed, not prosecuted, or restricted — cite O.C.G.A. § 35-1-19, which requires free removal within 30 days of a written request. If email gets no response, escalate to a certified letter.

How long it takes

The site publishes no removal timeline, and email requests can take anywhere from days to a few weeks. For cases that qualify under O.C.G.A. § 35-1-19, the legal framework is 30 days from a written request, which is why legal guides recommend sending the demand by certified mail so the clock starts with proof. Confirm success by loading the page URL directly and searching Google for your name.

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The Georgia Gazette, LLC opt-out problems and fixes

I emailed but got no response

Follow up on the same thread after about a week with the date of your original request. If silence continues, send a certified letter citing O.C.G.A. § 35-1-19 with return receipt — documented delivery is what starts the statutory 30-day window.

They refused even though my case was dismissed

Make sure your request states the qualifying ground in terms — dismissed, not prosecuted, or record restricted — and attach the dismissal order or restriction paperwork. Resend with the statute citation. If it still fails, a Georgia attorney can advise on the civil remedy the statute provides.

My case is still pending

The free-removal right in O.C.G.A. § 35-1-19 is aimed at dismissed, unprosecuted and restricted cases, so a pending case is harder. You can still email the site with the page URL and your circumstances; some sites remove as a matter of policy, but outcomes vary.

The page is gone but my mugshot still shows in Google

Google caches pages after crawling. Once the live page is removed, use Google's "Remove outdated content" tool on the result, and the cached copy should drop out within days to weeks.

Another mugshot site republished the same photo

The Georgia Gazette removal covers only this site. Other Georgia mugshot publishers and people-search sites must each be contacted; keep a list and work through them one by one.

Someone is charging me a fee to remove it

For qualifying cases, Georgia law requires the removal to be free. A paid service is never required for the official process — decide carefully before paying anyone for what a written request can accomplish.

Email route

Send this to Support@TheGeorgiaGazette.com

Subject: Removal request for booking photograph — O.C.G.A. § 35-1-19

Hello, I am requesting the removal of my booking photograph and arrest record page from The Georgia Gazette. Full name: [Full name] Date of arrest: [Date of arrest] Arresting agency: [Agency] Page URL: [Listing URL] My case was [dismissed / not prosecuted / my record has been restricted], and under O.C.G.A. § 35-1-19 this removal is required free of charge within 30 days of a written request. Documentation is attached. Please confirm by reply email once the page has been removed. Thank you.

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After you opt out of The Georgia Gazette, LLC

Keep the confirmation email, screenshots and any certified-mail receipts. A new arrest in a covered county means a new booking photo, so there is no one-and-done protection. Re-check the site and Google for your name every few months, and clear other mugshot and people-search sites that republished the record; that ongoing re-checking is what My Privacy Agent's Patrol plan automates.

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This guide explains how to request the action The Georgia Gazette, LLC publishes for its own site. Reading the guide or sending a request does not establish completed removal. Other sites and original public records are separate; recheck the specific thegeorgiagazette.com page after the site's response and if the information appears again.

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Common questions

The Georgia Gazette, LLC opt-out FAQ

Is The Georgia Gazette legit, and will it really remove my mugshot?

It is a real and widely known Georgia mugshot publisher, not a fake site, and it publishes a working removal email address. Outcomes reported by users vary — some removals go through quickly, others need repeated, well-documented requests — so send everything in writing, cite O.C.G.A. § 35-1-19 when your case qualifies, and keep records of every contact.

How do I remove my mugshot from The Georgia Gazette?

Email Support@TheGeorgiaGazette.com with your full name, date of arrest, arresting agency and the URL of your page, and ask for removal and confirmation. If your case qualifies under O.C.G.A. § 35-1-19, cite the statute. There is no opt-out form.

Is The Georgia Gazette mugshot removal free?

Yes for qualifying cases: Georgia law requires free removal within 30 days of a written request when charges were dismissed, not prosecuted, or the record is restricted. You never need to pay the site itself.

How long does The Georgia Gazette take to remove a mugshot?

The site publishes no timeline. Practical reports range from a few days to a few weeks. For qualifying cases, the statute allows 30 days; if that passes, escalate with a certified letter.

Will The Georgia Gazette remove my photo if my case is still pending?

The statutory free-removal right targets dismissed, unprosecuted and restricted cases. For a pending case you can still email the removal address with the page URL and explain your situation, but removal is at the site's discretion.

My record was expunged or restricted — will they remove it?

Restricted records fall squarely under O.C.G.A. § 35-1-19. Send the request with your restriction documentation attached and the statute cited; that combination is the strongest available basis for removal.

Why is my mugshot on The Georgia Gazette if I was never convicted?

The site publishes booking and arrest records, which are public in Georgia from the moment of arrest, regardless of how the case later resolves. That gap between arrest publicity and case outcome is exactly what the 30-day removal law addresses.

The page is down but the image still appears in Google — what now?

That is a cached search copy, not a live page. Use Google's remove-outdated-content tool on the result; the cached image should disappear from search within days to weeks of the live page's removal.

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The Georgia Gazette opt-out: how to get your mugshot removed

Work through this with your agent

Remove yourself from The Georgia Gazette, LLC

Find your page and copy the URL

Check whether your case qualifies under Georgia law

Send the removal email

Follow up after a week

Escalate with a certified letter if ignored

Confirm removal and handle copies