# Celebrity Mug Shots

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-mug-shots/554949>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 25, 2010, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-mug-shots/554949 "2010-09-25T00:54:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![CookingWithGas](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cookingwithgas/32/485_2.png) [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2010, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-mug-shots/554949/21 "2010-09-27T14:42:03Z")

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> [@kunilou](#):
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> [Take a look at this series of photos.](http://www.home-air-purifier-expert.com/images/picture-of-meth-addict.jpg)

That’s downright tragic. But I do wonder how it ended up on the site of an air purifier company…

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**Author:** ![anson2995](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c77e96/32.png) [@anson2995](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anson2995)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2010, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-mug-shots/554949/22 "2010-09-27T15:15:22Z")

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> [@Peanuthead](#):
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> > [@anson2995](#):
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> > It’s a public record.
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> So how does one go about getting a copy? Can I get my own mugshot? (don’t ask :p)

Depends on how long ago you were arrested. Go to the website for your county government and start with the sheriff’s office. A phone call works wonders, too.

There are dozens (hundreds?) of commercial sites that offer access to public records for a fee. Some of these are scams, just pointing you to the home page of a county/town/state that you specify… this is what you’ll get if you google, so beware. Go straight to the source.

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