The client carried a Class 6 Felony Aggravated Assault conviction out of Maricopa County Superior Court. Future First filed the Application to Seal Records under ARS § 13-911 and the court granted the application in 248 days, sealing the felony from public view and from background-check exposure.
At a glance
| Original conviction | Aggravated Assault (ARS § 13-1204), Class 6 Felony |
| Application filed | Application to Seal Records, ARS § 13-911, 2024 |
| Court | Maricopa County Superior Court |
| Result | Sealing Record Granted. Conviction sealed from public view and from background-check exposure. |
| Rights restored | The applicant can lawfully deny the case in most non-law-enforcement contexts. Background checks that consume the sealed-records database no longer return the case. |
| Time from application to grant | 248 days from application filing to granted |
The challenge
Aggravated Assault under ARS § 13-1204 is one of the offense categories that draws extra weight on background checks. Employers and landlords screen for any aggravated assault entry regardless of class level. The Class 6 Felony tier carries the federal firearm prohibition for life and the active conviction record stayed visible on every check until the court entered a sealing order.
Sealing under ARS § 13-911 was the right cleanup tool. The statutory wait for a Class 6 Felony is five years from judge-ordered non-financial completion. The client had cleared the wait, completed all monetary obligations, and lived clean during the wait. The application was ready to file.
What we did
Future First filed the Application to Seal Records under ARS § 13-911 in Maricopa County Superior Court. The application documented the statutory wait period from judge-ordered non-financial completion, full monetary compliance, the absence of new criminal matters during the wait, and the factors the court weighs under § 13-911. The aggravated assault offense category sometimes draws closer review and the application was built to address that head-on.
Felony sealing applications in Maricopa run on the criminal motion cycle. The 248-day grant cycle reflects the additional review time aggravated assault cases sometimes draw. The application held up at every step and the court entered the order on the merits.
The judge signed the order. Sealing Record Granted on the Class 6 Felony Aggravated Assault. The case file is sealed from public view. Background checks that consume the sealed-records database no longer return the case.
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If you have a felony aggravated assault on your record
ARS § 13-911 reaches Class 6 Felony aggravated assault cases. The statutory wait runs five years from judge-ordered non-financial completion. The court applies the same factor analysis used on any other felony sealing application. The offense category does not lock the door.
Sealing applications on aggravated assault cases sometimes draw closer review than other offense categories. The application has to address the offense conduct, the completion record, and the statutory factors with care. A clean application built on documented compliance can clear the review on the merits.
Sealing under § 13-911 closes public access to the file. The applicant can lawfully deny the conviction in most non-law-enforcement contexts. Background-check vendors that consume the sealed-records database no longer return the case.
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