The client carried a Class 1 Misdemeanor Discharge of Firearm in City Limits 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 186 days, sealing the misdemeanor from public view and from background-check exposure.
At a glance
| Original conviction | Discharge of Firearm in City Limits (ARS § 13-3107), Class 1 Misdemeanor |
| 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 | 186 days from application filing to granted |
The challenge
Discharge of Firearm in City Limits under ARS § 13-3107 is a weapons-coded offense that draws extra weight on background checks. Employers, licensing boards, and landlords flag any firearm-related entry regardless of class level. The Class 1 Misdemeanor version is the base offense. Felony charges under § 13-3107(D) are reserved for cases involving residential structures.
Sealing under ARS § 13-911 reaches Class 1 Misdemeanor weapons cases on the standard three-year wait from judge-ordered non-financial completion. The client had cleared the wait, completed every monetary obligation, 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 three-year wait 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.
Weapons-coded misdemeanor applications sometimes draw closer review than non-weapons misdemeanors. The application was built to address the offense category head-on. The 186-day grant cycle reflects the additional review time the case category sometimes draws. The application held up at every step.
The judge signed the order. Sealing Record Granted on the Class 1 Misdemeanor Discharge of Firearm in City Limits count. 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 misdemeanor weapons case on your record
ARS § 13-911 reaches Class 1 Misdemeanor weapons cases including Discharge of Firearm in City Limits. The statutory wait runs three years from judge-ordered non-financial completion. The factor analysis is the same one used on any other misdemeanor sealing application.
Weapons-coded misdemeanors sometimes draw closer review than non-weapons offenses. The application has to address the offense conduct, the completion record, and the statutory factors with care. Clean applications built on documented compliance 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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