The client carried a Class 2 Felony Dangerous Drug Transport or Sell conviction out of Maricopa County Superior Court that dated back to a 2003 case. Future First filed the Application to Seal Records under ARS § 13-911 and the court granted the application in 199 days, sealing the felony from public view and from background-check exposure.
At a glance
| Original conviction | Dangerous Drug Transport or Sell (ARS § 13-3407(A)(7)), Class 2 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 | 199 days from application filing to granted |
The challenge
Dangerous Drug Transport or Sell under ARS § 13-3407(A)(7) is a Class 2 Felony in Arizona. The transport-or-sell conduct moves the offense into a higher felony class than simple possession. The Class 2 tier carries the longest sealing wait period available for non-violent drug felonies. The active conviction record stayed visible on every background check until the court entered a sealing order.
Sealing under ARS § 13-911 was the cleanup tool. The statutory wait for a Class 2 Felony is ten years from judge-ordered non-financial completion. The client’s case from 2003 had cleared the wait many times over. The work was in pulling the older court file and building the application.
What we did
Future First filed the Application to Seal Records under ARS § 13-911 in Maricopa County Superior Court. The application documented the wait period from judge-ordered non-financial completion, the multi-decade clean record since the conviction, full monetary compliance, and the factors the court weighs under § 13-911. The 2003-era case file required additional retrieval steps from archive storage.
Class 2 Felony drug applications run on the criminal motion cycle alongside other felony sealing applications. The 199-day grant cycle reflects how Maricopa County Superior Court processes a felony sealing application when the offense class draws the higher-tier review. The application held up at every step.
The judge signed the order. Sealing Record Granted on the Class 2 Felony Dangerous Drug Transport count. The case file is sealed from public view. Background checks that consume the sealed-records database no longer return the case.
What our clients say
Read verified reviews from real Future First clients on our client reviews page or directly on Google.
If you have a felony drug conviction in Arizona
ARS § 13-911 reaches drug felonies across every class. Class 2 Felony transport-or-sell cases under § 13-3407(A)(7) run on a ten-year wait from judge-ordered non-financial completion. Lower felony classes carry shorter waits. Class 4 Felony possession-for-sale runs on five years.
Older drug felony cases from the early 2000s have already cleared every wait period in the statute. The application is ready on day one. The work is in retrieving the archived court file and building the application on the documented completion record.
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.
Related resources
Call us
Want to clear your record in Arizona? Call Future First Criminal Law at 602-900-6240 or request a free consultation. We have handled hundreds of Arizona record removal applications across every statute path. The cleanup is permanent and the process moves faster when handled by a firm that knows the local court.
Anonymized in line with firm policy. Client name not used. Specific dates approximated to year only. Outcome described reflects this client’s actual results. Past outcomes do not guarantee future results. For more detailed information on Arizona record removal law, visit the Arizona State Legislature website.
- About the Author
- Latest Posts
Life’s better with a clean record