The client carried a Class 4 Felony Forgery conviction out of Maricopa County Superior Court. Future First filed the Application to Set Aside under ARS § 13-905 and the court granted the application in 272 days, vacating the felony and restoring firearm rights in the same order.
At a glance
| Original conviction | Forgery (ARS § 13-2002), Class 4 Felony |
| Application filed | Application to Set Aside, ARS § 13-905, 2024 |
| Court | Maricopa County Superior Court |
| Result | Set Aside Granted. The Class 4 Felony Forgery conviction vacated, judgment of guilt dismissed, all civil disabilities lifted. |
| Rights restored | Firearm rights restored in the same order under ARS § 13-905(D). Civil rights restored. |
| Time from application to grant | 272 days from application filing to granted |
The challenge
Forgery under ARS § 13-2002 charged as a Class 4 Felony carries permanent consequences for employment, professional licensing, and firearm rights. A Class 4 Felony fraud conviction sits at a serious tier in the Arizona sentencing scheme. Background checks pulling from court records surface the case for decades.
The client completed every term of the sentence and built a clean record on top of it. The active conviction was the last barrier between the client and a clean future. ARS § 13-905 was the path through it, and the package included a firearm rights restoration request under § 13-905(D) in the same filing.
What we did
Future First filed the Application to Set Aside under ARS § 13-905 in Maricopa County Superior Court. The application covered the Class 4 Felony Forgery conviction. The package documented full sentence completion, absolute discharge, the statutory factors the court weighs under § 13-905(A), and the firearm rights restoration request under § 13-905(D).
The court took 272 days to move the application through review. Felony fraud cases get closer scrutiny on the § 13-905 factors and the firm built the application to address each one in advance. The application held up at every step and the court entered the order on the merits.
The judge signed the order. Set aside granted on the Class 4 Felony Forgery count. Firearm rights restored in the same order under § 13-905(D). The conviction is vacated, the judgment of guilt is dismissed, and the civil disabilities lift in full.
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If you have a felony Forgery on your record
ARS § 13-905 reaches felony Forgery convictions under § 13-2002 once the sentence is complete and the statutory factors are met. The Class 4 Felony tier carries weight in the analysis. The court examines compliance with sentence terms, time elapsed, harm caused by the offense, the prior record, and any other equitable factors.
Firearm rights restoration runs in the same order under § 13-905(D). For first-offense felony Forgery the firearm rights restoration is available alongside the set aside. The application packages both requests so the court can rule on them together.
Sealing under ARS § 13-911 is the next stage. The sealing wait for a Class 4 Felony Forgery is five years from judge-ordered non-financial completion. Once the wait is satisfied, the sealing order closes public access to the file.
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