The client carried 2024 traffic charges including a Class 1 Misdemeanor leaving the scene count, all dismissed before any conviction entered. Future First filed for sealing under ARS § 13-911 and the El Centro Justice Court granted the application in 2026.
At a glance
| Original conviction | Fail to Stop at Scene of Damage Accident (ARS § 28-662(A)(1)), Class 1 Misdemeanor, plus civil traffic counts, 2024 |
| Application filed | Application to Seal Criminal Case Records, ARS § 13-911, 2026 |
| Court | El Centro Justice Court |
| Result | Sealing Record Granted; All Records Sealed. |
| Rights restored | N/A (misdemeanor; no civil or firearm rights lost). Records sealed under ARS § 13-911. |
| Time from filing to grant | 16 days from application filing to granted |
The challenge
The State filed multiple traffic counts against the client in 2024, including a Class 1 Misdemeanor for leaving the scene of a damage accident. The case was dismissed before any conviction entered. Two related criminal case numbers existed for the same underlying incident across two Maricopa County justice courts.
Even a dismissed case shows on commercial background checks pulled from court data feeds. The Class 1 Misdemeanor label hits hardest. Employers running driving-history searches see the charge before they see the dismissal.
What we did
Future First filed a Application to Seal Criminal Case Records under ARS § 13-911 in El Centro Justice Court. The brief documented the dismissal, attached the law firm support letter, and confirmed the client’s sentence-compliance status of N/A because no sentence was ever imposed.
El Centro Sealing Records Traffic applications work when the applicationer sets out the dismissal cleanly and ties it to the right statutory eligibility category. We labeled the case as “charged but dismissed” under ARS § 13-911 and avoided the conviction-track waiting periods entirely.
The judge entered findings that the case was dismissed and granted the application. The order sealed all records relating to the arrest, the charging documents, and the case file. The court transmitted the sealing order to the Arizona Department of Public Safety and the prosecutor.
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If you have an old traffic charge in Arizona
Dismissed traffic charges including Class 1 Misdemeanor counts are eligible for sealing under ARS § 13-911. The wait for a dismissal is the shortest available eligibility window in Arizona record removal law.
Multiple case numbers tied to a single incident can each be sealed. The applicationer files in each court that handled a case number. Each application stands on its own findings and order.
A sealing order tells the court, the Department of Public Safety, and the prosecutor to seal their records. Commercial background databases must comply on demand. Most consumer-facing background searches stop returning the case after sealing.
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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.
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