The client carried a Class 2 Misdemeanor Reckless Driving conviction out of Goodyear Municipal Court, pled down from an original DUI charge. Future First filed the Application to Set Aside under ARS § 13-905 and the court granted the application in 6 days, vacating the conviction and issuing a Certificate of Second Chance.
At a glance
| Original charge | Driving Under the Influence (ARS § 28-1381(A)(2)), Class 1 Misdemeanor |
| Plea / Conviction | Reckless Driving (ARS § 28-693(A)), Class 2 Misdemeanor, 2024 |
| Application filed | Application to Set Aside, ARS § 13-905, 2026 |
| Court | Goodyear Municipal Court |
| Result | Set Aside Granted. The Class 2 Misdemeanor Reckless Driving conviction vacated, judgment of guilt dismissed, all penalties and disabilities lifted. Certificate of Second Chance issued in the same order. |
| Time from application to grant | 6 days from application filing to granted |
The challenge
A Class 2 Misdemeanor Reckless Driving conviction stays on the public criminal record indefinitely without a set aside. The case originated as a DUI under ARS § 28-1381(A)(2). Future First negotiated the plea down to Reckless Driving, which itself was a significant reduction at the original case stage. Two years later, the active conviction record was still the barrier between the client and a clean public file.
ARS § 13-905 was the cleanup tool. The statute lets a person who has completed every term of the sentence apply to have the judgment of guilt vacated and the conviction set aside. The Certificate of Second Chance under § 13-905(K) adds protections for employment, housing, and occupational licensing.
What we did
Future First filed the Application to Set Aside under ARS § 13-905 in Goodyear Municipal Court. The application documented full sentence completion, the clean record since the case, full monetary compliance, completion of substance abuse screening and counseling, completion of Traffic Survival School, and the statutory factors the court weighs under § 13-905(A). The Certificate of Second Chance request under § 13-905(K) was built into the same filing.
The 6-day grant cycle is at the fast end of how Goodyear Municipal Court moves on a set aside application. The documentation was complete on filing, the statutory factor record was clean, and the assigned judge had everything required to sign the order without additional process.
The judge signed the order. Set aside granted on the Class 2 Misdemeanor Reckless Driving count. Certificate of Second Chance granted in the same order. The conviction is vacated and the judgment of guilt is dismissed.
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If you have a misdemeanor on your record
ARS § 13-905 reaches misdemeanor convictions on the same factor analysis used on felonies. Full sentence completion, the documented passage of time, and the statutory factors govern the outcome. The set aside vacates the conviction and dismisses the judgment of guilt. The record converts from active to vacated.
Reckless Driving under ARS § 28-693(A) is one of the most common DUI plea outcomes in Arizona municipal courts. The set aside cleans up the conviction record once the sentence is fully complete. The Certificate of Second Chance under § 13-905(K) layers in employment, housing, and occupational licensing protections.
Sealing under ARS § 13-911 is the next stage. The sealing wait for a Class 2 Misdemeanor is two years from judge-ordered non-financial completion.
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