The client carried a 2002 Class 1 Misdemeanor Marijuana conviction out of Maricopa County Superior Court. Future First filed an application to expunge the record under ARS § 36-2862 and the court granted the expungement in 14 days, removing the conviction under Proposition 207’s marijuana expungement framework.
At a glance
| Original conviction | Marijuana Violation (ARS § 13-3405), Class 1 Misdemeanor, 2002 |
| Application filed | Petition for Expungement, ARS § 36-2862, 2024 |
| Court | Maricopa County Superior Court |
| Result | Expungement Granted. The record of the conviction expunged under the marijuana expungement framework. |
| Rights restored | N/A (misdemeanor). Record expunged under ARS § 36-2862. |
| Time from application to grant | 14 days from application filing to granted |
The challenge
An old marijuana conviction in Arizona sits on a record even after the underlying conduct was legalized. Background services that aggregate court records pick up the case and the charge type. Employers, landlords, and licensing services see the entry and stop reading. The fact that the conduct is now legal under Proposition 207 does not change what shows up on a background check until the record is expunged.
The client had moved on from the case more than two decades before the application. The old conviction still followed the client into every background check. The path forward required expungement under ARS § 36-2862.
What we did
Future First filed a Petition for Expungement under ARS § 36-2862 in Maricopa County Superior Court. The statute, enacted through Proposition 207, makes a category of marijuana offenses eligible for full expungement of the arrest, charge, adjudication, and sentence. The application packaged the underlying court file, the disposition, and the statutory eligibility analysis.
This application closed in 14 days. Marijuana expungement applications under ARS § 36-2862 can move very quickly when the eligibility framework is clean at filing. The statute is designed for efficient processing of qualifying applications. Future First identified the qualifying offense category, confirmed the case fell squarely within the statute, and built the application for a fast grant.
The judge signed the order granting expungement. The order expunges the record of the marijuana conviction and directs the relevant agencies to clear the conviction from their files under the Proposition 207 framework.
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If you have an old marijuana conviction in Arizona
Arizona’s marijuana expungement statute, ARS § 36-2862, was enacted through Proposition 207. The statute makes qualifying marijuana offenses eligible for full expungement of the arrest, charge, adjudication, sentence, and conviction. Eligible offenses include possession, consumption, transportation of two and a half ounces or less, cultivation of six plants or less for personal use, and possession of marijuana paraphernalia.
Expungement under ARS § 36-2862 is stronger than sealing under ARS § 13-911. Expungement removes the conviction record entirely, not just from public-facing background databases. The agencies are directed to clear the conviction from their files.
Properly-built marijuana expungement applications move through the court quickly. The 14-day grant here is not unusual for clean filings. Most marijuana convictions on Arizona records issued before Proposition 207 took effect are eligible.
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Want to clear your record in Arizona? Call Future First Criminal Law at 602-900-7625 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.
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