The client carried a 2018 Class 4 Felony Aggravated Assault conviction out of Maricopa County Superior Court. Future First filed an application to set aside the judgment under ARS § 13-905 and the court granted the application in 2025, vacating the judgment and restoring civil and firearm rights.
At a glance
| Original conviction | Aggravated Assault (ARS § 13-1204), Class 4 Felony, 2018 |
| Application filed | Application to Set Aside Judgment, ARS § 13-905, 2024 |
| Court | Maricopa County Superior Court |
| Result | Set Aside Granted. Judgment vacated, accusation dismissed, civil and firearm rights restored. |
| Rights restored | Civil rights restored. Firearm rights restored under ARS § 13-910 in the same order. |
| Time from application to grant | 103 days from application filing to granted |
The challenge
A Class 4 Felony assault conviction in Arizona blocks paths a person does not usually see until they apply. Employers screening on statewide criminal history searches stop reading after the word “felony.” Occupational licensing boards under Title 32 treat violent felony convictions as automatic disqualifiers. Federal firearm law strips firearm rights from every person convicted of any felony, and an assault conviction can trigger additional federal prohibitions tied to the offense category.
The client served the original sentence years ago. Probation completed. Counseling completed. Every term satisfied. The conviction still followed the client into every background check, locking off employment, professional licensing, and the lawful right to possess a firearm.
What we did
Future First filed an Application to Set Aside Judgment and Restore Civil and Firearm Rights under ARS § 13-905 in Maricopa County Superior Court. The brief documented full sentence completion, full monetary compliance, the absence of pending criminal matters, and the client’s rehabilitation record since the case closed.
For a violent-offense set aside the court weighs the nature of the offense alongside the applicant’s post-conviction conduct. Future First built the application around a clear rehabilitation narrative: years of clean conduct, stable employment history where allowed, and full compliance with every condition the court imposed.
The State responded without opposition. The judge signed the order setting aside the judgment, dismissing the accusation, and restoring civil and firearm rights to the client. The order lifts the felony bar that was blocking the client’s path forward.
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If you have an old felony assault conviction in Arizona
A Class 4 Felony Aggravated Assault conviction is eligible for set aside under ARS § 13-905 once the applicant has finished probation, paid every fine and fee, and completed every other term of the sentence. Violent offenses face additional statutory scrutiny but remain eligible. The judge weighs the nature of the offense, the time since completion, and the applicant’s conduct since the case closed.
ARS § 13-905 lets the judge vacate the judgment, dismiss the accusation, and release the applicant from the penalties and disabilities of the conviction. For a felony conviction, the same order can restore civil rights. Firearm rights restoration is paired through ARS § 13-910 and is typically requested in the same application packet.
Set aside does not erase the conviction from the world. It vacates the judgment, allows the applicant to lawfully state on most applications that no conviction stands, and removes the federal firearm prohibition tied to the felony.
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