The client carried a Class 6 Felony Drug Paraphernalia 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 285 days, vacating the felony and restoring firearm rights in the same order.
At a glance
| Original conviction | Drug Paraphernalia Violation (ARS § 13-3415), Class 6 Felony |
| Application filed | Application to Set Aside, ARS § 13-905, 2024 |
| Court | Maricopa County Superior Court |
| Result | Set Aside Granted. The Class 6 Felony Drug Paraphernalia 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 | 285 days from application filing to granted |
The challenge
Drug Paraphernalia under ARS § 13-3415 charged as a Class 6 Felony carries firearm restrictions and shows on background checks across employment and housing screens. The Class 6 Felony tier is the lowest felony class in Arizona, but it still triggers the full set of civil disabilities tied to a felony conviction.
The client completed every term of the sentence and built a clean record afterward. The active conviction was the last barrier between the client and a clean future. ARS § 13-905 was the path through it, and the application 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 6 Felony Drug Paraphernalia 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 285 days to move the application through review. 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 6 Felony Drug Paraphernalia 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 Drug Paraphernalia case on your record
ARS § 13-905 reaches felony Drug Paraphernalia convictions under § 13-3415 once the sentence is complete. The Class 6 Felony tier is the most common drug paraphernalia charge in Arizona Superior Court. Courts grant set aside on these cases on the merits where the statutory factors line up.
Firearm rights restoration runs in the same order under § 13-905(D). For first-offense felony paraphernalia 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 6 Felony Drug Paraphernalia case is three 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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