The client carried a 2007 felony Endangerment and DUI conviction out of Maricopa County Superior Court. Future First filed a petition to seal the records under ARS § 13-911. The court granted the application and ordered every record tied to the case sealed.
At a glance
| Original conviction | DUI Liquor or Drugs (ARS § 28-1381(A)(1)), Class 1 Misdemeanor, and Endangerment (ARS § 13-1201), Class 6 Felony, 2007 |
| Application filed | Petition to Seal Criminal Case Records, ARS § 13-911, 2025 |
| Court | Maricopa County Superior Court |
| Result | Sealing Record Granted |
| Rights restored | Records sealed from public view |
| Time from application to grant | 107 days from application filing to granted |
The challenge
A set aside lifts the penalties of the conviction. It does not pull the case off public-facing court searches. For an eighteen-year-old felony Endangerment tied to a DUI, the docket and the charging documents stayed visible after the set aside grant. The client wanted the underlying case sealed so it would stop appearing in background reports.
Sealing under ARS § 13-911 became available in Arizona in 2023. It is the only remedy that pulls the court file, the arrest entry, and the charging documents out of public view. The client met every threshold. He had completed probation in 2011, paid every monetary obligation, and had no pending charges.
What we did
Future First filed a Petition to Seal Criminal Case Records under ARS § 13-911 with Maricopa County Superior Court. The petition documented every requirement: eligible offense, timeframes under § 13-911(E) satisfied, all sentence terms complete, no pending charges, and the sealing aligned with the petitioner’s interest and public safety.
We attached the Order of Discharge from Probation as proof of completed sentence terms. The prosecutor took no position on the petition. The Department of Public Safety report supported sealing eligibility.
The judge granted the petition. The clerk of the court sealed all records tied to the case and transmitted the sealing order to DPS and the prosecuting agency. The conviction no longer appears on public-facing background searches.
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If you have an old conviction in Arizona
Sealing under ARS § 13-911 is the strongest privacy remedy Arizona offers. The arrest entry, the charging documents, the docket entries, and the sentencing minute orders all come out of public view once the court grants the petition.
For Class 6 felonies, the wait period is five years from completion of all non-financial sentence requirements. For Class 1 misdemeanors, the wait period is three years. The longer of the two applies when a case carries both. The court reads the requirement strictly. Payment of fines or restitution does not start the clock. The clock starts when the judge-ordered non-financial conditions end.
Future First runs the eligibility math, pulls the discharge orders, files the petition, and handles any prosecutor or victim response. The court has 60 days to act once the prosecutor receives the petition. Once granted, the order is permanent.
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Want to seal an old Arizona case? Call Future First Criminal Law at 602-900-6240 or request a free consultation. We handle 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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