The client carried a Class 4 Felony Taking Identity of Another conviction out of Maricopa County Superior Court. Future First filed the Application to Seal Records under ARS § 13-911 and the court granted the application in 52 days, sealing the felony from public view and from background-check exposure.
At a glance
| Original conviction | Taking Identity of Another (ARS § 13-2008), Class 4 Felony |
| Application filed | Application to Seal Records, ARS § 13-911, 2024 |
| Court | Maricopa County Superior Court |
| Result | Sealing Record Granted. The Class 4 Felony Taking Identity of Another conviction sealed from public view and from background-check exposure. |
| Rights restored | The applicant can lawfully deny the case in most non-law-enforcement contexts. Background checks that consume the sealed-records database no longer return the case. |
| Time from application to grant | 52 days from application filing to granted |
The challenge
Taking Identity of Another under ARS § 13-2008 is a Class 4 Felony in Arizona. The offense sits in the identity-and-financial-fraud cluster that financial roles, banking employers, fintech companies, and licensing boards flag automatically. The felony class triggers the federal firearm prohibition that follows any felony for life and the identity-coded category compounds the response across most employer background-check filters.
Sealing under ARS § 13-911 was the cleanup tool. The statutory wait for a Class 4 Felony is ten years from judge-ordered non-financial completion. The wait was satisfied and the application package was ready.
What we did
Future First filed the Application to Seal Records under ARS § 13-911 in Maricopa County Superior Court. The application documented the wait period from judge-ordered non-financial completion, the clean record since the case, full monetary compliance, and the factors the court weighs under § 13-911.
The 52-day grant cycle reflects how Maricopa County Superior Court moves on a clean Class 4 Felony sealing application when the documentation is in order. The assigned criminal division had everything required to sign the order without additional process. The application held up at every step.
The judge signed the order. Sealing Record Granted on the Class 4 Felony Taking Identity of Another count. The case is sealed from public view. Background checks that consume the sealed-records database no longer return the case.
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If you have an Arizona identity theft conviction on your record
ARS § 13-911 reaches Class 4 Felony Taking Identity of Another convictions on the same factor analysis used on any other Class 4 Felony. The sealing wait is ten years from judge-ordered non-financial completion. The completion that matters is the judge-ordered side.
The sealing order takes the case off public view and removes it from the background-check feeds that consume the sealed-records database. The applicant can lawfully deny the case in most non-law-enforcement contexts.
The set aside under ARS § 13-905 is the companion order on a felony identity case. The set aside vacates the conviction and restores firearm rights. Sealing closes the case from background-check exposure. The two orders stack and the combined effect is the full record-removal package available under Arizona law.
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