The client carried a Class 6 Felony Unlawful Imprisonment conviction and a paired Class 1 Misdemeanor Assault count out of Maricopa County Superior Court. Future First filed the sealing application under ARS § 13-911 and the court granted the application in 166 days, closing all records on the file.
At a glance
| Original conviction | Unlawful Imprisonment (ARS § 13-1303), Class 6 Felony; Assault – Intent or Reckless Injury (ARS § 13-1203(A)(1)), Class 1 Misdemeanor |
| Application filed | Application to Seal Criminal Case Records, ARS § 13-911, 2024 |
| Court | Maricopa County Superior Court |
| Result | Sealing Record Granted. All records relating to arrest, conviction, and sentence sealed. |
| Rights restored | Firearm rights restoration handled separately under ARS § 13-905(D) or § 13-910 where applicable. Civil rights restored. |
| Time from filing to grant | 166 days from application filing to granted |
The challenge
Unlawful Imprisonment under ARS § 13-1303 charged as a Class 6 Felony carries the felony label on every background search. The case also stacked a Class 1 Misdemeanor Assault count on the same file. Without sealing, both counts kept surfacing on the Arizona Public Access database every time a third party ran a background check.
Sealing under ARS § 13-911 closes public access to the arrest, prosecution, conviction, and sentencing records once the wait runs and the court grants the application. With the sentence complete and the statutory wait satisfied, the path to sealing was open.
What we did
Future First filed the Application to Seal Criminal Case Records under ARS § 13-911 in Maricopa County Superior Court. The brief established that the offenses are eligible for sealing under § 13-911, the applicant completed every sentencing term and paid every monetary obligation, and sealing serves the applicant and the public’s safety.
For a Class 6 Felony, the sealing wait runs three years from judge-ordered non-financial completion. The misdemeanor count sealed under the same application. We documented the completion date, ran the math, and showed the wait had run. We attached the case docket, the sentence-completion documentation, and the Arizona Department of Public Safety report.
The court reviewed the package, entered findings under § 13-911, and granted the application 166 days after filing. The Clerk sealed all records relating to the arrest, conviction, and sentence.
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If you have a felony Unlawful Imprisonment conviction on your record
A Class 6 Felony Unlawful Imprisonment conviction is eligible for sealing under ARS § 13-911 three years after completion of judge-ordered non-financial sentencing conditions. When multiple counts sit on the same case number, the sealing order closes all counts together.
Sealing closes the case to public-facing background searches. Set aside under ARS § 13-905 is a separate remedy that vacates the conviction itself. Many clients run both processes to fully clear the record. The sealing order is what removes the case from public databases.
The application must show that the applicant has not been subsequently convicted of a felony or non-traffic misdemeanor since the original case. The prosecutor receives notice and time to object. Most felony sealing applications move through the court on the merits without a hearing.
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