The client carried a Class 6 Felony Criminal Damage conviction out of Maricopa County Superior Court from a 2021 case with an active term of supervised probation. Future First filed the Application to Terminate Probation Early under ARS § 13-901(E) and the court granted the application in 2023, ending probation supervision ahead of the original term.
At a glance
| Original conviction | Criminal Damage (ARS § 13-1602), Class 6 Felony |
| Application filed | Application to Terminate Probation Early, ARS § 13-901(E), 2022 |
| Court | Maricopa County Superior Court |
| Result | Probation Terminated Early. Probation supervision ended ahead of the original term. |
| Rights restored | Probation supervision ended. Sets the foundation for designation to misdemeanor, set aside, sealing, and other downstream record removal steps. |
| Time from application to grant | Granted 2023 |
The challenge
An active term of supervised probation on a Class 6 Felony restricts travel, employment options, and access to the downstream record removal applications that depend on sentence completion. Designation to misdemeanor under ARS § 13-604 requires completion of probation. Set aside under ARS § 13-905 requires completion of every term of the sentence. Sealing under ARS § 13-911 starts its wait period at judge-ordered non-financial completion. Probation termination opens every downstream door.
The client was performing on probation. Reporting requirements met. Restitution payments current. The conditions imposed at sentencing were satisfied. Every term cleared. The remaining probation period was the only thing standing between the client and the next stage of record cleanup.
What we did
Future First filed the Application to Terminate Probation Early under ARS § 13-901(E) in Maricopa County Superior Court. The application documented full performance on probation, full restitution and fee compliance, the absence of any pending criminal matters, and the rehabilitation record built during the probation term. The probation officer’s input was incorporated into the application package.
Early termination applications work best when the application closes every door an opposing prosecutor or skeptical judge looks for. Future First built the application around the statutory factors and tied each one to documented performance during the probation term. The court granted the application in 2023.
The judge signed the order terminating probation early. The order ends supervision, lifts the active conditions, and starts the clock on the downstream record removal applications. From this point, designation to misdemeanor became available under ARS § 13-604, and the case ran through that step next.
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If you’re on probation for a felony in Arizona
ARS § 13-901(E) lets the sentencing judge terminate probation early when the defendant has performed on the probation term and the statutory factors weigh in favor of release. Early termination requires a sound performance record, full monetary compliance, and the absence of pending criminal matters.
The benefit of early termination is structural. Probation supervision ends. The active conditions lift. The clock starts on the downstream record removal applications. Designation to misdemeanor under § 13-604 becomes available. Set aside under § 13-905 becomes available. Sealing under § 13-911 becomes available. The full record cleanup path opens up.
Early termination is not automatic. The application has to show the judge documented performance, not just bare eligibility. The work is in building the application correctly and presenting the probation officer’s input alongside the legal framework.
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