The client carried a 2009 Class 6 Felony Theft conviction out of Mohave County Superior Court. Future First filed an application to set aside the judgment under ARS § 13-905 and the court granted the application in 2025, vacating the judgment and restoring civil and firearm rights.
At a glance
| Original conviction | Theft (ARS § 13-1802), Class 6 Felony, 2009 |
| Application filed | Application to Set Aside Judgment, ARS § 13-905, 2025 |
| Court | Mohave County Superior Court |
| Result | Set Aside Granted. Judgment vacated, accusation dismissed, civil and firearm rights restored. |
| Rights restored | Civil rights restored. Firearm rights restored under ARS § 13-910 in the same order. |
| Time from application to grant | 76 days from application filing to granted |
The challenge
A Class 6 Felony Theft conviction in Arizona blocks employment, occupational licensing, housing, and the constitutional right to possess a firearm. Theft convictions trigger automatic flags on background checks for retail, finance, and any role that handles cash or inventory. Federal firearm law strips firearm rights from every person convicted of any felony.
The client served the full sentence well over a decade before the application. Probation completed. Restitution paid. Every term satisfied. The conviction still followed the client into every background check, locking off opportunities long after the underlying conduct was history.
What we did
Future First filed an Application to Set Aside Judgment and Restore Civil and Firearm Rights under ARS § 13-905 in Mohave County Superior Court. The application documented full sentence completion, full restitution and fee compliance, the absence of pending criminal matters, and the long record of clean conduct since the original case closed.
Mohave County and other rural Arizona counties run the State response window on their own docket cadence. Future First tracked the response window, confirmed no opposition, and presented the application for ruling once timing was clear.
The judge signed the order setting aside the judgment, dismissing the accusation, and restoring civil and firearm rights to the client. The order lifts the felony bar that had been blocking the client’s employment and rights path for over a decade.
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If you have an old felony theft conviction in Arizona
A Class 6 Felony Theft conviction is eligible for set aside under ARS § 13-905 once the applicant has finished probation, paid restitution, paid every fine and fee, and completed every other term of the sentence. There is no fixed waiting period beyond sentence completion. The application is filed in the court of conviction.
ARS § 13-905 lets the judge vacate the judgment, dismiss the accusation, and release the applicant from the penalties and disabilities of the conviction. For a felony conviction, the same order can restore civil rights. Firearm rights restoration is paired through ARS § 13-910 and is typically requested in the same application packet.
Set aside does not erase the conviction from the world. It vacates the judgment, allows the applicant to lawfully state on most applications that no conviction stands, and removes the federal firearm prohibition tied to the felony.
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