The client completed a diversion program in 2024, and the State dismissed the misdemeanor. The dismissed case still showed up on background checks. Future First secured a Peoria Sealing Records Dismissed result and sealed every record under ARS § 13-911.
At a glance
| Original charges | Domestic-violence-designated misdemeanor (ARS § 13-2810), Class 1 Misdemeanor, 2024 (diverted and dismissed) |
| Application filed | Seal records under ARS § 13-911, 2025 |
| Court | Peoria Municipal Court |
| Result | Sealing record granted |
| Rights restored | N/A (case dismissed after diversion, no conviction) |
| Time from application to grant | 153 days from application filing to granted |
The challenge
A dismissed case is not the same as a clean record. The client did the work, completed diversion, and the State dismissed the charge. The arrest and the dismissed charge still lived in court databases and on background checks. A domestic-violence-designated misdemeanor, even one that ended in dismissal, reads as a red flag to employers and landlords who never look past the label.
Arizona law gives a remedy. ARS § 13-911 lets you seal the records of an arrest and charges, including dismissed charges. Once the records are sealed, they stop appearing on standard background checks. That is the clean break a Peoria Sealing Records Dismissed order delivers.
What we did
Future First reviewed the full court file, confirmed the diversion completion and the dismissal, and confirmed the case was eligible to seal. We filed the petition to seal under ARS § 13-911 in Peoria Municipal Court, gave the prosecutor notice, and addressed each finding the court had to make, including eligibility and the public-safety interest.
The prosecutor raised no objection. The court reviewed the Department of Public Safety report, found the offense eligible, found that sealing served both the client and public safety, and granted the petition. The court ordered the arrest records, the charging documents, and all case records sealed. The Peoria Sealing Records Dismissed order came through 153 days after filing.
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If you have a dismissed case in Arizona
Sealing under ARS § 13-911 reaches more than convictions. It reaches arrests and dismissed charges too. If your case was diverted and dismissed, the record can still hurt you, and you can still seal it.
The waiting period and eligibility depend on how the case ended. Dismissed cases often qualify sooner than convictions. The court makes specific findings before it seals a record, so the petition has to document the disposition and eligibility cleanly.
A complete petition that matches the statute to the facts gives the judge what the law requires and avoids delays. If you have a dismissed charge from a diversion program, sealing is worth pursuing.
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