The client’s only criminal case ended in dismissal, yet the record kept surfacing on background checks. Future First won a Peoria SRA Disorderly Conduct sealing order under ARS § 13-911 that removed the entire case from public view.
At a glance
| Original charges | Disorderly Conduct (ARS § 13-2904(A)(1)), Criminal Damage (ARS § 13-1602(A)(1)), Interfering With Judicial Proceedings (ARS § 13-2810(A)(2)), all Class 1 Misdemeanors, and Preventing Use of Telephone (ARS § 13-2915(A)(3)), Class 2 Misdemeanor. All counts dismissed |
| Application filed | Petition to seal criminal case records under ARS § 13-911, 2026 |
| Court | Peoria Municipal Court |
| Result | All records of arrest and the dismissed charges sealed |
| Rights restored | Records sealed. No conviction ever entered |
| Time from application to grant | 81 days from application filing to granted |
The challenge
The client was arrested in 2024 and charged with four misdemeanor counts. She completed a diversion program and the court dismissed every count. This was her only contact with the criminal justice system, before or since.
A dismissal does not erase a record. The arrest, the charges, and the case file all stayed public and kept appearing on background checks. Employers see charge names, not outcomes, and the record stood between the client and career advancement. Only sealing under ARS § 13-911 removes a dismissed case from the databases employers and landlords actually search.
What we did
Future First petitioned Peoria Municipal Court to seal all records relating to the arrest, the charging documents, and the case under ARS § 13-911. The State objected. Future First presented the dismissal order, the client’s completion of every diversion term, and a mitigation record showing years of law-abiding conduct with no prior or subsequent arrests.
The court granted the Peoria SRA Disorderly Conduct petition in full. The order seals all records relating to the client’s arrest and the dismissed charges, directs the Clerk to seal the case file, and transmits the order to the Department of Public Safety and the prosecutor. The whole process took 81 days from filing to grant.
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If you have a dismissed case in Arizona
Dismissed charges qualify for sealing under ARS § 13-911 with no waiting period. You do not need to wait years the way conviction records require. Once sealed, the arrest, the charges, and the case file come off public court records and standard background checks. You gain the legal right to state on most applications that you were not arrested for and not charged with the sealed offense.
Prosecutors object to these petitions more often than people expect, even on dismissed cases. The work is presenting the dismissal, full program compliance, and the record since. A clean presentation moves the court past the objection.
The Peoria SRA Disorderly Conduct result shows a dismissed multi-count case comes off public view in a matter of weeks with the right filing.
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Want to clear your record in Arizona? Call Future First Criminal Law at 602-900-7625 or request a free consultation. We have handled hundreds of Arizona record removal applications across every statute path. The cleanup is permanent and the process moves faster when handled by a firm that knows the local court.
Anonymized in line with firm policy. Client name not used. Specific dates approximated to year only. Outcome described reflects this client’s actual results. Past outcomes do not guarantee future results. For more detailed information on Arizona record removal law, visit the Arizona State Legislature website.
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