The client carried a Class 6 felony conviction from 2010. A Pima Set Aside Felony order under ARS § 13-905 vacated the judgment of guilt and came with a Certificate of Second Chance for jobs, licensing, and housing.
At a glance
| Original conviction | Solicitation to Possess or Transport a Prohibited Weapon (ARS § 13-1002, 13-3102), Class 6 Felony, 2010 |
| Application filed | Application to Set Aside Conviction (ARS § 13-905), 2026 |
| Court | Pima County Superior Court |
| Result | Set aside granted with a Certificate of Second Chance |
| Rights restored | Released from the penalties and disabilities of the conviction |
| Time from application to grant | 65 days from application filing to granted |
The challenge
The client was convicted of a Class 6 felony in Pima County in 2010 and completed probation the next year. The case was old, but the conviction was not gone. A felony on the record reaches into employment, housing, and professional licensing for decades, long after the sentence ends.
A set aside does not erase a conviction, but it vacates the judgment of guilt and releases the person from the penalties and disabilities tied to it. For someone trying to move past a case from over a decade ago, that release is the difference between a felony that still defines them and a record that shows the case was set aside.
What we did
Future First filed the Application to Set Aside Conviction under ARS § 13-905 in Pima County Superior Court, paired with a request for a Certificate of Second Chance under ARS § 13-905(K). The firm walked the court through every statutory factor, the completed probation, the paid financial obligations, and the clean record the client built in the years since.
The State filed no objection. The court considered the ARS § 13-905(C) factors, set aside the conviction, and released the client from all penalties and disabilities resulting from it. The court also issued the Certificate of Second Chance, which adds protections for occupational licensing under Title 32 and gives employers and housing providers the liability protections of ARS § 12-558.03. The court granted the application 65 days after filing.
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If you have an old felony in Arizona
A set aside under ARS § 13-905 is one of the strongest tools Arizona gives someone with an old conviction. The court vacates the judgment of guilt and releases you from the penalties and disabilities of the case. The record then shows the conviction was set aside.
A Certificate of Second Chance goes further. It clears barriers to occupational licenses under Title 32 and gives the employers and landlords who take a chance on you legal protection for doing so. The two together can reopen doors that an old felony kept shut.
Eligibility usually opens once you complete your sentence and satisfy every financial term. If you have an old felony, a set aside paired with a Certificate of Second Chance is worth pursuing.
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