The client carried a felony Narcotic Drug Sale or Transport conviction out of Pima County Superior Court. Future First filed the Application to Seal Records under ARS § 13-911 and the court granted the application in 288 days, sealing the felony from public view and from background-check exposure.
At a glance
| Original conviction | Narcotic Drug Sale/Transport (ARS § 13-3408), Felony |
| Application filed | Application to Seal Records, ARS § 13-911, 2024 |
| Court | Pima County Superior Court |
| Result | Sealing Record Granted. The Narcotic Drug Sale or Transport felony conviction sealed from public view and from background-check exposure. |
| Rights restored | The applicant can lawfully deny the case in most non-law-enforcement contexts. Background checks that consume the sealed-records database no longer return the case. |
| Time from application to grant | 288 days from application filing to granted |
The challenge
Narcotic Drug Sale or Transport under ARS § 13-3408 is one of the heaviest non-life felony categories on Arizona’s controlled-substance schedule. Sale-and-transport aggravators draw the heaviest weight on background checks, especially in healthcare, pharmacy, transportation, and any fingerprint-clearance-card role. The felony triggers the federal firearm prohibition that follows any felony for life.
Sealing under ARS § 13-911 was the cleanup tool. The statutory wait runs from judge-ordered non-financial completion. The wait was satisfied and the application package was ready.
What we did
Future First filed the Application to Seal Records under ARS § 13-911 in Pima County Superior Court. The application documented the wait period from judge-ordered non-financial completion, the clean record since the case, full monetary compliance, and the factors the court weighs under § 13-911.
Pima County sealing applications run on a different docket flow than Maricopa County applications. The 288-day grant cycle reflects how Pima County Superior Court routes a felony narcotics sealing application through the assigned criminal division, with judicial review of the statutory factor analysis on the full file. The application held up at every step.
The judge signed the order. Sealing Record Granted on the felony Narcotic Drug Sale or Transport conviction. The case is sealed from public view. Background checks that consume the sealed-records database no longer return the case.
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If you have an Arizona narcotic sale or transport felony on your record
ARS § 13-911 reaches felony narcotic sale and transport convictions on the same factor analysis used on any other felony. The sealing wait runs from judge-ordered non-financial completion. The completion that matters is the judge-ordered side.
The sealing order takes the case off public view and removes it from the background-check feeds that consume the sealed-records database. The applicant can lawfully deny the case in most non-law-enforcement contexts.
The set aside under ARS § 13-905 is the companion order on a felony narcotics case. The set aside vacates the conviction and restores firearm rights. Sealing closes the case from background-check exposure. The two orders stack and the combined effect is the full record-removal package available under Arizona law.
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Want to clear your record in Arizona? Call Future First Criminal Law at 602-900-6240 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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