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What Offenses May Not Be Sealed Under Arizona's New Laws? Class 1 felonies. Serious violent offenses. Certain sexual offenses. Offenses involving the discharge, use or threatening exhibition of a deadly weapon or dangerous instrument. The offense of knowingly inflicting serious bodily injury on another person.

In Arizona, the closest process to expungement is ARS 13-905, which deals with setting aside a conviction. Under ARS 13-905, except for certain disqualified convictions, after you have completed your sentence, then you may file an application with a judge to have your conviction set aside.

For the first time ever, Arizona now has an expungement law that will seal your old criminal record. This means that if you file a Motion to Seal your record, and the Court grants it, you can then state that you have never been convicted or arrested for a crime in Arizona.

In order to clear your record in Arizona, you may petition the court to enter on your record that you have been cleared of all charges. If successful, the judge will order all law enforcement agencies and courts to cease from distributing your arrest record to anyone. The arrest will be treated as if it never occurred.

Unlike the option of setting aside a record, an expungement order under Arizona law sets the conviction aside and removes all references to it from public records. This means that if someone runs a background check on you, your criminal record would not show up.

Most lawyers charge around $800 to set-aside (expunge) a criminal record in Arizona. Prices might be higher in Maricopa county as the courts in Maricopa are generally more difficult to deal with. However, some attorneys offer payment plans and even money back guarantees in case your set aside gets denied by the judge.