April 3, 2024 | Expungement
Being convicted of a crime in Arizona will create a permanent criminal record. The more you know about criminal records, including how to look them up and who has access to them, the better you will understand your own situation if you have been convicted of a misdemeanor or felony in Arizona. Knowledge about criminal… read more
Read MoreApril 2, 2024 | Arizona Revised Statutes,Expungement
Everyone makes mistakes. Unfortunately, sometimes mistakes can leave you with a criminal record. Once you’ve been introduced to the criminal justice system, it can be difficult to remove the effects that a criminal record can have on your life, reputation, future and livelihood. If you want a fresh start, then you may have the ability… read more
Read MoreFebruary 15, 2024 | Expungement
The expungement of an arrest or conviction record means that a court seals or erases your criminal record, blocking it from view by employers, landlords, and others. Until 2023, Arizona did not allow for record expungement, but new laws now allow for expungement and record sealing in the state. Eligible parties can also apply to… read more
Read MoreFebruary 13, 2024 | Expungement
Expunging a criminal record gives someone who has been convicted of a crime a fresh start. Unlike sealing a court record, which makes it invisible to most of the public but still leaves it accessible to law enforcement and Arizona courts, expungement will erase a conviction. Arizona law allows an ex-offender to expunge, seal, or… read more
Read MoreFebruary 13, 2024 | Expungement
Although Arizona has a limited expungement law on the books, if it does not apply to you then once you are convicted of a crime it will stay on your record forever. Fortunately, that’s not the end because Arizona law also allows those convicted of certain crimes to apply to have their convictions set aside…. read more
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