Clear Your Criminal Record

I get a lot of calls from people who have a prior conviction on their record, maybe it’s for a misdemeanor maybe it’s for something more serious like a felony offense and they’ve served their prison term or they’ve completed their probation and they’ve put it behind them and now they want to move on with their life and get that conviction removed from their record. Under Arizona law, there’s several different remedies available to a person who was once convicted or once arrested, to help clear their record basically.

Firstly, if a person is convicted of a felony and certain misdemeanor domestic violence offenses, they are prohibited from possessing a gun.  They are prohibited from being able to vote.  They are prohibited from being able to serve in a jury. Once a person has completed their jail term or their prison term or their probation and they put their conviction behind them, one of the things they can pursue is to have their civil rights restored.

Arizona law does have a provision for what’s called a set-aside, to have a conviction set aside. Once your conviction is set aside, although it can still be used for certain purposes, it may be helpful for that person to help them get a job, get a raise, get a promotion they’ve been trying to get, just basically help them close that chapter of their life and put it behind them and move on.