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Criminal Law
Commission of acts prohibited by law.
 

Criminal cases involve the commission of acts that are prohibited by law and are punishable by probation, fines, imprisonment — even death. The attorney representing the state, county or municipal government that formally accuses an individual of committing a crime is the prosecutor. The party charged with the crime is the defendant.
 
 

Requesting relief from the court

A person that has been convicted of a felony may ask the court for relief if the person meets specific requirements.

Restoration of Civil
Rights


Restoration of Civil Rights means that a person who has been convicted of a felony may have any civil rights (e.g., right to vote, and serve on a jury), which were lost or suspended by the felony conviction, restored.

 

RESTORATION OF CIVIL RIGHTS FORMS

Set Aside


Set Aside means that a person who has completed probation or a sentence resulting from a criminal conviction may ask the court to set aside the judgment of guilt and release the convicted person from all penalties and disabilities resulting from the conviction. In simpler terms, court and criminal history records no longer indicate a conviction, but that the conviction was set aside.

 

SET ASIDE FORMS

Post-Conviction Relief


Post-Conviction Relief means the right of a person convicted of a crime to have his or her criminal conviction or sentence reviewed by a court for errors or mistakes. Sometimes post-conviction relief proceedings are called "Rule 32 Proceedings."

 

POST-CONVICTION RELIEF FORMS

Designating an Undesignated Class 6 Felony as a Misdemeanor


Designating an Undesignated Class 6 Felony as a Misdemeanor means reducing an undesignated felony to a misdemeanor if the person had not been convicted of two felony offenses and the class 6 felony conviction was not a dangerous offense in that it did not involve the intentional or knowing infliction of serious physical injury or the discharge, use or threatening exhibition of a deadly weapon or dangerous instrument.

 

UNDESIGNATED CLASS 6 FELONY FORMS

Sealing Criminal Case Records


Sealing Criminal Case Records means that a person who is arrested, convicted or sentenced before, on or after December 31, 2022, may petition the court to have their criminal case record sealed. If the court grants the petition under ARS § 13-911, the petitioner would be allowed to state on employment, housing, and financial aid or loan applications that they have never been arrested for, charged with or convicted of the crime that is the subject of the arrest or conviction.

 

SEALING CRIMINAL CASE RECORDS FORMS

Marijuana
Expungement


Marijuana Expungement means that if a court grants a request to expunge a marijuana-related criminal charge, the case file and law enforcement records will be sealed, the conviction and sentence will be vacated along with any outstanding court debt imposed in connection with the expunged charge, and the defendant’s civil rights will be restored as to the marijuana-related charges.

 

MARIJUANA EXPUNGEMENT FORMS
General information forms are also available on the Criminal Forms webpage.