Expungements

EXPUNGEMENT BENEFITS:

Under Proposition 207, if a court grants a petition for expungement:

•  All records related to the arrest, charge, adjudication, conviction or sentence are sealed and unavailable to the public.
• The individual granted expungement “may state that (they have) never been arrested for, charged with, adjudicated or convicted of, or sentenced for the crime that is the subject of the expungement.”
• The conviction and sentence is vacated and outstanding fees related to the charge are dropped.
• The expunged charge cannot be used in a subsequent prosecution.

EXPUNGEMENT REQUIRMENTS:

You may seek expungement of your marijuana-related* criminal records by filing the petition form that is available on https://www.azcourts.gov/prop207#forms, if you were either arrested, charged, convicted or acquitted of any of the following offenses for conduct that occurred before November 30, 2020:

• Possessing, consuming, or transporting two and one-half ounces or less of marijuana, of which not more than twelve and one-half grams was in the form of marijuana concentrate.
• Possessing, transporting, cultivating, or processing not more than six marijuana plants at your primary residence for personal use.
• Possessing, using, or transporting paraphernalia related to the cultivation, manufacture, processing, or consumption of marijuana.

*marijuana includes cannabis.

SEE ADDITIONAL INFO HERE: https://www.azcourts.gov/prop207/FAQ#Q13