Setting aside your juvenile convictions clears up the past, opening up to a better future. Eighty percent (80%) of Arizona employers use background checks to help make hiring decisions. A small investment in expungement today can provide increased earning capacity for years.

Once an arrest record has been cleared, it will be treated as if it never happened. If asked about any prior arrests, you can honestly say that you’ve not been arrested. Listed below are just a few of many benefits to getting your record sealed in Arizona:

• You become eligible for student loans.
• You can tell employers that you have not been convicted of a crime.
• You become eligible for housing assistance.

§8-349. Destruction of juvenile records; electronic research records

A. A person who has been referred to juvenile court may apply for destruction of the person’s juvenile court and department of juvenile corrections records.

B. If the records concern a referral or citation that did not result in further action or that resulted in diversion, placement in a community based alternative program or an adjudication for an offense other than an offense listed in section 13-501, subsection A or B or title 28, chapter 4, the person shall file an application with the juvenile court and shall serve a copy of the application on the county attorney in the county in which the referral was made. The person shall certify under oath that all of the following apply:

1. The person is at least eighteen years of age.

2. The person has not been convicted of a felony offense or adjudicated delinquent for an offense that would be an offense listed in section 13-501, subsection A or B or title 28, chapter 4.

3. A criminal charge is not pending.

4. The person has successfully completed all of the terms and conditions of court ordered probation or been discharged from the department of juvenile corrections pursuant to section 41-2820 on successful completion of the individualized treatment plan.

5. All restitution and monetary assessments have been paid in full.

C. The juvenile court may order the destruction of records under subsection B of this section if the court finds all of the following:

1. The person is at least eighteen years of age.

2. The person has not been convicted of a felony offense.

3. A criminal charge is not pending.

4. The person was not adjudicated for an offense listed in section 13-501, subsection A or B or title 28, chapter 4.

5. The person successfully completed all of the terms and conditions of probation or was discharged from the department of juvenile corrections pursuant to section 41-2820 on successful completion of the individualized treatment plan.

6. All restitution and monetary assessments have been paid in full.

7. The destruction of the records is in the interests of justice.

8. The destruction of the records would further the rehabilitative process of the applicant.

D. If the records concern a referral that resulted in an adjudication of delinquency for an offense not subject to subsection B of this section the person shall file the application with the juvenile court and shall serve a copy of the application on the county attorney in the county in which the referral was made. The person shall certify under oath that all of the following apply:

1. The person is at least twenty-five years of age.

2. The person has not been convicted of a felony offense.

3. A criminal charge is not pending.

4. The person has successfully completed all of the terms and conditions of court ordered probation or been discharged from the department of juvenile corrections pursuant to section 41-2820 on successful completion of the individualized treatment plan.

5. All restitution and monetary assessments have been paid in full.

E. The juvenile court may order the destruction of records under subsection D of this section if the county attorney does not object within ninety days after the date of the notice and the court finds that all of the following apply:

1. The person is at least twenty-five years of age.

2. The person has not been convicted of a felony offense.

3. A criminal charge is not pending.

4. The person has successfully completed all of the terms and conditions of probation, including the payment of all restitution, or been discharged from the department of juvenile corrections pursuant to section 41-2820 on successful completion of the individualized treatment plan.

5. All restitution and monetary assessments have been paid in full.

6. The destruction of the records would be in the interests of justice.

7. The destruction of the records would further the rehabilitative process of the applicant.

F. The juvenile court and the department of juvenile corrections may store any records for research purposes.

In order to destroy your Arizona Juvenile conviction, you must meet the following requirements:

• Be at least 18 years old
• Not convicted of a felony as an adult
• Not adjudicated delinquent for:
  • Murder (1st or 2nd Degree)
  • Sexual Assault
  • Armed Robbery
  • Violent Offenses
  • Chronic Felony Offender
  • DUI
• No pending charges
• Completed probation successfully
• Paid all fines and restitution
• It is in the interest of justice to have your records destroyed

If you were adjudicated delinquent of one of the above offenses, you may still have your juvenile records destroyed if:

• You are at least 25
• You have not been convicted of a felony as an adult
• There are no pending charges
• You completed probation successfully
• You paid all fines and restitution
• It is in the interest of justice to have your records destroyed