Expunging or sealing records
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Question: Can an arrest for domestic violence be expunged that occured 1996 where the case was dropped. No physical violence ocurred and no injury ever happened.
Answer: A set aside is not available to a person convicted of a criminal offense:
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Involving the infliction of serious physical injury,
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Involving the use or exhibition of a deadly weapon or dangerous instrument,
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For which the person is required or ordered by the court to register as a sex offender, A.R.S. § 13-3821,
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For which there has been a finding of sexual motivation under A.R.S. § 13-118
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In which the victim is a minor under 15 years of age, or
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In violation of A.R.S. § 28-3473, any local ordinance relating to stopping, standing or operation of a vehicle or title 28, chapter 3, except a violation of §28-693 or any local ordinance relating to the same subject matter as A.R.S. § 28-693.
For more information please see the article Setting Aside Convictions and Restoring Civil Rights.
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Can an arrest for domestic violence be expunged that occured 1996 where the case was dropped. No physical violence ocurred and no injury ever happened.
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