On November 6, 2017, Governor Doug Ducey signed Executive order 2017-07. With this executive order, Arizona joins more than 2 dozen other states by changing state employment procedures to give former felons a fair shot at employment.
Criminal Law
Re-entering one’s community after the completion of a prison sentence is very challenging. Success can be difficult for many reasons. This article addresses one of the steps a person with a felony conviction might take towards overcoming barriers to successful community re-entry. The article provides information about setting aside both felony and misdemeanor convictions, restoring civil rights and restoring gun rights, based on Arizona law.
Recently, Arizona passed a law, referred to as “revenge porn” making it unlawful to intentionally disclose the image of a person (who can be identified) shown in the nude or engaged in specific sexual activity when that person has a reasonable expectation of privacy. A.R.S. §13-1425 is the citation for the Arizona statute known as the “revenge porn” law.
In Arizona, expungement has the same meaning as setting aside. Setting aside the conviction does not wipe out the conviction. The record of conviction is not destroyed. For the protection of the public, a conviction may be used to deny certain kinds of employment, licenses, permits, certificates as well as used against a person in future criminal cases, even though the conviction was set aside or expunged.
Read more: How does Arizona view expungement and setting aside convictions?
Did you know that Arizona has some of the strictest DUI laws? Getting a DUI in Arizona can have major consequences, and being in the military can make matters even worse. Here is what you should know if you are convicted of driving under the influence in Arizona.