Arizona

Criminal Procedure

Criminal Procedure

Rule 30.1 – Grounds; Notice

(a)Automatic Restoration for First Offense. A person who has not previously been convicted of any other felony must automatically be restored any civil rights that were lost or suspended by the conviction, except the right to possess or carry a gun or firearm, if the person:

(1) completes a term of probation or receives an absolute discharge from imprisonment; and
(2) pays any victim restitution imposed.
(b)Second or Subsequent Offense. A person who has been convicted of 2 or more felonies and whose period of probation has been completed or has received an absolute discharge from imprisonment may have any civil rights that were lost or suspended by the conviction restored by the court. A person whose civil rights were lost or suspended by 2 or more felony convictions in a United States District Court may apply to the superior court in the county in which the person now resides to have the person’s civil rights restored.
(c)Firearm Rights. To restore the right to possess or carry a firearm the person must file an application under Rule 30.2. The following persons may not file to restore the right to possess a firearm:

(1) a person convicted of a dangerous offense under A.R.S. § 13-704;
(2) a person convicted of a serious offense as defined in A.R.S. § 13-706 until 10 years from the date of discharge from probation or from the date of absolute discharge from prison; or
(3) a person convicted of any other felony offense until 2 years from the person’s discharge from probation or absolute discharge from prison.

Ariz. R. Crim. P. 30.1

Added on an emergency basis, effective June 15, 2018, adopted on a permanent basis December 13, 2018; amended July 3, 2019, effective August 27, 2019.

HISTORICAL NOTES

Former Rule 30.1, relating to the right to appeal from courts of limited jurisdiction, was abrogated August 31, 2017, effective January 1, 2018.