Three Class 1 Misdemeanor charges at Wickenburg Municipal Court (Disorderly Conduct, Assault, Criminal Damage) carried stacked C1M exposure with three permanent convictions including a violent-offense stripe. Future First used Misdemeanor Compromise under ARS § 13-3981 to get all three counts dismissed and started the sealing petition immediately.
At a glance
| Court | Wickenburg Municipal Court |
| Original charges | Disorderly Conduct (ARS § 13-2904), Class 1 Misdemeanor; Assault (ARS § 13-1203), Class 1 Misdemeanor; Criminal Damage (ARS § 13-1602), Class 1 Misdemeanor |
| Presumptive exposure | Up to 180 days of jail per count under ARS § 13-707, fines up to $2,500 per count plus 84 percent surcharges, supervised probation up to three years per count, restitution exposure, mandatory anger or behavioral counseling, and three permanent misdemeanor convictions including a violent-offense stripe on the client’s record that surface on every employment, housing, professional licensing, and immigration background screen |
| Result | State agreed to Misdemeanor Compromise under ARS § 13-3981; $270 restitution paid for replacement of damaged eyeglasses; all three charges dismissed in open court; arrest record sealing filing initiated immediately after dismissal; no conviction; no probation; no jail |
| Set aside under ARS § 13-905 | Not needed (no conviction entered) |
| Eligibility for sealing | Approximately 2025 under ARS § 13-911, immediately after dismissal |
The stakes
The client faced three Class 1 Misdemeanor charges in Wickenburg Municipal Court: Disorderly Conduct under ARS § 13-2904, Assault under ARS § 13-1203, and Criminal Damage under ARS § 13-1602. Three stacked C1M convictions would have meant up to 180 days of jail per count under ARS § 13-707, fines up to $2,500 per count plus 84 percent surcharges, supervised probation up to three years per count, restitution exposure, mandatory anger or behavioral counseling, and three permanent misdemeanor convictions including a violent-offense stripe on the client’s record that surface on every employment, housing, professional licensing, and immigration background screen.
What we did
Future First negotiated the case using Misdemeanor Compromise under ARS § 13-3981, a statutory mechanism that allows misdemeanor charges to be dismissed when the victim receives satisfaction for the injury. The client paid $270 in restitution to the victim for replacement of damaged eyeglasses, and the court dismissed all three charges in open court. No conviction entered. No probation. No jail. Set aside under ARS § 13-905 not needed because no conviction was entered. Arrest record sealing under ARS § 13-911 available immediately after dismissal, eligible approximately 2025, and the firm started the sealing petition right after the dismissal entered.
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If you’re facing multi-count misdemeanor charges in Arizona
Misdemeanor Compromise under ARS § 13-3981 is one of the most underused mechanisms in Arizona criminal procedure. The statute allows the court to dismiss certain misdemeanor charges when the victim acknowledges satisfaction for the injury. Not every misdemeanor qualifies (the statute lists exclusions including charges committed riotously, by or upon an officer, or with intent to commit a felony), but a substantial range of misdemeanor cases do qualify. When the elements line up and the victim accepts restitution, the court can dismiss all qualifying counts in a single hearing.
This case used Misdemeanor Compromise to clear three stacked counts (Disorderly Conduct, Assault, Criminal Damage) at once. The $270 restitution payment for the damaged eyeglasses satisfied the statutory requirement and the court dismissed all three in open court. No plea was entered. No probation followed. Arrest record sealing under ARS § 13-911 was available immediately and Future First initiated the sealing filing as the next step.
Initiating the sealing petition immediately after dismissal is the cleanest possible record cleanup workflow. The dismissal closes the case. The sealing petition removes the case from public view. Background checks return clean once the sealing order issues.
Future First Criminal Law has handled Misdemeanor Compromise cases across Maricopa County and Arizona. We know how Wickenburg Municipal Court and other rural municipal courts evaluate § 13-3981 petitions.
Related resources
- Arizona criminal defense — misdemeanor defense strategy
- Set aside and sealing in Arizona — how to clean up your record
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