AZ HB2362

Allows persons whose judgment of guilt has been set aside to request that the court seal their arrest and conviction records, with courts and law enforcement prohibited from publicly disclosing sealed records.

Persons with sealed arrest and conviction records may deny under all circumstances that the arrest and conviction occurred.

Requires automatic erasure of all law enforcement, grand jury, prosecuting agency, and court records pertaining to arrests or charges that are dismissed or vacated if no new criminal charge is filed within 13 months after the arrest or dismissal.

Prohibits disclosure of erased records by court clerks, records custodians, or law enforcement agencies except to the subject of the record upon proof of identity, and requires notification of erasure be sent to any law enforcement agency that has disseminated the information.

Allows persons with erased records to state under oath that they have never been arrested with respect to the erased proceedings.