AZ HB2178

Automatically expunges records of arrests, convictions, and sentences for marijuana possession violations under section 13-3405, subsection A, paragraph 1, treating individuals as if they were never arrested or convicted.

Requires all law enforcement agencies and county court clerks to identify and destroy related records within one year of the effective date.

Mandates erasure of all records if charges are dismissed, person is found not guilty, or no charges are filed within 14 days of arrest or court disposition, with prohibition on disclosure of erased records.

Allows persons whose records were not automatically expunged to petition the court one year after the effective date, which the court must grant without a hearing unless specific requirements are not met.

Establishes that the Department of Public Safety and law enforcement agencies must seal, separate, and clearly identify expunged records, and allows individuals to state they were never arrested for the offense in employment, housing, and loan applications.