AZ HB2882

Amends Arizona Revised Statutes section 8-349 to allow juveniles to apply for destruction of juvenile court, law enforcement, and department of juvenile corrections records if they meet eligibility requirements, excluding certain serious offenses and crimes against children.

Requires applicants to meet conditions including: being at least 18 years old, having no subsequent convictions for serious offenses, completing probation or discharge from juvenile corrections, paying all restitution, and having five years elapsed since completion of probation or discharge.

Adds new section 13-911 establishing a parallel destruction of records process for adults convicted of misdemeanor or felony offenses, with similar exclusions and a 10-year waiting period instead of five years.

Requires courts to order law enforcement agencies statewide to destroy all related records upon granting an expungement, and provides that destruction releases individuals from all disabilities and penalties resulting from the adjudication or conviction.

Allows courts, law enforcement, and corrections agencies to retain records for research purposes and requires automatic destruction of charges resulting in acquittal, dismissal, or successful diversion completion.