In Arizona, you cannot have anything expunged from your record. This means that you will never truly be able to remove a charge from your record. However, you can request to have a charge ‘set aside’. To have something ‘set aside’, you will need to complete all the required penalties including probation, paying your fines, and serving your prison sentence. Once all of these penalties are complete, you can petition to have your charge ‘set aside’. This does not remove the charge from your record, but rather states that it was ‘set aside’ by the court. Anyone looking at your record will see that the charge was ‘set aside’ which can help in some situations.