Pricing & Value

What's Actually In Our Fee

When you pay for document preparation, you're paying for a court-ready packet plus the work that goes into making sure it gets filed correctly the first time. Here's everything we include.

A complete petition packet — not a form fill-in

There's a meaningful difference between handing someone a blank form and handing them a packet that's actually ready to file. Most denials we see in Arizona record-relief filings come from procedural defects: wrong court named, missing exhibits, incorrect statutory citation, defective service of process. The fee covers all of the work that prevents those denials.

Statutory eligibility screening

Before we draft anything, we run your case against the current statute — including any 2024 or 2026 amendments. Arizona's record-relief landscape changes regularly: SB 1639 in 2024 amended sealing procedures, HB2119 in 2022 created automatic civil rights restoration, and State v. Begay in 2026 clarified the discharge-date trigger. If you file under outdated rules, you can be denied for a procedural reason that a current screening would have caught.

Our screening checks all seven Arizona record-relief paths simultaneously — sealing, set-aside, civil rights, firearm rights, marijuana expungement, Class 6 designation, and Admin Per Se. Many petitioners qualify for more than one path; the optimal strategy depends on your specific facts.

A pre-filled, court-ready petition

Your petition is drafted on the correct Arizona judiciary form (or a properly-formatted alternate where the judiciary doesn't publish a standardized form). Every field that requires statutory citation is cited. Every field that requires factual context is filled with the specific facts of your case — not generic placeholder language. The petition is ready to print, sign, and file.

Personal-statement template & coaching

For discretionary remedies like set-aside, the personal statement is the single most important factor in granted petitions. A weak or generic personal statement is the most common avoidable cause of denial. We provide a template structured around the factors A.R.S. § 13-905(A) directs the court to consider, plus written guidance on how to make yours specific to your case. Judges read these — yours should be worth reading.

County-specific filing instructions

Arizona has 15 counties, each with its own Superior Court, prosecutor's office, and procedural quirks. Maricopa County requires money-order or law-firm-check payment for any associated fees (no personal checks). Pinal County has branch courts that operate Mon/Wed/Fri only. Cochise County's Bisbee Self-Help Center actively assists pro se filers. Coconino requires attorneys to e-file but allows pro-se paper. We include the specific filing instructions for the county where your case was originally heard — addresses, hours, payment methods, e-filing access if applicable, and the prosecutor's address for service of process.

Service-of-process guidance

Many Arizona record-relief petitions require formal service on the prosecutor — typically certified mail or personal service. Defective service is one of the most common procedural objections. We give you the prosecutor's correct service address, the certified-mail process to use, and a return-of-service template to file as proof. If the prosecutor objects only on service grounds, the cure is straightforward; if they raise a substantive objection, you have a clean record showing your service was correct.

Follow-up support

If the prosecutor responds with an objection — whether procedural or substantive — we help you understand what they're saying and what your options are. We're not appearing for you (this is document preparation, not legal representation), but we're not handing you a packet and disappearing either. Most uncontested petitions never need follow-up. For the ones that do, you have someone to ask.

An Arizona-licensed attorney designed the system

Michael Tamou is an Arizona-licensed attorney. He designed the screening logic, the petition templates, and the county-specific filing instructions to reflect how Arizona courts actually operate. The product isn't a generic form-filler that pretends to know Arizona law — it's built specifically for Arizona record-relief, by someone who practices in Arizona courts.

That said: this is document preparation, not legal representation. We don't appear in court for you. We don't give legal advice on your specific case. The line between document preparation and the practice of law in Arizona is real and we respect it. If your case has unusual facts that need legal analysis or court advocacy, we'll tell you and recommend an attorney consultation.

What's NOT included (and what it would cost separately)

Court appearances. If your petition is contested and goes to a hearing, you appear pro se or hire an attorney. Most uncontested Arizona record-relief petitions are decided on the papers without a hearing. If yours is contested, an attorney typically charges $500-$1,500 for a hearing appearance.

Court filing fees. These are $0 in Arizona for record-relief petitions — by statute, the legislature deliberately removed them. Anyone quoting "court fees" on top of their service price is either confused or misleading you.

Personal interview-style legal advice. If you have specific questions that go beyond procedure (e.g., "should I file set-aside or sealing first given my facts?"), a free 15-minute consultation is the right next step. We do those at no cost — schedule one if you'd like.

Why our pricing structure looks the way it does

Most services in this category fall into one of two pricing patterns:

• Subscription / per-month / "platform" pricing. Common in legal-tech. The fee covers ongoing access. Works fine for ongoing matters; less elegant for a one-time petition.
• Hourly attorney billing. $200-$400/hour for as long as it takes. Total cost typically $1,500-$3,000+ for a sealing or set-aside.

We chose flat-fee per service. You see the price before you start. There's no per-month accumulation, no hourly creep, and no "we'll send you a bill after." If you decide not to file after running the screening, you owe nothing — the screening itself is free.