Arizona Revised Statutes

Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 8-249 (2026)

Restoration of civil rights; persons adjudicated delinquent

✓ current as of May 2026
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A. A person who was adjudicated delinquent and whose period of probation has been completed may have the right to possess or carry a firearm restored by the superior court in the county where the person was adjudicated at the end of the person's term of probation.

B. A person who was adjudicated delinquent and who has been discharged from probation, on proper application, may have the right to carry or possess a firearm restored by the judge of the juvenile court in the county where the person was adjudicated delinquent or the judge's successors.  The clerk of the superior court shall process the application on the request of the person involved or the person's attorney. The clerk of the superior court shall serve a copy of the application on the county attorney.  The clerk of the superior court may not charge a filing fee for the application.

C. If the person's adjudication was for a dangerous offense under section 13-704, a serious offense as defined in section 13-706, burglary in the first degree, burglary in the second degree or arson, the person may not file for the restoration of the right to possess or carry a firearm until the person attains thirty years of age. If the person's adjudication was for any other felony offense, the person may not file for the restoration of the right to possess or carry a firearm for two years from the date of the person's discharge.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1988–2024 · leading case: In Re the Appeal in Maricopa Cnty., Juv. Action No. JV-114428, 770 P.2d 394 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1989).
In Re the Appeal in Maricopa Cnty., Juv. Action No. JV-114428, 770 P.2d 394 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1989). · cites it 8× “In addition, the court ordered the juvenile’s driver’s license suspended until his eighteenth birthday, pursuant to A.R.S. § 8-249(D). The juvenile timely appealed.”
In re the Appeal in Yavapai Cnty. Juv. Action No. J-9403, 762 P.2d 643 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1988). · cites it 12× “) At the adjudication hearing, appellant admitted that he had drunk two beers the evening before his arrest.”
Est. of Hernandez v. Bd. of Regents, 866 P.2d 1330 (Ariz. 1994). “ge; § 4-241(A), which requires a licensee or other *252 person to demand identification before serving liquor to a person who appears underage; § 4-301, which grants immunity to social hosts only when serving those of the legal drinking age; § 4-312(A), which implies, among…”
Novak v. State, 792 P.2d 293 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1990). · cites it 3× “It ordered his license suspended for two years pursuant to A.R.S. § 8-249, which provides: [I]f the court finds that a child has operated a motor vehicle in the course of violating § 4-244, paragraph 9 or has violated § 28-692, the court shall require the surrender to the court…”
State of Arizona v. Jose Adrian Agundez-Martinez, 540 P.3d 1205 (Ariz. 2024). · cites it 2× “, A.R.S. § 8-249(C) (directing when a person may file for the restoration of the right to possess or carry a firearm if adjudicated delinquent for various “felony offense[s]”); § 13-501(C) (stating that a juvenile must be tried as an adult if accused of committing a “criminal…”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 8-249(A) — 2 cases
In re the Appeal in Yavapai Cnty. Juv. Action No. J-9403, 762 P.2d 643 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1988). “) At the adjudication hearing, appellant admitted that he had drunk two beers the evening before his arrest.”
Novak v. State, 792 P.2d 293 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1990). “It ordered his license suspended for two years pursuant to A.R.S. § 8-249, which provides: [I]f the court finds that a child has operated a motor vehicle in the course of violating § 4-244, paragraph 9 or has violated § 28-692, the court shall require the surrender to the court…”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 8-249(C) — 1 case
State of Arizona v. Jose Adrian Agundez-Martinez, 540 P.3d 1205 (Ariz. 2024). “, A.R.S. § 8-249(C) (directing when a person may file for the restoration of the right to possess or carry a firearm if adjudicated delinquent for various “felony offense[s]”); § 13-501(C) (stating that a juvenile must be tried as an adult if accused of committing a “criminal…”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 8-249(D) — 1 case
In Re the Appeal in Maricopa Cnty., Juv. Action No. JV-114428, 770 P.2d 394 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1989). “In addition, the court ordered the juvenile’s driver’s license suspended until his eighteenth birthday, pursuant to A.R.S. § 8-249(D). The juvenile timely appealed.”
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