Well, here is the final disposition - short version: guilty plea to misdemeanor criminal trespassing, with an approved Order to Set Aside Judgement of Guilt, signed by the judge and stamped by the court.
Long version: (and I waited 15 days to tell this story until the motion I filed to set aside judgement was approved...) After my update in January, we met with the prosecutor again and she said she spoke to the writing MCSO officer and he was standing by his ticket. Next step if we chose not to take a plea agreement which fixed the fine at $150 each and pleading guilty to the misdemeanor trespassing charge - would be a trial. Also, the plea agreement with the prosecutors office would 'fix' the fine amount at $150 each, and the prosecutor explained that the judge had leeway to levy a fine as high as $1,000 each plus 83% actioning fee, court fees, and even including up to 30days in jail. This being the lowest class of misdemeanor - there is no lower penalty to plea to. It's either guilty-with-fine or trial date and face your accuser and the prosecutor.
At this point, my buddy and I talked for a bit and decided we'd had enough. May, 2014 to February, 2015 and we wanted this to be done. Signed the plea agreement and when we went before the judge, I asked him if he'd consider a motion to set aside and he replied he "would be VERY open to that." (his emphasis). I paid the fines for both of us (as my buddy was a passenger in my LC that day), and we took our receipts and the motion and filed it with the clerk. At that point, they had 15 days to get a copy to the prosecutors office to see if they would deny it on grounds of the ticket, and they did not - and then the judge approved the motion turning it into an Order of the court, setting aside the conviction.
My understanding of this is that it effectively removes the conviction from my record unless another charge comes up, at which time it will be as if the order to set aside was never made - and would this would then be considered a 'prior' conviction.
I'm not happy about that, but that's the way it turned out - and I accepted responsibility for my actions. Honestly, just glad this is finally over, and the wheels of justice which grind the grist turn slowly, but ceaselessly. If AZ offered a 'lifetime' State Trust Land Permit - I would buy one today regardless of the cost. Since they don't, I'll just have to buy one every year on May 24th as a reminder. Thanks for following along, and I hope this tale has helped someone out there avoid the turmoil I've experienced.
I wonder how hard it is to get a "grazing lease" and if you even have to verify that you actually are "grazing" anything...
With all the 4X4 clubs in the valley just thing of how big a area could but open to off road.
Soon after that STL open up a bidding contact on the policing of STL. 
