Arizona Revised Statutes Title 1 - General Provisions
Chapter 1 ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES
Article 1 In General
Chapter 2 LAW AND STATUTES
Article 1 Common Law
Article 2 General Rules of Statutory Construction
- § 1-211 Rules Of Construction And Definitions
A. The rules and the definitions set forth in this chapter shall be observed in the construction of the laws of the state unless...
- § 1-212 Section Headings; Source Notes; Reviser's Notes; Cross References; Exception
Except as provided in section 47-1107, headings to sections, source notes, reviser's notes and cross references are supplied for the purpose of convenient reference...
- § 1-213 Words And Phrases
Words and phrases shall be construed according to the common and approved use of the language. Technical words and phrases and those which have...
- § 1-214 Words Of Tense, Number And Gender
A. Words in the present tense include the future as well as the present. B. Words in the singular number include the plural, and...
- § 1-215 Definitions
In the statutes and laws of this state, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. " Action" includes any matter or proceeding in a court,...
- § 1-216 Joint Authority Of Public Officers; Quorum Of Board Or Commission
A. Words purporting to give a joint authority to three or more public officers or other persons shall be construed as giving the authority...
- § 1-217 Definitions Of Certain Words When Used In Pleadings
In pleadings, civil or criminal: 1. " Horse" includes all kinds, ages and sexes of the horse species. 2. " Mule" includes all kinds,...
- § 1-218 Filing By Mail; Date Of Filing
A. Any report, claim, tax return, statement, payment, deposit or other material dealing in any way or manner with taxation, other than petitions or...
Article 3 Effect of Statutes
- § 1-241 Time Statutes Take Effect
A. An act or statute which by its terms is to take effect on a specified day shall, unless otherwise provided in the act...
- § 1-242 Standard Time
A. The standard time in Arizona shall be the solar time of the one hundred fifth meridian west of Greenwich, commonly known as standard...
- § 1-243 Computation Of Time
A. Except as provided in subsection B, the time in which an act is required to be done shall be computed by excluding the...
- § 1-244 Retroactivity Of Statutes
No statute is retroactive unless expressly declared therein.
- § 1-245 Subsequent Statute As Superseding Former Law
When a statute has been enacted and has become a law, no other statute or law is continued in force because it is consistent...
- § 1-246 Penalty Altered By Subsequent Law; Effect
When the penalty for an offense is prescribed by one law and altered by a subsequent law, the penalty of such second law shall...
- § 1-247 Repeal Of Law And Substitution Of Penalty; Effect
When by the provisions of a repealing statute a new penalty is substituted for an offense punishable under the law repealed, such repealing statute...
- § 1-248 Repealing Acts; Certain Laws Not Affected
A repealing act shall not affect: 1. Any law funding the territorial or state debt. 2. Any law authorizing the issuance of, funding of,...
- § 1-249 Repealing Act; Effect On Pending Action Or Accrued Right
No action or proceeding commenced before a repealing act takes effect, and no right accrued is affected by the repealing act, but proceedings therein...
- § 1-250 Change Of Limitation; Effect
When a limitation or period of time prescribed in a law for acquiring a right or barring a remedy or for any purpose has...
- § 1-251 Act Abolishing Office; Effect On Tenure
A person who at the time an act takes effect holds office under a law repealed by such act continues to hold the office...
- § 1-252 Repeal Of Repealing Statute; Effect
The repeal or abrogation of a statute, law or rule does not revive the former statute, law or rule theretofore repealed or abrogated, nor...
- § 1-253 Effect Of Penal Laws On Civil Remedies, Forfeitures, Military Laws And Contempts
A. The omission to specify or affirm by law liability to damages, penalty, forfeiture or other remedy imposed by law and allowed to be...
- § 1-254 Limitation On Duty Of Statutory Implementation; Legislative Appropriation Requirement
No statute may be construed to impose a duty on an officer, agent or employee of this state to discharge a responsibility or to...
- § 1-255 Adopting Statute By Reference; Subsequent Amendments
A reference to a statute or portion of a statute applies to all reenactments, revisions or amendments of the statute or portion of the
Article 4 Sovereign Authority
Chapter 3 HOLIDAYS
Article 1 In General
- § 1-301 Holidays Enumerated
A. The following days shall be holidays: 1. Sunday of each week. 2. January 1, " New Year's Day" . 3. Third Monday in...
- § 1-302 Closing Of Offices And Courts; Transaction Of Certain Judicial Business
A. Public offices shall not be open, and no court of justice shall be open or any judicial business transacted on a legal holiday,...
- § 1-303 Last Day For Performance Of Act A Holiday; Effect
When anything of a secular nature, other than a work of necessity or charity, is provided or agreed to be done upon a day...
- § 1-304 Arbor Day; Proclamation
A. The last Friday in April, in each year, shall be known as Arbor Day. B. The governor shall make proclamation of Arbor Day...
- § 1-305 National Day Of The Cowboy
A. The fourth Saturday in July, in each year, shall be observed as the national day of the cowboy. B. National day of the...
- § 1-306 Korean War Veterans' Day
A. July 27, in each year, shall be observed as Korean war veterans' day. B. Korean war veterans' day is not a legal holiday.
- § 1-307 Prisoners Of War Remembrance Day
A. April 9, in each year, shall be observed as prisoners of war remembrance day. B. The governor shall make proclamation of prisoners of...
- § 1-308 Dr. Cesar Estrada Chavez Day
A. March 31, in each year, shall be observed as Dr. Cesar Estrada Chavez day. B. Dr. Cesar Estrada Chavez day is not a...
- § 1-309 Boy Scouts Of America Day
A. February 8, in each year, shall be observed as boy scouts of America day. B. Boy scouts of America day is not a...
- § 1-310 Girl Scouts Of The United States Of America Day
A. March 12, in each year, shall be observed as girl scouts of the United States of America day. B. Girl scouts of the...
- § 1-311 Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day
A. The fourth Thursday in March, each year, shall be observed as the Tuskegee airmen commemoration day. B. Tuskegee airmen commemoration day is not...
- § 1-312 Vietnam Veterans' Day
A. March 29, in each year, shall be observed as Vietnam veterans' day. B. Vietnam veterans' day is not a legal holiday.
- § 1-313 Navajo Code Talkers' Day
A. August 14, in each year, shall be observed as Navajo code talkers' day. B. Navajo code talkers' day is not a legal holiday.
- § 1-314 Arizona First Responders' Day Of Gratitude And Remembrance
A. September 27, in each year, shall be observed as Arizona first responders' day of gratitude and remembrance. B. Arizona first responders' day of...
Chapter 4 COMMON PROBLEM RESOLUTION
Article 1 In General
- § 1-401 Common Problem Resolution
State agencies that are involved with issues relating to the border between Arizona and Mexico shall, contingent on reciprocity by agencies of the state...
- § 1-402 Reports On Common Problem Resolution
The state agencies that are involved in border issues under section 1-401 shall provide, periodically, recommendations to the legislature on how to resolve problems...
Chapter 5 PUBLIC PROGRAMS
Article 1 Eligibility for Public Programs
Chapter 6 PARENTS' RIGHTS
Article 1 Parents' Bill of Rights
Last modified: October 13, 2016