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ARS § 1-101
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This section says the Arizona Revised Statutes may be cited as “A.R.S.” followed by the title and section number.
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United States — Arizona
ARS § 1-102
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This section repeals all laws and statutes of a general, public, and permanent nature now in force, effective at noon on January 9, 1956.
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ARS § 1-103
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This section says the laws and statutes covered by it take effect at noon on January 9, 1956, unless a later effective date is stated elsewhere in the Revised Statutes.
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ARS § 1-104
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This section says adopting these Revised Statutes does not repeal or change the listed laws, rights, obligations, and related matters, and chapter 2 applies to the enacting act so far as applicable.
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ARS § 1-105
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A prior offense is punished under the law that was in effect when it was committed, and repeal does not affect previously incurred fines, forfeitures, or penalties.
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ARS § 1-106
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Printed pocket parts or supplements to the Revised Statutes may count as part of the Revised Statutes if they are authorized and reproduce later-enacted laws; if published cumulatively, only the latest publication counts. Authentication by the secretary of state’s facsimile signature and the state seal is enough for th
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ARS § 1-201
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Common law is adopted only when it fits state conditions and is not inconsistent with specified constitutions, laws, or customs, and it serves as the rule of decision in all state courts.
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ARS § 1-202
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A private or corporate seal or scroll is generally not needed to make a written contract or similar instrument valid, unless another law specifically requires it.
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ARS § 1-211
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This section sets rules for how the chapter’s laws and definitions are to be read, requires liberal construction to achieve the statutes’ purposes, and says penal statutes are not subject to the old strict-construction rule in these Revised Statutes.
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ARS § 1-212
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Section headings, source notes, reviser's notes, and cross references are for convenience only and are not part of the law, except as provided in section 47-1107.
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ARS § 1-213
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Words and phrases must be interpreted by their common and approved use, and technical or specially defined legal terms must be given their special legal meaning.
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ARS § 1-214
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This section says present tense includes future, singular includes plural, plural includes singular, and masculine and feminine include the other gender forms and the neuter.
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ARS § 1-215
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This section defines many statutory terms used in Arizona law, such as adult, minor, person, bribe, corruptly, wilfully, magistrate, and writing.
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ARS § 1-216
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This section says a joint authority for three or more public officers or persons is treated as authority by a majority, unless the law says otherwise, and a majority of a board or commission is a quorum.
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ARS § 1-217
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This section defines certain words used in pleadings.
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ARS § 1-218
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Certain tax-related filings mailed properly are treated as filed on the mailing date or postmark date, with special rules for late delivery, missing postmarks, and weekend/holiday due dates.
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ARS § 1-219
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This section says Arizona law must be read to recognize an unborn child’s rights, privileges, and immunities, with exceptions, and it defines “unborn child” by reference to another section.
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ARS § 1-241
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This provision sets default effective times for statutes: if a statute takes effect on a specified day, it takes effect at noon that day unless the statute says otherwise; if it takes effect from and after a specified day, it takes effect at midnight of that day.
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ARS § 1-242
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Arizona standard time is set to solar time for the 105th meridian west of Greenwich, and the state rejects daylight saving time under this section.
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ARS § 1-243
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This section explains how to count time periods for required acts, including excluding the first day and, if needed, the last day when it is a holiday.
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