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Home » US Law » 2022 Arizona Revised Statutes » Title 1 - General Provisions » Article 3 - Effect of Statutes » § 1-246 – Penalty altered by subsequent law; effect

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 not be inflicted for a breach of the law committed before the second took effect, but the offender shall be punished under the law in force when the offense was committed.