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 or statute, take effect at twelve o’clock noon on the day specified. B. An act or statute, which by its terms is to take effect from […]
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 mountain time. B. This section shall not be construed to affect the standard time established by United States law governing the movements of common carriers engaged in interstate […]
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 first day and including the last day, unless the last day is a holiday, and then it is also excluded. B. In cases in which notice of […]
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 with the statute enacted, but in all cases provided for by the subsequent statute, the statutes, laws and rules theretofore in force, whether 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 not be inflicted for a breach of the law committed before the second took effect, but the offender shall be punished under the law […]
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When by the provisions of a repealing statute a new penalty is substituted for an offense punishable under the law repealed, such repealing statute shall not exempt from punishment a person who has offended against the repealed law while it was in force, but in such […]
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, or payment of principal or interest on, territorial bonds, bonds of the state, bonds of an agency, institution, department or political subdivision of the […]
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 shall conform to the new act so far as applicable.
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 begun to run before an act repealing such law takes effect and the same or any other limitation is prescribed in any other act passed at […]
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 according to the tenure of the law repealed, unless the duties of the office are expressly transferred to some other 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 does it affect any right then already existing or accrued at the time of such repeal, nor any action or proceeding theretofore taken, except such […]
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 recovered or enforced in a civil action or proceeding for an act or omission declared punishable by law, […]
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 create any right in a person or group if the discharge or right would require an expenditure of state monies in […]
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 statute.
