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Title 1 - General Provision

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Chapter 1
ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES
Sec: 1-101-1-106
Article 1In General
  • 1-101
  • Designation and citation
  • 1-104
  • Effect of repealing clause and construction of act
  • 1-105
  • Effect of repeal on prior offenses and punishments
  • 1-106
  • Supplements as part of Revised Statutes
Chapter 2
LAW AND STATUTES
Sec: 1-201-1-272
Article 1Common Law
  • 1-201
  • Adoption of common law; exceptions
  • 1-202
  • Private and corporate seals or scrolls; effect
Article 2General Rules of Statutory Construction
  • 1-211
  • Rules of construction and definitions
  • 1-212
  • Section headings; source notes; reviser's notes; cross references; exception
  • 1-214
  • Words of tense, number and gender
  • 1-216
  • Joint authority of public officers; quorum of board or commission
  • 1-217
  • Definitions of certain words when used in pleadings
  • 1-218
  • Filing by mail; date of filing
  • 1-219
  • Interpretation of laws; unborn child; definition
Article 3Effect of Statutes
  • 1-241
  • Time statutes take effect
  • 1-243
  • Computation of time
  • 1-244
  • Retroactivity of statutes
  • 1-245
  • Subsequent statute as superseding former law
  • 1-246
  • Penalty altered by subsequent law; effect
  • 1-247
  • Repeal of law and substitution of penalty; effect
  • 1-248
  • Repealing acts; certain laws not affected
  • 1-249
  • Repealing act; effect on pending action or accrued right
  • 1-250
  • Change of limitation; effect
  • 1-251
  • Act abolishing office; effect on tenure
  • 1-252
  • Repeal of repealing statute; effect
  • 1-253
  • Effect of penal laws on civil remedies, forfeitures, military laws and contempts
  • 1-254
  • Limitation on duty of statutory implementation; legislative appropriation requirement
  • 1-255
  • Adopting statute by reference; subsequent amendments
Article 4Sovereign Authority
  • 1-271
  • Sovereign authority; affordable care act; definition
  • 1-272
  • Sovereign authority; right of the people to keep and bear arms
Chapter 3
HOLIDAYS
Sec: 1-301-1-322
Article 1In General
  • 1-301
  • Holidays enumerated
  • 1-302
  • Closing of offices and courts; transaction of certain judicial business
  • 1-303
  • Last day for performance of act a holiday; effect
  • 1-304
  • Arbor day; proclamation
  • 1-305
  • National day of the cowboy
  • 1-306
  • Korean war veterans' day
  • 1-307
  • Prisoners of war remembrance day
  • 1-308
  • Dr. Cesar Estrada Chavez day
  • 1-309
  • Boy Scouts of America day
  • 1-310
  • Girl Scouts of the United States of America day
  • 1-311
  • Tuskegee airmen commemoration day
  • 1-312
  • Vietnam veterans' day
  • 1-313
  • Navajo code talkers' day
  • 1-314
  • Arizona first responders' day of gratitude and remembrance
  • 1-317
  • Beirut marine barracks bombing remembrance day
  • 1-319
  • Sandra Day O'Connor civics celebration day; observation
  • 1-320
  • Fred Korematsu day of civil liberties and the constitution
  • 1-321
  • 9/11 education day; observation
  • 1-322
  • Asian American and Pacific Islander month
Chapter 4
COMMON PROBLEM RESOLUTION
Sec: 1-401-1-402
Article 1In General
  • 1-401
  • Common problem resolution
  • 1-402
  • Reports on common problem resolution
Chapter 5
PUBLIC PROGRAMS
Sec: 1-501-1-504
Article 1Eligibility for Public Programs
  • 1-501
  • Eligibility for federal public benefits; documentation; violation; classification; citizen suits; court costs and attorney fees; definition
  • 1-502
  • Eligibility for state or local public benefits; documentation; violations; classification; citizen suits; court costs and attorney fees; definition
  • 1-503
  • Federal, state and local public benefits; false documents; violation; classification; definitions
  • 1-504
  • Document verification; applicants for public benefits; definitions
Chapter 6
PARENTS' RIGHTS
Sec: 1-601-1-611
Article 1Parents' Bill of Rights
  • 1-601
  • Parents' rights protected
  • 1-602
  • Parents' bill of rights; governmental interference restricted; burden of proof; definition
Article 2Mask Mandates
  • 1-611
  • Mask and face covering mandates; minors; consent of parent or guardian
Chapter 7
EDUCATION
Sec: 1-701
Article 1General Provisions
  • 1-701
  • Diplomas; transcripts; recognition
Chapter 8
GOVERNMENTAL MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS AND CAPITAL PROJECTS
Sec: 1-801
Article 1General Provisions
  • 1-801
  • Maintenance operations and capital projects; noxious weeds; removal; prohibited use