Arizona Revised Statutes (Last Updated: March 31, 2016) |
Title 1. General Provisions |
Chapter 2. LAW AND STATUTES |
Article 3. Effect of Statutes |
Sec 1-246. Penalty altered by subsequent law; effect
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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.