{"data":{"id":"us-az/a.r.s.-1-246","jurisdiction":"us-az","citation":"A.R.S. § 1-246","heading":"Penalty altered by subsequent law; effect","body":"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.","path":["Title 1 General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://www.azleg.gov/ars/1/00246.htm","current_through":"2026-09-04","vintage":"2026-08-09","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T00:49:56Z","sha256":"a27a5b86cc12df4b7c55798a0863d72816395bf73120c5a060c2fa5ba3929b08","source_id":"us-az","stale":true,"prev":"us-az/a.r.s.-1-245","next":"us-az/a.r.s.-1-247"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}