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.
Arizona Legal Code
§ 1.246
Source: https://www.azleg.gov/ars/1/00246.htm· Version 2026