Find a current set of Arizona Revised Statutes, Annotated. The print edition is the best for legislative research because it has the most detailed information. The current print A.R.S. and Westlaw are available at the State of Arizona Research Library.
Arizona Revised Statues (A.R.S.) are laws enacted by the Legislature.
The Arizona State Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Arizona. It is a bicameral legislature that consists of a lower house, the House of Representatives, and an upper house, the Senate. Composed of 90 legislators, the state legislature meets in the Capitol Complex in the state capital of Phoenix.
Citations to state laws: 1. A citation to a law contained in a published edition of the Arizona Revised Statutes shall include the abbreviation "A.R.S." and either the specific Section number or the Title number, Chapter number, and Article number in that order. For example, A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter 6, Article 5.
This online version of the Arizona Revised Statutes is primarily maintained for legislative drafting purposes and reflects the version of law that is effective on January 1st of the year following the most recent legislative session. The official version of the Arizona Revised Statutes is published by .
The Arizona Administrative Code (AAC) contains 65,824 restrictions and 4,758,484 words as of 2023, making the Grand Canyon State the 43rd most regulated state in the nation.
Legislators are elected to two-year terms, and are term-limited after four terms or eight years. Arizona has no staggering of terms, so every member of the Legislature is up for reelection every two years. The Arizona Legislature meets once annually for their Regular Session.
The Arizona Administrative Code (AAC) is where the official rules of the state of Arizona are published. The AAC is the official compilation of rules that govern state agencies, boards, and commissions.
Arizona has some of the most restrictive sentencing laws in the country, with every person who is incarcerated required to serve a minimum 85 percent of his or her sentence— regardless of good behavior. This has resulted in a bloated prison population and massive state prison spending.
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