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2012 Arizona Revised Statutes
Title 13 Criminal Code
13-104 Rule of construction
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AZ Rev Stat § 13-104 (through 2nd Reg Sess. 50th Leg. 2012)
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13-104. Rule of construction
The general rule that a penal statute is to be strictly construed does not apply to this title, but the provisions herein must be construed according to the fair meaning of their terms to promote justice and effect the objects of the law, including the purposes stated in section 13-101.
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