The Arizona laws are called the Arizona Revised Statutes and are abbreviated as A.R.S. As of 2004 the A.R.S. is split into 49 sections which are called titles and numbered from 1 to 49. The Arizona Revised Statutes can be found at this url:
http://www.azleg.state.az.us/ArizonaRevisedStatutes.asp
The most common laws the police arrest or cite people for are violations of the Arizona Criminal Code which is Title 13 and violations of the Arizona Traffic Laws which are in Title 28.
On very handy book to have when your are dealing with the criminal and traffic laws enforced by the police is the book
Arizona Criminal and Traffic Law Manual
Almost all police officers in Arizona carry a copy of this book with them in their squad cars. It covers the Arizona Criminal Code which is Title 13 and the Arizona Traffic Code which is Title 28. It also covers a smattering of areas in a few other Titles. You can use it to keep the cops honest because this book contains the legal definition of the law that the police will use if they arrest a person for a crime.
It is update every year and the 2004 Edition costs $18.
To get a copy contact:
LEXIS LAW PUBLISHING
Po Box 7587
Charlottesville, Va
22906-7587
(800)562-1197
http://www.lexislawpublishing.com
http://www.michie.com
http://bookstore.lexis.com/bookstore/catalog
- You can order by phone (800)562-1197
- They will ship via UPS
The book also makes some good reading as it is full of humor in the many drug and sex laws which seem to have been written by some of the finest village idiots in the Arizona Legislator. Reading the books will simply amaze you seeing the many things that the government has made illegal. The book gives you some great insight on the police and government rulers.
If you are not from Arizona Michie and Lexus publish the book for most of the other American states, and police officers in those state carry it around as their bible on the law.
That funny double s - §
The double s - § means section when it is used alone and sections when two of them are used together - §§.
For example
ARS 13 § 2602
Is said
ARS Title 13 section 2602
and
ARS 13 §§ 2602-2606
Is said
ARS Title 13 sections 2602 thru 2606
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