Arizona Revised Statutes

Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 1-103 (2026)

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Each and all of the laws and statutes as herein contained and hereby enacted shall take effect and be in force on and after twelve o'clock noon on January 9, 1956, except where a later effective date is expressly provided in any section of these Revised Statutes, the later effective date shall prevail.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10 cases, 1945–2019 · leading case: Koss Corp. v. Am. Express Co., 309 P.3d 898 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2013).
Koss Corp. v. Am. Express Co., 309 P.3d 898 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2013). · cites it 4× “” Official Uniform Commercial Code § 1-103 emt. 1 (stating that properly construing the U.”
Berthot v. Sec. Pac. Bank, 823 P.2d 1326 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1991). · cites it 4× “§ 1-103) require that statutory remedies be merely cumulative to common law remedies unless the statutory remedy expressly provides that it shall be exclusive.”
Mendelsohn v. Superior Court, 261 P.2d 983 (Ariz. 1953). · cites it 2× “Mendelsohn makes much of the fact that "person" is singular and not plural, but Section 1-103, A.C.A. 1939, setting forth the general rules of statutory construction in Arizona, refutes any argument based on this premise by telling us the singular does include the plural.”
Monroe v. Az Acreage, 443 P.3d 954 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2019). “Article One § 1-103(a) of the U.C.C. (adopted as A.R.”
Valley Nat. Bank of Phoenix v. Glover, 159 P.2d 292 (Ariz. 1945). “Section 1-103, Arizona Code Annotated 1939, provides: “ ‘minor’ means any person under the age of twenty-one (21) years; and, ‘age of majority,’ or, ‘majority,’ used in reference to age, means of the age of twenty-one (21) years or upward.”
Swatzell v. Indus. Comm'n, 277 P.2d 244 (Ariz. 1954). “It is to be noted that state and not federal entities are enumerated nor can any comfort be taken from use of the word “person”, for this is defined in Section 1-103, sub. 3, A.C.A. 1939, as “ * * * the word ‘person’ includes a corporation, company, partnership or association,…”
State v. Ehrlich, 26 P.3d 481 (Ariz. 2001). “43A, § 1-103(n) (1991); Or.Rev.Stat. § 426.005(1)(d) (1995); 50 Pa.”
Parnell v. State Ex Rel. Wilson, 206 P.2d 1047 (Ariz. 1949). “Section 1-103(1), A.C.A. 1939. By the plain and unequivocal terms of the statute the petition and privilege of incorporation is limited to residents of a city or town, and the board of supervisors, therefore, is without jurisdiction or authority to attempt to incorporate any…”
In Re Leon G., 26 P.3d 481 (Ariz. 2001). “43A, § 1-103(n) (1991); Or.Rev.Stat. § 426.005(1)(d) (1995); 50 Pa.”
Kennecott Copper Corp. v. Indus. Comm'n, 212 P.2d 1001 (Ariz. 1950). “The first of these is the provision of section 1-103, A.C.A.1939, which reads: “General rules of construction.”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 1-103(1) — 1 case
Parnell v. State Ex Rel. Wilson, 206 P.2d 1047 (Ariz. 1949). “Section 1-103(1), A.C.A. 1939. By the plain and unequivocal terms of the statute the petition and privilege of incorporation is limited to residents of a city or town, and the board of supervisors, therefore, is without jurisdiction or authority to attempt to incorporate any…”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 1-103(a) — 1 case
Monroe v. Az Acreage, 443 P.3d 954 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2019). “Article One § 1-103(a) of the U.C.C. (adopted as A.R.”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 1-103(n) — 2 cases
State v. Ehrlich, 26 P.3d 481 (Ariz. 2001). “43A, § 1-103(n) (1991); Or.Rev.Stat. § 426.005(1)(d) (1995); 50 Pa.”
In Re Leon G., 26 P.3d 481 (Ariz. 2001). “43A, § 1-103(n) (1991); Or.Rev.Stat. § 426.005(1)(d) (1995); 50 Pa.”
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