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A.R.S. § 13-503 — Effect of alcohol or drug use

Current through 57th Legislature, 1st Regular Session (2025)

Part of Chapter 5: Responsibility, Arizona Revised Statutes.

Full text of A.R.S. § 13-503

Statutory text current through the 57th Legislature, 1st Regular Session (2025). This publication reproduces the official statutory text published by the Arizona Legislature (Arizona Legislative Council compilation, azleg.gov); it is not the official statutes of the State of Arizona.

A.R.S. § 13-503Primary source, current through the 57th Legislature, 1st Regular Session (2025)
Temporary intoxication resulting from the voluntary ingestion, consumption, inhalation or injection of alcohol, an illegal substance under chapter 34 of this title or other psychoactive substances or the abuse of prescribed medications does not constitute insanity and is not a defense for any criminal act or requisite state of mind.

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