{"id":"AZ-046","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Arizona","state":"AZ","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich (Solicitor General\u0027s Office)","authority":"A.R.S. 41-193; informal opinion to legislators","instrument":"Informal Opinion I21-003 (R21-004, R21-005)","title":"Whether Pima County Resolution No. 2020-96 Violates Executive Order 2021-06","dateIssued":"2021-04-06","effective":"n/a","end":"n/a","startDate":"2021-04-06","endDate":"2021-06-30","quarters":["2021Q2"],"types":["MASK","OTHER"],"addressees":["Pima County","the Legislature"],"clause":"Although Pima County Resolution 2020-96 requiring face coverings conflicts with Governor Ducey\u0027s statements in Executive Order 2021-06, the Pima County Resolution is not likely preempted under Executive Order 2021-06. This is because the preemption clause in Executive Order 2021-06 rests its authority exclusively on A.R.S. 26-307, but Resolution 2020-96 cites independent authority outside of Title 26.","enforcement":"Advisory; recognizes ADHS rulemaking as the route to preempt county mask rules","functions":["MASK local mandates\u0027 continuing enforceability after Mar. 25, 2021"],"notes":"Establishes that county face-covering resolutions grounded in Title 36 authority remained enforceable after EO 2021-06 in the Attorney General\u0027s view.","sourceUrl":"https://www.azag.gov/sites/default/files/2025-06/I21-003.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":167464,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"AZ","url":"/library/AZ-046","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/AZ-046","citation":"Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich (Solicitor General\u0027s Office), Informal Opinion I21-003 (R21-004, R21-005) (Apr. 6, 2021) (Ex. AZ-046)","stateName":"Arizona","related":["DUT-AZ-003"]}