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Ex. AZ-049 Order Primary source read

Administrative Order No. 2020-48

Authorizing Limitation of Court Operations During a Public Health Emergency (Replacing AO 2020-47)

Arizona Supreme Court · Arizona (Court)

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Jurisdiction
Arizona
Level
Court
Authority
Ariz. Const. art. VI, secs. 3 and 5
Issued
2020-03-18 Mar. 18, 2020
Effective
2020-03-18
End
2020-04-06 (replaced by AO 2020-60) (read as 2020-04-06)
In force
Mar. 18, 2020 to Apr. 6, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Gathering capCourts and public offices
Addressees
  • all Arizona courts
  • presiding superior court judges
Functions reached
  • CT courts and clerks
  • CL
  • PJ
Collection
Arizona AZ

Operative words

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that empaneling of new petit juries scheduled for March 18, 2020 through April 17, 2020 be rescheduled... any court rule that impedes a judge's or court clerk's ability to use available technologies to eliminate or limit in-person contact in the conduct of court business is suspended through April 17, 2020

Enforcement

Supreme Court administrative supervision

Notes

Clerks to continue issuing marriage licenses; grand jury proceedings coordinated locally 'for the duration of this health emergency'.

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