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Administrative Order No. 2020-79

Authorizing Limitation of Court Operations During a Public Health Emergency and Transition to Resumption of Certain Operations (Replacing AO 2020-75)

Arizona Supreme Court · Arizona (Court)

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Jurisdiction
Arizona
Level
Court
Authority
Ariz. Const. art. VI, secs. 3 and 5
Issued
2020-05-20 May 20, 2020
Effective
2020-06-01 (transition) (read as 2020-06-01)
End
2020-07-15 (replaced by AO 2020-114) (read as 2020-07-15)
In force
June 1, 2020 to July 15, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q3
Limitation types
Gathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public offices
Addressees
  • all Arizona courts
  • court participants and visitors
Functions reached
  • CT courts and clerks
  • CL
  • PJ
  • WF jurors
Collection
Arizona AZ

Operative words

judicial leadership shall require court participants and visitors to wear a mask or other [face covering in the courthouse]... Trials of cases to a jury may resume when Arizona enters Phase I, but not prior [to June 1, 2020]

Enforcement

Phased standards; screening at entrances; refusal to wear a mask bars entry

Notes

Mask requirement in courthouses from June 1, 2020.