The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- Arizona
- Level
- Court
- Authority
- Ariz. Const. art. VI, secs. 3 and 5
- Issued
- 2021-07-14 July 14, 2021
- Effective
- 2021-07-14
- End
- 2021-11-10 (replaced by AO 2021-172, dated Nov. 10, 2021) (read as 2021-11-10)
- In force
- July 14, 2021 to Nov. 10, 2021
- Quarters
- 2021 Q3
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Gathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public offices
- Addressees
- all Arizona courts
- presiding superior court judges
- Functions reached
- CT courts and clerks
- CL closings and litigation
- PJ
- WF jurors
- Collection
- Arizona AZ
Operative words
Arizona courts remain open to serve the public. Nevertheless, given the ongoing potential threat to public safety, the availability of approved vaccinations, and changing CDC guidance to protect the public, certain limitations and changes in court practices and operations are still necessary. These changes will occur in phases... IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the presiding superior court judge of each county may modify that county's judicial branch health emergency order to address the use of social distancing and other measures... If warranted by a change of the pandemic-related circumstances in a specific county, the presiding judge may resume the imposition of previously authorized health-related requirements for the protection of the public and court employees.
Enforcement
Phased standards (Attachment A); staffing plans; limits on transportation of in-custody defendants; masks where required by the presiding judge
Notes
The court instrument in force for the whole of Q3 2021 (July 14 - Nov. 10, 2021).