Administrative Order No. 2021-103

The record

Jurisdiction

Maricopa County, Arizona (Superior Court) · Phoenix and Tucson · Arizona

Level

Court

Authority

Arizona Supreme Court Administrative Order 2021-109

Issued

2021-07-16 July 16, 2021

Effective

2021-07-19

End

Amended by AO 2021-112 (July 28) and 2021-119 (Aug. 4, 2021); in force Sept. 30, 2021 (read as 2021-08-04)

In force

July 19, 2021 to Aug. 4, 2021

Quarters

2021 Q3

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Gathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rules

Addressees

• the public
• litigants, jurors, lawyers
• judicial branch employees

Functions reached

• CT/CRT courts, clerks, self-help centers
• OP legal practice (hearings both in person and remote)
• WF jurors and employees (screening, masks)

Collection

Phoenix and Tucson MET-PHX

Operative words

THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that effective July 19, 2021, public access restrictions for Judicial Branch facilities in Maricopa County will be lifted. Social distancing requirements will remain at six feet apart, but will be reduced to three feet effective August 2, 2021. Health screening upon entry and previously ordered mask requirements will remain in place.... IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that all other persons entering a court facility shall wear a mask or face covering when they are in a posted Mask Mandated Area of a court facility... Any person who refuses to wear a mask or face covering as directed by court personnel will be denied entrance or removed from the facility.... Mask Mandated Areas shall include, but are not limited to, courtrooms, jury assembly areas, law libraries, self-help centers, information [counters].

Enforcement

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