{"id":"AZ-059","kind":"order","level":"court","jurisdiction":"Arizona","state":"AZ","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Arizona Supreme Court","authority":"Ariz. Const. art. VI, secs. 3 and 5","instrument":"Administrative Order No. 2021-109","title":"Authorizing Limitation of Court Operations During a Public Health Emergency and Transition to Resumption of Certain Operations (Replacing AO 2021-77)","dateIssued":"2021-07-14","effective":"2021-07-14","end":"2021-11-10 (replaced by AO 2021-172, dated Nov. 10, 2021)","startDate":"2021-07-14","endDate":"2021-11-10","quarters":["2021Q3"],"types":["CRT","MASK","GATH"],"addressees":["all Arizona courts","presiding superior court judges"],"clause":"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\u0027s 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","functions":["CT courts and clerks","CL closings and litigation","PJ","WF jurors"],"notes":"The court instrument in force for the whole of Q3 2021 (July 14 - Nov. 10, 2021).","sourceUrl":"https://www.azcourts.gov/Portals/0/22/admorder/Orders21/2021-109.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":106027,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"AZ","url":"/library/AZ-059","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/AZ-059","citation":"Arizona Supreme Court, Administrative Order No. 2021-109 (July 14, 2021) (Ex. AZ-059)","stateName":"Arizona","related":["SEC-12-GM-122","AZ-061","AZ-062","AZ-058","AZ-057"]}