{"id":"MET-PHX-016","kind":"order","level":"court","jurisdiction":"Maricopa County, Arizona (Superior, Justice and Municipal Courts)","state":"AZ","metro":"PHX","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Superior Court of Arizona in Maricopa County, Hon. Joseph C. Welty, Presiding Judge","authority":"Arizona Supreme Court Administrative Order 2021-109","instrument":"Administrative Order No. 2021-119","title":"In the Matter of Wearing Masks or Face Coverings in Court Facilities in Maricopa County (amending AOs 2021-103, 2021-104 and 2021-105)","dateIssued":"2021-08-04","effective":"2021-08-09","end":"\u0027until further notice\u0027 (in force Sept. 30, 2021)","startDate":"2021-08-09","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2021Q3"],"types":["CRT","MASK","EMP"],"addressees":["all judicial branch employees and judicial officers of the superior, justice and municipal courts","all other persons entering any court facility in Maricopa County"],"clause":"Currently there are 159 cases of Covid-19 per 100,000 people in Maricopa County, qualifying the county as a \u0027high transmission area\u0027... IT IS ORDERED that effective August 9, 2021 and until further notice, all judicial branch employees and judicial officers, including employees and judicial officers of all justice courts and municipal courts, shall wear a mask or face covering when they are in a court facility in Maricopa County.... IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that effective August 9, 2021 and until further notice, all other persons entering a court facility in Maricopa County are required to wear a mask or face covering at all times that they are inside the facility. Any person who refuses to wear a mask or face covering as directed by court personnel will be denied access to the facility.","enforcement":"Denial of access; remote participation to be arranged","functions":["CT/CRT every court facility in the county (litigants, jurors, lawyers, process servers, clerks\u0027 customers)","WF court employees","OP"],"notes":"Q3 2021 reinstatement of a universal court-facility mask requirement in the largest county in Arizona, six weeks after EO 2021-06 barred local mask mandates outside government buildings.","sourceUrl":"https://www.superiorcourt.maricopa.gov/SuperiorCourt/AdministrativeOrders/AdminOrders/AO%202021-119.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":137910,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MET-PHX","url":"/library/MET-PHX-016","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MET-PHX-016","citation":"Superior Court of Arizona in Maricopa County, Hon. Joseph C. Welty, Presiding Judge, Administrative Order No. 2021-119 (Aug. 4, 2021) (Ex. MET-PHX-016)","stateName":"Arizona","related":["MET-PHX-015","MET-PHX-014","MET-PHX-025","MET-PHX-004"]}