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Ex. AZ-005 Order Primary source read

Executive Order 2020-12

Prohibiting the Closure of Essential Services

Governor Douglas A. Ducey · Arizona (State)

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Jurisdiction
Arizona
Level
State
Authority
Ariz. Const.; A.R.S. 26-303; 26-307
Issued
2020-03-23 Mar. 23, 2020
Effective
2020-03-23
End
2021-09-29 (rescinded by EO 2021-16 para. 3) (read as 2021-09-29)
In force
Mar. 23, 2020 to Sept. 29, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
Limitation types
Business closureOther
Addressees
  • counties, cities and towns
  • all businesses
  • State and local agencies
Functions reached
  • all sectors (essential-services designation)
  • SC supply chain
  • OF office and telework (para. 5)
Collection
Arizona AZ

Operative words

No county, city or town may make or issue any order, rule or regulation that restricts or prohibits any person from performing any function designated by either the Governor, the Director of the Arizona Department of Health Services, or the Division of Emergency Management as an essential function during the COVID-19 public health emergency. 2. Any order restricting persons from leaving their home due to the COVID-19 public health emergency issued by a county, city or town shall be consistent with advice from the Arizona Department of Health Services. Any such restrictions shall be coordinated with the State prior to issuance.

Enforcement

A.R.S. 26-307 preemption; the list defines the businesses permitted to operate under EO 2020-18 and 2020-33

Notes

Para. 3 lists Healthcare and Public Health Operations ('construed broadly'; 'does not include fitness and exercise gyms'), Human Services, Essential Infrastructure (food, construction, building management), Essential Governmental Functions, and twenty-three categories of Essential Businesses and Operations including professional services (legal, accounting, insurance, 'personal hygiene services with additional sanitization precautions', real estate incl. appraisal and title), day care for essential workers, manufacturing and distribution 'for critical products and industries', hotels 'to the extent used for lodging and delivery or carryout food services', and funeral services. Para. 5: 'Nothing in this order is meant to preclude an employer from encouraging, allowing or requiring an employee to use telework as a way to conduct essential operations'.

Retrieval note

Eight-page scan retrieved from the Governor's file store; OCR.

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