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Ex. DUT-AZ-006 Standing duty Primary source read

Statute

Emergency powers of governor; termination; authorization for adjutant general; limitation; extension; report; notices; appeals

Arizona Legislature (Arizona Revised Statutes, title 26, ch. 2, art. 1, Emergency Management) · Arizona (State)

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The record

Jurisdiction
Arizona
Level
State
Authority
Ariz. Const. art. IV; art. V, sec. 4 (Governor's executive power)
Issued
2023-01-02 Jan. 2, 2023
Effective
in force throughout 2020 Q2 to 2021 Q3 (read as 2023-01-02)
End
standing
In force
Standing since Jan. 2, 2023 (a statutory duty; in force throughout the six quarters)
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
Limitation types
Emergency declarationStanding duty
Addressees
  • the Governor and all State agencies; through the orders issued under it, every person and business in Arizona
Character
statutory authority
Collection
Standing duties: Arizona DUT-AZ

Operative words

During a state of emergency: 1. The governor shall have complete authority over all agencies of the state government and the right to exercise, within the area designated, all police power vested in this state by the constitution and laws of this state in order to effectuate the purposes of this chapter.

Penalty

Knowing failure or refusal to obey any lawful order issued under title 26, ch. 2 is a class 1 misdemeanor (A.R.S. § 26-317, Ex. DUT-AZ-007); conflicting local orders are suspended (A.R.S. § 26-307(B))

What it required

Vested the Governor, for the duration of the declared emergency, with the whole police power of the State, the source of every closure, stay-home, reopening-condition and business-policy order in the Arizona file. Character as recorded: statutory_authority (enabling power; binds through the orders issued under it).

Retrieval note

Recited in the Declaration of Emergency and in every Arizona executive order in the library. A.R.S. § 26-307(A) (read on azleg.gov; recited in Exs. AZ-005, AZ-010, AZ-019, AZ-037) permits county, city and town emergency orders 'not... inconsistent with' the Governor's and § 26-307(B) suspends conflicting local law; A.R.S. § 26-311(B) lets a mayor or board chair govern a local emergency 'by proclamation' with 'all necessary regulations to preserve the peace and order... excluding the ordering of the closure of businesses' (read on azleg.gov, not separately saved).