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- Jurisdiction
- Maricopa County, Arizona (Justice Courts) · 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- Amended by AO 2021-112 (July 28, 2021) and 2021-119 (Aug. 4, 2021); rescinded by AO 2022-043 (post-period) (read as 2021-07-28)
- In force
- July 19, 2021 to July 28, 2021
- Quarters
- 2021 Q3
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Gathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rules
- Addressees
- the public and all persons using justice court facilities
- justice court employees and judges
- Functions reached
- CT/CRT justice courts (screening, distancing, masks continue through Sept. 30, 2021)
- PM/SV
- OP
- WF
- Collection
- Phoenix and Tucson MET-PHX
Operative words
THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that effective July 19, 2021, public access restrictions for Justice Court facilities in Maricopa County will be lifted. Social distancing requirements will remain at six feet apart, but will be reduced to three feet apart effective August 2, 2021. Social distancing is required in all areas of a court facility. Health screening upon entry and previously ordered mask requirements will remain in place.... IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that all justice court employees and judges shall wear a mask or face covering when they are in a posted Mask Mandated Area of a court facility.
Enforcement
Denial of entry for failing screening or refusing a mask in a Mask Mandated Area
Notes
Recites that the Judicial Branch in Maricopa County 'issued an Administrative Orders limiting the public's physical access to branch facilities' on March 19, 2020 and maintained public access limitations, health screening, mask mandates and social distancing since.