Arizona Revised Statutes

Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 1-302 (2026)

Closing of offices and courts; transaction of certain judicial business

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A. Public offices shall not be open, and no court of justice shall be open or any judicial business transacted on a legal holiday, except for the following purposes:

1. To give upon its request, instructions to a jury deliberating on its verdict.

2. To receive a verdict or discharge a jury.

3. For the exercise of the powers of a magistrate in a criminal action or in a proceeding of a criminal nature.

B. Injunctions, attachments, process for claim and delivery and writs of prohibition may be issued and served on any day.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1961–2021 · leading case: Ellis v. Valley Nat'l Bank, 609 P.2d 1073 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1980).
Ellis v. Valley Nat'l Bank, 609 P.2d 1073 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1980). · cites it 2× “) § 1-302) defines the subject matter jurisdiction of the superior court in probate matters.”
Moore v. Montes, 529 P.2d 716 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1974). · cites it 2× “§ 14-302 1 , and can be maintained against the administrator of the estate of the deceased tort *565 feasor, A.”
Moody v. Vans Gila Gin Co., 361 P.2d 541 (Ariz. 1961). · cites it 2× “§ 1-301 (A) (1) declares that Sunday of each week shall be a holiday; A.R.S. § 1-302(A) states that public offices shall not be open on legal holidays (except in certain instances not relevant here), and A.”
Marvin Johnson, P.C. v. Superior Court, 887 P.2d 1 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1994). “Section 1-302 of the Uniform Probate Code, from which A.”
Apodaca v. Indus. Comm'n, 493 P.2d 1194 (Ariz. 1972). · cites it 2× “§ 1-301 (A) (1) declares that Sunday of each week shall be a holiday; A.R.S. § 1-302(A) states that public offices shall not be open on legal holidays (except in certain instances not relevant here), and A.”
Honeywell Int'l Inc. v. Forged Metals Inc. (D. Ariz. 2021). · cites it 2× “§ 1-302 (b). What is considered a 12 reasonable time depends on the context of a particular transaction.”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 1-302(A) — 2 cases
Moody v. Vans Gila Gin Co., 361 P.2d 541 (Ariz. 1961). “§ 1-301 (A) (1) declares that Sunday of each week shall be a holiday; A.R.S. § 1-302(A) states that public offices shall not be open on legal holidays (except in certain instances not relevant here), and A.”
Apodaca v. Indus. Comm'n, 493 P.2d 1194 (Ariz. 1972). “§ 1-301 (A) (1) declares that Sunday of each week shall be a holiday; A.R.S. § 1-302(A) states that public offices shall not be open on legal holidays (except in certain instances not relevant here), and A.”
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