A.R.S. tit. 1 ch. 3 — Arizona Revised Statutes Title 1 Chapter 3 — Holidays

1-301. Holidays enumerated A. The following days shall be holidays: 1. Sunday of each week. 2. January 1, "New Year's Day". 3. Third Monday in January, "Martin Luther King, Jr./Civil Rights Day". 4. Third Monday in February, "Lincoln/Washington Presidents' Day". 5. Second Sunday in May, "Mothers' Day". 6. Last Monday in May, "Memorial Day". 7. June 2, "Native American Day". 8. Third Sunday in June, "Fathers' Day". 9. July 4, "Independence Day". 10. First Sunday in August, "American Family Day". 11. August 14, "National Navajo Code Talkers Day". 12. First Monday in September, "Labor Day". 13. September 17, "Constitution Commemoration Day". 14. Second Monday in October, "Columbus Day". 15. November 11, "Veterans' Day". 16. Fourth Thursday in November, "Thanksgiving Day". 17. December 25, "Christmas Day". B. When any of the holidays enumerated in subsection A of this section falls on a Sunday, the following Monday shall be observed as a holiday, with the exception of the holidays enumerated in subsection A, paragraphs 1, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11 and 13 of this section. C. When any of the holidays enumerated in subsection A, paragraphs 2, 9, 15 and 17 of this section falls on a Saturday, the preceding Friday shall be observed as a holiday. D. When the holiday enumerated in subsection A, paragraph 7 of this section falls on a day other than Sunday, the Sunday following June 2 shall be observed as that holiday. E. When the holiday enumerated in subsection A, paragraph 11 of this section falls on a day other than Sunday, the Sunday following August 14 shall be observed as that holiday. F. When the holiday enumerated in subsection A, paragraph 13 of this section falls on a day other than Sunday, the Sunday preceding September 17 shall be observed as that holiday. 1-302. Closing of offices and courts; transaction of certain judicial business 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. 1-303. Last day for performance of act a holiday; effect When anything of a secular nature, other than a work of necessity or charity, is provided or agreed to be done upon a day named or within a time named, and the day or the last day thereof falls on a holiday, it may be performed on the next ensuing business day with effect as though performed on the appointed day. 1-304. Arbor day; proclamation A. The last Friday in April, in each year, shall be known as Arbor Day. B. The governor shall make proclamation of Arbor Day and recommend that it be observed in planting trees, shrubs and vines, in the promotion of forest orchard growth and culture in the adornment of public and private grounds, places and ways and in other undertakings in harmony with the character of the day. C. Arbor Day shall not be a legal holiday. 1-305. National day of the cowboy A. The fourth Saturday in July, in each year, shall be observed as the national day of the cowboy. B. National day of the cowboy is not a legal holiday. 1-306. Korean war veterans' day A. July 27, in each year, shall be observed as Korean war veterans' day. B. Korean war veterans' day is not a legal holiday. 1-307. Prisoners of war remembrance day A. April 9, in each year, shall be observed as prisoners of war remembrance day. B. The governor shall make proclamation of prisoners of war remembrance day to commemorate the sacrifices of men and women who suffered captivity in foreign lands while in the service of our country. The governor shall recommend that teachers and students of the schools of this state observe this day with appropriate exercises and shall encourage citizens to contemplate the plight of Americans who have been held captive of an enemy nation. C. Prisoners of war remembrance day is not a legal holiday. 1-309. Boy Scouts of America day A. February 8, in each year, shall be observed as boy scouts of America day. B. Boy scouts of America day is not a legal holiday. 1-310. Girl Scouts of the United States of America day A. March 12, in each year, shall be observed as girl scouts of the United States of America day. B. Girl scouts of the United States of America day is not a legal holiday. 1-311. Tuskegee airmen commemoration day A. The fourth Thursday in March, each year, shall be observed as the Tuskegee airmen commemoration day. B. Tuskegee airmen commemoration day is not a legal holiday. 1-312. Vietnam veterans' day A. March 29, in each year, shall be observed as Vietnam veterans' day. B. Vietnam veterans' day is not a legal holiday. 1-313. Navajo code talkers' day A. August 14, in each year, shall be observed as Navajo code talkers' day. B. Navajo code talkers' day is not a legal holiday. 1-314. Arizona first responders' day of gratitude and remembrance A. September 27, in each year, shall be observed as Arizona first responders' day of gratitude and remembrance. B. Arizona first responders' day of gratitude and remembrance is not a legal holiday. C. On Arizona first responders' day of gratitude and remembrance, residents of this state are encouraged to demonstrate appreciation and pay tribute to the first responders of this state, both past and present, for their extraordinary dedication to preserving and protecting the public peace and safety. 1-315. Juneteenth day A. June 19, in each year, shall be observed as Juneteenth day. B. Juneteenth day is not a legal holiday. 1-316. Purple heart day A. August 7, in each year, shall be observed as purple heart day. B. Purple heart day is not a legal holiday. 1-317. Beirut marine barracks bombing remembrance day A. October 23, in each year, shall be observed as Beirut marine barracks bombing remembrance day. B. Beirut marine barracks bombing remembrance day is not a legal holiday. 1-318. Public lands day A. The first Saturday in April, in each year, shall be observed as public lands day. B. Public lands day is not a legal holiday. 1-319. Sandra Day O'Connor civics celebration day; observation A. September 25, in each year, shall be observed as Sandra Day O'Connor civics celebration day. B. Sandra Day O'Connor civics celebration day is not a legal holiday. C. If Sandra Day O'Connor civics celebration day falls on a Saturday, Sunday or other day when a public school is not in session, the preceding or following school day shall be observed in the public school as the holiday. 1-320. Fred Korematsu day of civil liberties and the constitution A. January 30, in each year, shall be observed as Fred Korematsu day of civil liberties and the constitution. B. Fred Korematsu day of civil liberties and the constitution is not a legal holiday. 1-321. 9/11 education day; observation A. September 11, in each year, shall be observed as 9/11 education day. B. 9/11 education day is not a legal holiday. C. If 9/11 education day falls on a Saturday, Sunday or other day when a public school is not in session, the preceding or following school day shall be observed in the public school as the holiday. 1-322. Asian American and Pacific Islander month A. May, in each year, shall be observed as Asian American and Pacific Islander month. B. Asian American and Pacific Islander month is not a legal holiday.