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2012 State Holidays
State Observance Days
Monday, January 2, 2012 -- New Year's Day**
Monday, January 16, 2012 -- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. / Civil Rights Day
Monday, February 20, 2012 -- Lincoln / Washington / Presidents' Day
Monday, May 28, 2012 -- Memorial Day
Wednesday, July 4, 2012 -- Independence Day
Monday, September 3, 2012 -- Labor Day
Monday, October 8, 2012 -- Columbus Day
Monday, November 12, 2012 -- Veterans Day**
Thursday, November 22, 2012 -- Thanksgiving Day
Tuesday, December 25, 2012 -- Christmas Day
** If the holiday falls on a Saturday, then it is observed on Friday. If the holiday falls on Sunday, then it is observed on Monday.
See also: A.R.S.
§ 1-301 Holidays enumerated
See also: Arizona Dept. of Administration: State
Service Holidays
Other enumerated holidays:
- Sunday of each week
- Second Sunday in May, "Mothers' Day"
- Third Sunday in June, "Fathers' Day"
- First Sunday in August, "American Family Day"
- September 17, "Constitution Commemoration Day"
When the holiday... falls on a day other than Sunday, the Sunday preceding September 17 shall be observed as such holiday
Days of remembrance that are NOT paid state holidays in Arizona:
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Updated: 12/29/2011