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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

• 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

• February 8 - Boy Scouts of America day
• March 31 - Dr. Cesar Estrada Chavez day
• April 9 - Prisoners of war remembrance day
• The last Friday in April - Arbor day; proclamation
• July 27 - Korean war veterans' day

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