3-1-302 . Nonjudicial day. (1) No court may be open nor may any judicial business be transacted on legal holidays, as provided for in 1-1-216 , and on a day appointed by the president of the United States or by the governor of this state for a public fast, thanksgiving, or holiday, except for the following purposes: (a) to give, upon its request, instructions to a jury when deliberating on its verdict; (b) to receive a verdict or discharge a jury; (c) for the exercise of the powers of a magistrate in a criminal action or in a proceeding of a criminal nature. (2) Injunctions, writs of prohibition, and habeas corpus may be issued and served on any day.
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