LEGAL HOLIDAYS
Legal holidays include each statewide general election day, and each other day that the President of the United States or the Governor designates for general cessation of business. If a holiday falls on a Sunday, it is observed the following Monday. Effective July 1, 1997, the following holidays will be observed:
| January 1 |
New Year's Day |
| January 15* |
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday |
| February-third Monday |
Presidents' Day |
| May 30 |
Memorial Day* |
| July 4 |
Independence Day |
| September-first Monday |
Labor Day |
| October 12 |
Columbus Day* |
| November 11 |
Veterans' Day |
| November-fourth Thursday |
Thanksgiving Day |
| December 25 |
Christmas Day |
*If the U.S. Congress designates another day for observance, the day named by Congress becomes the legal date.
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