sober living; residential care; penalties

SB 1566 amends Arizona law to establish civil penalties for violations by residential care facilities, including sober living homes. It sets minimum $5,000 and maximum $10,000 fines per violation (with daily operations without a license considered a separate violation), directly affecting unlicensed or noncompliant facilities. Penalty funds are allocated as follows: 80% to the new Indigenous Peoples Protection Revolving Fund for tribal behavioral health programs and victim restitution, 15% to a nursing care resident protection fund, and 5% to the health services licensing fund for inspections. The bill creates specific mechanisms for penalty assessment, appeals, and mandatory funding distribution to support tribal communities and resident safety.