36-2062.01. Legislative findings and intent; substantial compliance; definition

A. The legislature recognizes the need to protect both people who are in recovery and the public from unscrupulous and incompetent operators of sober living homes and therefore finds and determines that substantial compliance with and enforcement of the requirements prescribed in section 36-2062 are necessary and required to ensure the public health, safety and welfare.

B. For the purposes of this section, "substantial compliance" means that the nature or number of violations revealed by any type of inspection or investigation of a sober living home does not pose a direct risk to the life, health or safety of the sober living home's residents.