State ex rel. Arizona Registrar of Contractors v. Johnston

OPINION

WEISBERG, Judge.

¶ 1 The State of Arizona ex rel. Arizona Registrar of Contractors (“Registrar”) appeals from the superior court’s order dismissing its action for subrogation against Frederico David and Mary E. Johnston (collectively the “Johnstons”). The sole issue is whether the words “shall promptly enforce” as set forth in Arizona Revised Statutes (“A.R.S.”) section 32-1138 (2008)1 operate to bar the Registrar from seeking subrogation against a non-compliant contractor two-and-one-half years after it made payment to an injured party from the Registrar’s Residential Recovery Fund…