Address confidentiality program

In the United States an address confidentiality program allows victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking or other types of crime to receive mail at a confidential address, while keeping their actual address undisclosed.[1] In some states or jurisdictions, reproductive healthcare workers and employees of agencies that assist victims of domestic violence or stalking are also eligible.[2] [3]

Victims usually apply through a state's Secretary of State office. Once a victim is admitted to the program, they will receive a PO box or other address that will legally substitute their residential address on public records, such as voting registration.

According to the National Network to End Domestic Violence,

Address Confidentiality Programs (ACP) and Confidential Voter Listings are programs administered by the state enabling victims of domestic violence (and sometime victims of sexual assault and/or stalking) to participate in the voting process without fear of being found by their abusers. ACPs generally provide a substitute address for all public records. Confidential Voter Listings only provide confidentiality on election-related public records.

States with Confidential Address Programs
State

(link to state site)

Voter

Registration

Drivers

License

School

Registration

Other

Services [note 1]

 Phone/Contact
Arizonayesyesyesyes602-542-1653[4]
Arkansasnoyesnono501-682-7052[5]
Californiayes - by mailyesyesyes877-322-5227[6]
Coloradoyesyesyesyes303-866-2208[7]
Connecticutyesyesyesyesmultiple numbers

depending on location[8]

Delaware yesyes no info no info (800) 870-1790[9]
Florida yes - absenteeyes no info no info (800) 226-6667[5]
Idaho yesyes yes yes (208) 332-2836[10]
Illinois yes - absentee yes yes no info (844) 916-0295[11]
Indiana yes - absentee yes yes yes (800) 321-1907[12]
Iowa yes - absenteeyes yes yes (515) 725-7233[13]
Kansas yesyes yes yes (785) 296-3806[5]
Kentucky yes - absenteeno no no (502) 564-3490[5]
Louisiana yes - absenteeyes yes yes 800.825.3805[14]
Maine yes - absenteeno info yes yes (207) 626-8400
Maryland yesyes yes no info 410-260-3875 [15]
Massachusetts yesyes yes no info 1-866-SAFE-ADD[16]
Michigan yes yes yes yes 313-456-0190[17]
Minnesota yes - by mailseparate application yes yes (866) 723-3035[5]
Mississippi yesyes yes no info (800) 829-6766[5]
Missouri yesyes yes yes (866) 509-1409[18]
Montana yesno info no info no info 1-800-498-6455[19]
Nebraska yes - early votingyes yes no info (866) 227-6327[20]
Nevada yes - absenteeyes yes yes 888-432-6189[21]
New Hampshire yes - absenteeyesyes yes (603) 271-1240[22]
New Jersey yes[23]no info no info no info 1 (877) 218-9133[24]
New Mexico yes - absenteeno info no info no info 1-800-477-3632[25]
New York yesyes yes yes (855) 350-4595[26]
North Carolina yesyes yes yes (919) 716-6785[27]
Ohio yesyes yes yes (614) 995-2255[28]
Oklahoma yes - absenteeyes yes yes (866) 227-7784[29]
Oregon yesyes yes yes 503-373-1323[30]
Pennsylvania yesyes yes yes 1.800.563.6399[31]
Rhode Island yesnono no 1-877-218-9133[32]
Texas yes - by mailyes yes yes 1-888-832-2322 [33]
Vermont yes - absenteeyes yes yes 802-828-0586[34]
Virginia yes - limited confidentiality[35] yes yes yes 804-786-2071[36]
Washington yesyes yes yes (360) 753-2972[37]
Washington, D.C. yesyes yes yes (844) 443-5732[38]
West Virginia yesyes yes yes 1-866-767-8683[39]
Wisconsin yes - separate application[40]yes yes yes (608) 266-6613[41]

Bank accounts and address confidentiality

The rules implementing the Bank Secrecy Act require a financial institution to implement a Customer Identification Program that includes procedures that enable it to form a reasonable belief that it knows the true identity of its customers. The rules also require that a financial institution obtain a residential or business street address from each customer. Unfortunately, the substitute address under an Address Confidentiality Program does not meet the standards.

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network issued a letter ruling to help the situation. The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network regulations also allow: "If the individual customer does not have a residential or business street address, then the rules permit the individual customer to provide a "residential or business street address of next of kin or of another contact individual."

In FIN-2009-R003, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network found: "A customer who participates in a state-created ACP shall be treated as not having a residential or business street address and a secretary of state, or other state entity serving as a designated agent of the customer consistent with the terms of the ACP, will act as another contact individual for the purpose of complying with FinCEN's rules. Therefore, a financial institution should collect the street address of the ACP sponsoring agency for purposes of meeting its CIP address requirement."

Coronavirus disease 2019

On 23 September 2020, the Governor of California, Gavin Newsom signed executive order N-80-20 allowing local health officers and public health officials access to the state's Safe at Home program, due to their being "subject to threats and other harassment, including threats and harassment targeted at their places of residence, which threatens to chill the performance of their critical duties."[42]

See also

Notes
  1. marriage licenses, name changes, and child support are services offered by some states. Many states also let participants receive legal service documents.

References
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  34. "Safe at Home | Home | Vermont Secretary of State". www.sec.state.vt.us. Archived from the original on 2018-02-13. Retrieved 2018-02-13.
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  41. "Safe At Home | Wisconsin Department of Justice". www.doj.state.wi.us. Retrieved 2018-02-13.
  42. "AP20:088 Governor Newsom Signs Executive Order to Make Safe at Home Program Available for Public Health Officials :: California Secretary of State". www.sos.ca.gov. Secretary of State of California. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
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