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Address Confidentiality Programs


Address Confidentiality Programs were created to protect victims of stalking, domestic violence, sexual assault, and other crimes from offenders who use public records, such as voter or drivers' license registries, to locate them.  These programs give victims a legal substitute address (usually a post office box) to use in place of their physical address; this address can be used whenever an address is required by public agencies.  First class mail sent to the substitute address is forwarded to the victim's actual address.

Twenty-eight states have launched Address Confidentiality Programs (see below) and laws governing eligibility vary from state to state.  It is important to remember that these programs can only work if the perpetrator does not know where the victim lives, and when used in conjunction with other safety strategies.  Learn more.


State Address Confidentiality Programs Chart
Greater Boston Legal Services and the Safety Net Project at the National Network to End Domestic Violence developed this chart outlining the protections of various states' ACP programs, legislation and program information, and an enrollment approximation as of January 2009.



Arizona

*Voter and motor
vehicle registration only

Election Division

Secretary of State

1700 W. Washington St. 7th Floor

Phoenix, AZ 85007

(602) 364-4700


Arkansas

*License registration only

Revenue Division-DL Services

Dept. of Finance and Administration

PO Box 1272

Little Rock, AR 72203

(510) 682-7052


California

Safe at Home Program

PO Box 846

Sacramento, CA 95812

(916) 322-5227

safeathome@sos.ca.gov


Colorado

Address Confidentiality Program

1001 East 62nd Avenue

Denver, CO 80216

(303) 869-4911

1-888-341-0002

TTY: 1-800-659-2656

acp@sos.state.co.us


Connecticut

Address Confidentiality Program

PO Box 150470

Hartford, CT 06115-0470

(860) 509-6006

 

Florida

Address Confidentiality Program

The Capital PL-01

Tallahassee, FL 32399-1050

1-800-226-6667


Idaho

Address Confidentiality Program

PO Box 89720

Boise, ID 83720-0080

208-334-2852

sosinfo@sos.idaho.gov


Indiana

Address Confidentiality Program

Office of the Attorney General

PO Box 6243

Indianapolis, IN 46206-6243

1-800-321-1907


Kansas

Safe at Home Program

PO Box 798

Topeka, KS 66601-0798

(785) 296-3806

(785) 368-6311

safeathome@kssos.org


Louisiana

Address Confidentiality Program

PO Box 91301

Baton Rouge, LA 70821-1301

(225) 925-4792

1-800-825-3805

acp@sos.louisiana.gov

 

 

North Carolina

Address Confidentiality Program

9099 Mail Service Center

Raleigh, NC 27699-9099

(919) 716-6785

acp@ncdoj.com


Oklahoma
Address Confidentiality Program

PO Box 60189

Oklahoma City, OK 73146-0189

(405) 557-1700

1-866-227-7784 (OK only)

acp@sos.state.ok.us


Oregon

Address Confidentiality Program

PO Box 1108

Salem, OR 97308

1-888-559-9090

acp@doj.state.or.us


Pennsylvania

Address Confidentiality Program

1101 S Front St. Suite 5200

Harrisburg, PA 17104

1-800-563-6399

Ra-ovainfo@state.pa.us


Texas

Address Confidentiality Program

PO Box 12199

Austin, TX 78711-2199

(512) 936-1750

1-888-832-2322

crimevictims@oag.state.tx.us


Vermont

Safe At Home

Address Confidentiality Program

PO Box 1568

Montpelier, VT 05601

802-828-0586

1-800-439-8636 (VT only)

safeathome@sec.state.vt.us


Virginia

Address Confidentiality Program

PO Box 1133

Richmond, VA 23218-1133

(804) 692-0592

mdickert@oag.state.va.us


Washington
Address Confidentiality Program

PO Box 257

Olympia, WA 98507-0257

(360) 753-2972

1-800-822-1065 (WA only)

acp@secstate.wa.gov


West Virginia

Address Confidentiality Program

1900 Kanawha Blvd. East

Building 1, Suite 157K

Charleston, WV 25305-0009

304-558-6000









 


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