E Customers in the Address Confidentiality Program

Policy

The Address Confidentiality Program (ACP) provides survivors and victims of domestic violence, sexual offenses, and/or stalking with a means to prevent abusers from locating them through public records.  The ACP was signed into law April 19, 2011 and is administered by the Secretary of State’s Office.

The ACP provides two critical services:

1.    A legal substitute address, which may be used as a residential, school, or work address.  This address has no reflection of their actual address.  When presented with a current and valid authorization card, accept the substitute address as the lawful address of record.

2.    A mail forwarding service.  The ACP receives first class mail for ACP participants and forwards the mail to the participant’s actual confidential mailing address.  The ACP also accepts registered, certified, and legal mail on behalf of the participants.  ACP does not forward magazines, junk mail, or packages.

NOTE          Participation in The Address Confidentiality Program is not confidential, only the participant’s actual address is confidential.

Definitions

Legal Authority