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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.

Thirty-two 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. 



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

*Driver License registration only

Revenue Division-DL Services

Dept. of Finance and Administration

P.O. Box 1272

Little Rock, AR 72203

(510) 682-7052


California

Safe at Home

P.O. 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

(888) 341-0002

TTY: (800)-659-2656

acp@sos.state.co.us


Connecticut

Address Confidentiality Program

Secretary of the State

P.O. Box 150470

Hartford, CT 06115-0470

(860) 509-6006


Florida

Address Confidentiality Program

Office of the Attorney General

P.O. Box 6298

Tallahassee, FL 32314

(800) 226-6667


Idaho

Address Confidentiality Program

Secretary of State

PO Box 89720

Boise, ID 83720-0080

(208) 334-2852

sosinfo@sos.idaho.gov


Indiana

Address Confidentiality Program

Office of the Attorney General

302 W Washington St, 5th Floor

Indianapolis, IN 46204

(800) 321-1907

confidential@atg.state.in.us


Kansas

Safe at Home Program

Secretary of State

P.O. Box 798

Topeka, KS 66601-0798

(785) 296-3806

safeathome@kssos.org


Louisiana

Address Confidentiality Program

Secretary of State

P.O. Box 91301

Baton Rouge, LA 70821-1301

(225) 925-4792

(800) 825-3805

acp@sos.louisiana.gov


Maine

Address Confidentiality Program

148 Statehouse Station

Augusta, ME 04333-0148

(207) 626-8400

acp.sos@maine.gov


Maryland

Safe at Home

Office of the Secretary of State

P.O. Box 2995

Annapolis, MD 21401(

(800) 633-9657 ext. 3875


Massachusetts

Address Confidentiality Program

Secretary of the Commonwealth

P.O. Box 9120

Chelsea, MA 02150-9120

(617) 727-3261

1-866-723-3233


Minnesota

Safe at Home
Secretary of State

P.O. Box 17370
St. Paul, MN 55117

(651) 201-1399

(866) 723-3035
TTY: (800) 627-3529 or 711
safe.athome@state.mn.us


Mississippi

Address Confidentiality Program

Office of the Attorney General

P.O. Box 220

Jackson, MS 39205

(601) 359-6766

(800) 829-6766

Missouri

Safe At Home

Secretary of State

P.O. Box 1409

Jefferson City, MO 65102-1409

(866) 509-1409

safeathome@sos.mo.gov


Montana

Address Confidentiality Program

Department of Justice

P.O. Box 201410

Helena, MT 59620-1410

(406) 444-5803



Nebraska

Address Confidentiality Program

Secretary of State

P.O. Box 99821

Lincoln, NE 68509

(402) 471-3568

(866) 227-6327

sos.acp@nebraska.gov


Nevada

Confidential Address Program

Secretary of State

P.O. Box 2743

Carson City, NV 89702

(775) 684-5707

(888) 432-6189

nvcap@sosmail.state.nv.us


New Hampshire

Address Confidentiality Program

Department of Justice

33 Capital St.

Concord, NH 03301-6397

(603) 271-1240

(800) 300-4500 (NH only)

(603) 271-1240


New Jersey

Address Confidentiality Program

P.O. Box 207

Trenton, NJ 08625

(877) 218-9133


New Mexico

Confidential Address Program

Secretary of State

P.O. Box 53220

Albuquerque, NM 87153

(888) 432-5469

cap.sos@state.nm.us


North Carolina

Address Confidentiality Program

Department of Justice

9099 Mail Service Center

Raleigh, NC 27699-9099

(919) 716-6785

acp@ncdoj.com

                                          

Oklahoma

Address Confidentiality Program

Office of the Attorney General

P.O. Box 60189

Oklahoma City, OK 73146-0189

(405) 557-1700

(866) 227-7784 (OK only)


Oregon

Address Confidentiality Program

P.O. Box 1108

Salem, OR 97308

(503) 373-1323

1-888-559-9090

acp@doj.state.or.us


Pennsylvania

Address Confidentiality Program

Office of the Victim Advocate

1101 S Front St. Suite 5200

Harrisburg, PA 17104

(800) 563-6399

TTY: (877) 349-1064

ra-ovainfo@state.pa.us


Rhode Island

*Voter registration only

Secretary of State

Elections & Voting

148 W River St.

Providence, RI 02904

(401) 222-1444

TTY: 711


Texas

Address Confidentiality Program, MC-069

Office of the Attorney General

P.O. Box 12199

Austin, TX 78711

(512) 936-1750

(888) 832-2322

crimevictims@oag.state.tx.us


Vermont

Safe At Home

Secretary of State

P.O. Box 1568

Montpelier, VT 05601

(802) 828-0586

(800) 439-8636 (VT only)

safeathome@sec.state.vt.us


Virginia

Address Confidentiality Program

Office of the Attorney General

P.O. Box 1133

Richmond, VA 23218-1133

(804) 692-0592

(804) 786-2071

mdickert@oag.state.va.us


Washington

Address Confidentiality Program

Secretary of State

P.O. Box 257

Olympia, WA 98507-0257

(360) 753-2972

TTY: (360) 753-2972

(800) 822-1065 (WA only)

TTY: (800) 664-9677 (WA only)

acp@sos.wa.gov


West Virginia

Address Confidentiality Program

Secretary of State

1900 Kanawha Blvd. East

Building 1, Suite 157-K

Charleston, WV 25305-0009

(304) 558-6000

(866)767-8683

acp@wvsos.com







 




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This project was supported by Grant Nos. 2008-TA-AX-K017 and 2004-WT-K050 awarded by the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed in this program are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women.

For more information on the U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women visit http://www.ovw.usdoj.gov.

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