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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.

Thirty-three 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.

Arizona
*Voter, motor vehicle registration,
and county assessor only
Arizona Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Legal Advocacy Hotline
2800 North Central Ave, Suite 1570
Phoenix , AZ 85004
1-800-782-6400
info@azcadv.org

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
1-877-322-5227
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

New York
Address Confidentiality Program
NYS Department of State
P.O. Box 1110
Albany, NY 12201-1110
(518) 474-7306
Toll Free (855) 350-4595
ACP@dos.ny.gov 

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



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.