Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 721 - Secretary of State › Division I - Administration › Chapter 6 - Safe at Home Program › Rule 721-6.1 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
For purposes of this chapter, the terms defined in this rule
				  have the meanings given them.
"Address"
means a residential street
				  address, school address, or work address of an individual, as specified on the
				  individual's application to be a program participant.
"Applicant"
means an adult, a parent or
				  guardian acting on behalf of an eligible minor, or a guardian acting on behalf
				  of an incapacitated person as defined in Iowa Code section
				  633.701.
"Designated address "
means the mailing
				  address assigned to a program participant by the secretary.
"Domestic abuse"
means the same as defined
				  in Iowa Code section
				  236.2.
"Domestic abuse assault"
means the same as
				  defined in Iowa Code section
				  708.2A.
"Eligible person "
means a person who is all
				  of the following:
1. A resident of this
				state.
2. An adult, a minor, or an
				incapacitated person as defined in Iowa Code section
				633.701.
3. A victim of domestic abuse, domestic abuse
				assault, sexual abuse, stalking, or human trafficking as evidenced by the
				filing of a petition pursuant to Iowa Code section
				236.3
				or a criminal complaint or information pursuant to Iowa Code section
				708.2A,
				708.11, or
				710A.2, or any
				violation contained in Iowa Code chapter 709.
For purposes of this definition, a person determined to be a
				  sexually violent predator pursuant to Iowa Code section
				  229A.7,
				  a person required to register as a sex offender under Iowa Code chapter 692A,
				  or a person determined to be a sexually violent predator or required to
				  register as a sex offender pursuant to similar laws of another state is not an
				  eligible person.
"Human trafficking"
means a crime described
				  in Iowa Code section
				  710A.2.
"Mail"
means first-class letters and fiats
				  delivered via the United States Postal Service, including priority, express,
				  and certified mail, and excluding packages, parcels, periodicals, and
				  catalogues, unless they are clearly identifiable as pharmaceuticals or clearly
				  indicate that they are sent by a state or county government agency.
"Program "
means the address confidentiality
				  program established in Iowa Code chapter 9E.
"Program participant"
means an individual
				  certified by the secretary as a program participant under Iowa Code section
				  9E.3.
"Safe at home card"
means the official
				  participation card that is issued by the secretary of state to each program
				  participant, that must state the program participant's name, designated
				  address, and certification expiration date, and that must include a space for
				  the signature of the program participant.
"Safe at home program "
means the program
				  authorized by Iowa Code chapter 9E.
"Secretary "
means the secretary of
				  state.
"Sexual abuse "
means a violation of any
				  provision of Iowa Code chapter 709.
"Stalking"
means the same as defined in Iowa
				  Code section
				  708.11.