Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 15 - ELECTED OFFICIALS › Division 30 - Secretary of State › Chapter 70 - Safe at Home: Address Confidentiality Program › Section 15 CSR 30-70.010 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule is being amended to update its
				  contents to align with statutory changes to the Safe at Home laws in
				  2018.
(1) Address-A
				residential street address, school address, or work address of a Safe at Home
				Program participant.
(2) Address
				Confidentiality Program-A program to protect victims of domestic violence,
				rape, sexual assault, human trafficking, stalking, or other crimes who fear for
				their safety, as well as the safety of individuals residing in the same
				household as the victim, by authorizing the use of designated addresses for
				such victims, their minor children, and individuals residing with
				them.
(3) Authorization
				card/letter-Card or letter issued by the secretary of state to a Safe at Home
				Program participant upon certification to the Safe at Home Program, which
				includes the Safe at Home Program participant's name, authorization code, voter
				code, designated address, signature, and certification expiration
				date.
(4) Authorization code-A
				number assigned to a Safe at Home Program participant upon acceptance into the
				Safe at Home Program.
(5)
				Application-Standard application form provided by the secretary of state which
				must be completed by an applicant to the Safe at Home Program facilitated by an
				application assistant as defined by section
				589.663, RSMo.
(6) Application assistant-An employee or
				volunteer of a government agency, or of a nonprofit program that provides
				counseling, referral, shelter, or other specialized service to victims of
				domestic violence, rape, sexual assault, human trafficking, stalking, or other
				crimes and who has been designated by the respective agency or program, and who
				has been trained and registered by the secretary of state to assist individuals
				in the completion of the Safe at Home Program participation
				applications.
(7)
				Certification-The process by which an applicant is determined eligible to
				participate in the Safe at Home Program.
(8) Designated address-The address assigned to a Safe
				at Home Program participant by the secretary.
(9) Mailing address-An address that is recognized for
				delivery by the United States Postal Service.
(10) Program-The Safe at Home: Address Confidentiality
				Program established in section
				589.663, RSMo.
(11) Program manager-Employee of the Office
				of the Secretary of State designated by the secretary to administer the Safe at
				Home Program pursuant to sections 589.660-589.681, RSMo.
(12) Program participant-A person certified by the
				secretary of state as eligible to participate in the Safe at Home
				Program.
(13) Qualified agency-A
				government agency or nonprofit program that provides counseling, referral,
				shelter, or other specialized service to victims of domestic violence, rape,
				sexual assault, human trafficking, stalking, or other crimes.
(14) Secretary-The secretary of state. This
				may also include the secretary of state's office and the secretary's
				designee.
(15) Voter code-A code
				assigned to a Safe at Home Program participant upon acceptance into the Safe at
				Home Program which is to be used for identification purposes when registering
				to vote or when voting.
*Original authority: 589.681, RSMo
					 2007.