CHAPTER 2. ADDRESS CONFIDENTIALITY PROGRAM

IC 5-26.5-2
    Chapter 2. Address Confidentiality Program

IC 5-26.5-2-1
Eligible applicants
    Sec. 1. The following individuals may apply to the office of theattorney general to have an address designated by the office of theattorney general serve as the individual's address or as the address ofa minor or an incapacitated individual:
        (1) An individual who is at least eighteen (18) years of age.
        (2) A parent or guardian acting on behalf of a minor.
        (3) A guardian acting on behalf of an incapacitated individual.
        (4) An emancipated minor.
As added by P.L.273-2001, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.133-2002,SEC.11.

IC 5-26.5-2-2
Approval of applications
    Sec. 2. The office of the attorney general shall approve anapplication filed in the manner and on a form prescribed by the officeof the attorney general if the application contains the following:
        (1) A sworn statement by the applicant that the applicant hasgood reason to believe that:
            (A) the applicant, or the minor or incapacitated individual onwhose behalf the application is made, is a victim of:
                (i) domestic violence;
                (ii) sexual assault; or
                (iii) stalking; and
            (B) the applicant fears for:
                (i) the applicant's safety; or
                (ii) the safety of a minor or an incapacitated individual onwhose behalf the application is made.
        (2) A copy of a valid protective order issued on behalf of theapplicant or the minor or incapacitated individual on whosebehalf the application is made.
        (3) A designation of the office of the attorney general as anagent of the applicant for the purpose of:
            (A) service of process; and
            (B) receipt of mail.
        (4) The:
            (A) mailing address; and
            (B) telephone number;
        where the applicant may be contacted by the office of theattorney general.
        (5) The new address that the applicant requests not be disclosedbecause disclosure may increase the risk of domestic violence.
        (6) The signature of the applicant and of any representative ofan agency designated under IC 5-26.5-3-4 that assisted in thepreparation of the application.
        (7) The date the applicant signed the application.As added by P.L.273-2001, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.133-2002,SEC.12.

IC 5-26.5-2-3
Certification of participants; confidentiality
    Sec. 3. (a) Upon approving an application under section 2 of thischapter, the office of the attorney general shall certify the applicantas a program participant.
    (b) Subject to IC 5-26.5-3-2, the name, address, telephonenumber, and any other identifying information relating to a programparticipant, as contained in a record created under this chapter, isdeclared confidential for purposes of IC 5-14-3-4(a)(1).
As added by P.L.273-2001, SEC.3.

IC 5-26.5-2-4
Use of work address
    Sec. 4. A program participant may use an address designated bythe office of the attorney general as the program participant's workaddress.
As added by P.L.273-2001, SEC.3.

IC 5-26.5-2-5
Manner of application to vote
    Sec. 5. A program participant who is otherwise qualified to votemay apply to vote as provided in IC 3-11-4-6.
As added by P.L.273-2001, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.209-2003,SEC.197.

IC 5-26.5-2-6
Expiration of certification; renewal
    Sec. 6. Certification as a program participant expires two (2) yearsafter the date on which the office of the attorney general certifies orrenews the certification of the applicant as a program participant. Aprogram participant may apply to renew the certification undersection 7 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.273-2001, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.133-2002,SEC.13.

IC 5-26.5-2-7
Notice of expiration; approval of renewal
    Sec. 7. (a) This section applies to a program participant whosecertification expired under section 6 of this chapter.
    (b) The office of the attorney general shall notify the programparticipant of the expiration date at least thirty (30) days before theexpiration date.
    (c) The office of the attorney general shall approve an applicationfor renewal of certification filed in the manner and on a formprescribed by the office of the attorney general if the applicationcontains the requirements set forth in section 2 of this chapter.However, a program participant who applies for renewal of

certification under this section does not have to provide a copy of avalid protective order.
As added by P.L.273-2001, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.133-2002,SEC.14.

IC 5-26.5-2-8
Repealed
    (Repealed by P.L.133-2002, SEC.69.)

IC 5-26.5-2-9
Repealed
    (Repealed by P.L.133-2002, SEC.69.)

IC 5-26.5-2-10
Perjury
    Sec. 10. A person who knowingly or intentionally:
        (1) falsely attests in an application made under this chapter thatdisclosure of the applicant's address would endanger:
            (A) the applicant's safety; or
            (B) the safety of a minor or an incapacitated individual uponwhose behalf the application is made; or
        (2) provides false or incorrect information upon making anapplication under this chapter;
commits perjury. This section applies to an application forcertification under section 2 of this chapter and to an application forrenewal of certification under section 7 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.273-2001, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.133-2002,SEC.15.

IC 5-26.5-2-11
Name change; copy of decree to attorney general
    Sec. 11. A program participant who obtains a change of nameunder IC 34-28-2 shall provide a copy of the decree of the courtchanging the program participant's name to the office of the attorneygeneral not more than thirty (30) days after the court enters thedecree.
As added by P.L.133-2002, SEC.16.