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 the
attorney general to have an address designated by the office of the
attorney general serve as the individual's address or as the address of
a 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 an
application filed in the manner and on a form prescribed by the office
of the attorney general if the application contains the following:
(1) A sworn statement by the applicant that the applicant has
good reason to believe that:
(A) the applicant, or the minor or incapacitated individual on
whose 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 on
whose behalf the application is made.
(2) A copy of a valid protective order issued on behalf of the
applicant or the minor or incapacitated individual on whose
behalf the application is made.
(3) A designation of the office of the attorney general as an
agent 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 the
attorney general.
(5) The new address that the applicant requests not be disclosed
because disclosure may increase the risk of domestic violence.
(6) The signature of the applicant and of any representative of
an agency designated under IC 5-26.5-3-4 that assisted in the
preparation 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 this
chapter, the office of the attorney general shall certify the applicant
as a program participant.
(b) Subject to IC 5-26.5-3-2, the name, address, telephone
number, and any other identifying information relating to a program
participant, as contained in a record created under this chapter, is
declared 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 by
the office of the attorney general as the program participant's work
address.
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 vote
may 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) years
after the date on which the office of the attorney general certifies or
renews the certification of the applicant as a program participant. A
program participant may apply to renew the certification under
section 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 whose
certification expired under section 6 of this chapter.
(b) The office of the attorney general shall notify the program
participant of the expiration date at least thirty (30) days before the
expiration date.
(c) The office of the attorney general shall approve an application
for renewal of certification filed in the manner and on a form
prescribed by the office of the attorney general if the application
contains 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 a
valid 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 that
disclosure of the applicant's address would endanger:
(A) the applicant's safety; or
(B) the safety of a minor or an incapacitated individual upon
whose behalf the application is made; or
(2) provides false or incorrect information upon making an
application under this chapter;
commits perjury. This section applies to an application for
certification under section 2 of this chapter and to an application for
renewal 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 name
under IC 34-28-2 shall provide a copy of the decree of the court
changing the program participant's name to the office of the attorney
general not more than thirty (30) days after the court enters the
decree.
As added by P.L.133-2002, SEC.16.