6205. The Legislature finds that persons attempting to escape from actual or threatened domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, human trafficking, or elder or dependent adult abuse frequently establish new names or addresses in order to prevent their assailants or probable assailants from finding them. The purpose of this chapter is to enable state and local […]
6205.5. Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter. (a) “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 under this chapter. (b) “Cohabitant” has the same meaning as in subdivision (b) of Section […]
6206. (a) An adult person, a parent or guardian acting on behalf of a minor, or a guardian acting on behalf of an incapacitated person, who is domiciled in California, may apply to the Secretary of State to have an address designated by the Secretary of State serve as the person’s address or the address of […]
6206.1. Certification as a program participant shall not be evidence that minor children in the participant’s custody are at risk in the participant’s care. (Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 686, Sec. 5. (AB 1726) Effective January 1, 2023.)
6206.4. The Secretary of State shall keep confidential name changes of program participants obtained pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 1277 of the Code of Civil Procedure. The Secretary of State shall have the same responsibilities and obligations to program participants who have obtained a name change as to any other program participant under this […]
6206.5. Upon termination of a program participant’s certification, the Secretary of State shall retain records as follows: (a) Except as provided in subdivision (g) of Section 6206.7 or Section 6208, any records or documents pertaining to a program participant shall be held confidential for a period of three years after withdrawal or termination of certification. (b) All […]
6206.7. (a) A program participant may withdraw from program participation by submitting to the Secretary of State written notification of withdrawal and the program participant’s current identification card. Certification shall be terminated on the date of receipt of this notification. (b) The Secretary of State may terminate a program participant’s certification and invalidate the program participant’s authorization […]
6207. (a) A program participant may request that state and local agencies use the address designated by the Secretary of State as his or her address. When creating a public record, state and local agencies shall accept the address designated by the Secretary of State as a program participant’s substitute address, unless the Secretary of State […]
6207.5. A program participant who is otherwise qualified to vote may seek to register and vote in a confidential manner pursuant to Section 2166.5 of the Elections Code. (Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1005, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1999.)
6208. The Secretary of State may not make a program participant’s address, other than the address designated by the Secretary of State, or a program participant’s name change available for inspection or copying, except under any of the following circumstances: (a) If requested by a law enforcement agency, to the law enforcement agency. (b) If directed by […]
6208.1. (a) (1) No person, business, association, or other entity shall knowingly and intentionally publicly post or publicly display on the internet or any other public space the home address, home telephone number, or image of a program participant or other individuals residing at the same home address with the intent to do either of the following: […]
6208.2. (a) (1) No person shall post on the internet or any other public space, with the intent that another person imminently use that information to commit a crime involving violence, a threat of violence against, or to intimidate the participant or the program participant’s family members who are participating in the program, the home address, the […]
6208.5. The Secretary of State shall designate state and local agencies and nonprofit agencies that provide counseling and shelter services to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, or human trafficking as well as agencies that serve victims of elder or dependent adult abuse pursuant to the Elder Abuse and Dependent Adult Civil Protection Act […]
6209. The Secretary of State may adopt rules to facilitate the administration of this chapter by state and local agencies. (Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1005, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1999.)
6209.5. (a) The Secretary of State shall provide each program participant a notice in clear and conspicuous font that contains all of the following information: (1) The program participant is authorized by law to request to use the address designated by the Secretary of State on real property deeds, change of ownership forms, and deeds of trust […]
6209.6. Commencing January 1, 2023, the Secretary of State shall maintain information about the program, contact information for community-based victims’ assistance programs and community-based assistance programs that serve victims of elder or dependent adult abuse that can assist a person in applying to participate in the program, and sample application forms on the secretary’s internet […]
6209.7. (a) Nothing in this chapter, nor participation in this program, affects custody or visitation orders in effect before or during program participation. A program participant who falsifies their location in order to unlawfully avoid custody or visitation orders is subject to immediate termination from the program and is guilty of a misdemeanor. (b) (1) The fact that […]
6210. (a) Notwithstanding Section 7550.5, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Legislature, no later than January 10 of each year, a report that includes the total number of applications received for the program established by this chapter. The report shall disclose the number of program participants within each county and shall also describe any […]
