This act [40-13B-1 to 40-13B-9 NMSA 1978] may be cited as the “Confidential Substitute Address Act”. History: Laws 2018, ch. 40, § 1. ANNOTATIONS Effective dates. — Laws 2018, ch. 40, § 11 made Laws 2018, ch. 40, § 1 effective July 1, 2018.
As used in the Confidential Substitute Address Act: A. “agency” means an agency of the state or of a political subdivision of the state; B. “applicant” means a person who submits an application to participate in the confidential substitute address program; C. “application assistant” means a person who works or volunteers for a domestic violence […]
A. The “confidential substitute address program” is created in the office of the secretary of state to provide a process by which a victim of domestic violence may protect the confidentiality of the victim’s residential and delivery addresses in public records. B. An applicant, with the assistance of an application assistant, shall submit an application […]
A. The secretary of state shall: (1) certify applicants whose applications comply with the requirements of the Confidential Substitute Address Act to participate in the confidential substitute address program; (2) upon certification with respect to each participant: (a) issue a confidential substitute address identification card; (b) designate a confidential substitute address that shall be used […]
A. A participant shall: (1) contact each agency that requests or uses an address; and (2) provide the agency with a copy of the participant’s confidential substitute address identification card. B. Agencies that receive copies of confidential substitute address identification cards submitted pursuant to this section shall use the participant’s confidential substitute address for all […]
A. A participant shall notify the secretary of state within ten days of legally changing the participant’s name and shall provide the secretary of state with a certified copy of documentation of the legal name change. B. A participant shall notify the secretary of state within ten days of a change to the participant’s residential […]
A. A participant shall be decertified from the confidential substitute address program if: (1) the participant submits a request to withdraw from the confidential substitute address program to the secretary of state; (2) the participant fails to notify the secretary of state of a legal name change or a change to the participant’s residential address, […]
A. The secretary of state and an agency shall not disclose the residential address, delivery address, telephone number or email address of a participant unless the information is required to be disclosed pursuant to a court order. A person or agency that receives a participant’s residential address, delivery address, telephone number or email address pursuant […]
The secretary of state shall promulgate rules, including rules regarding records and confidentiality retention, to implement the provisions of the Confidential Substitute Address Act. History: Laws 2018, ch. 40, § 9. ANNOTATIONS Effective dates. — Laws 2018, ch. 40, § 11 made Laws 2018, ch. 40, § 9 effective July 1, 2018.
