Section 780.851 – Short Title.

780.851 Short title. Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the “address confidentiality program act”. History: 2020, Act 301, Imd. Eff. Dec. 29, 2020

Section 780.853 – Definitions.

780.853 Definitions. Sec. 3. As used in this act: (a) “Application assistant” means an employee or volunteer at an agency or organization that serves victims of domestic violence, stalking, human trafficking, or sexual assault who has received training and certification from the department of the attorney general to help individuals complete applications to become program […]

Section 780.855 – Address Confidentiality Program; Creation; Eligibility; Application; Duties of Attorney General; Certification of Program Participant; Renewal or Cancellation; Minor; Participation Card; Applicability to Custody or Parenting Order.

780.855 Address confidentiality program; creation; eligibility; application; duties of attorney general; certification of program participant; renewal or cancellation; minor; participation card; applicability to custody or parenting order. Sec. 5. (1) Subject to section 19(4), the address confidentiality program is created in the department of the attorney general. (2) Except for an individual described in subsection […]

Section 780.857 – Use of Designated Address by Governmental Entity, Employer, School, or Institution of Higher Education; Mail and Service of Process Duties; Inapplicable to Municipally Owned Utility.

780.857 Use of designated address by governmental entity, employer, school, or institution of higher education; mail and service of process duties; inapplicable to municipally owned utility. Sec. 7. (1) A program participant may request that a governmental entity use the designated address as the program participant’s address. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (6) and […]

Section 780.859 – Cancellation of Program Participant Certification; Circumstances.

780.859 Cancellation of program participant certification; circumstances. Sec. 9. (1) The department of the attorney general may cancel the certification of a program participant if the program participant is not reachable at the mailing address, telephone number, and any electronic mail address provided under section 5(3)(c) for 60 or more days. (2) The department of […]

Section 780.861 – Request for Disclosure of Confidential Information for Legitimate Governmental Purpose; Notice of Request to Program Participant.

780.861 Request for disclosure of confidential information for legitimate governmental purpose; notice of request to program participant. Sec. 11. (1) A department of this state, a law enforcement agency, or a local unit of government may request the department of the attorney general to provide the confidential address, telephone number, and electronic mail address of […]

Section 780.863 – Certification Training Program for Application Assistants and Victim Advocates.

780.863 Certification training program for application assistants and victim advocates. Sec. 13. (1) The department of the attorney general shall develop and offer a training program for application assistants and victim advocates to obtain certification under this act. (2) The department of the attorney general shall certify a person applying for certification as an application […]

Section 780.865 – Computerized Database of Program Participants; Limited Access by Michigan Intelligence Operations Center.

780.865 Computerized database of program participants; limited access by Michigan intelligence operations center. Sec. 15. (1) The department of the attorney general must create and maintain a computerized database that contains the name, unique identification number, confidential address, mailing address, telephone number, and any electronic mail address of each program participant. The database must also […]

Section 780.867 – Promulgation of Rules.

780.867 Promulgation of rules. Sec. 17. The department of the attorney general may, in consultation with the Michigan domestic and sexual violence prevention and treatment board, the department of technology, management, and budget, and the department of state, promulgate rules to implement this act in compliance with the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA […]

Section 780.869 – Confidential Address Fund.

780.869 Confidential address fund. Sec. 19. (1) The confidential address fund is created in the state treasury. The fund must be administered by the attorney general. (2) The state treasurer may receive money and assets from any source for deposit into the fund. The state treasurer shall direct the investment of the fund. The state […]

Section 780.871 – False Statement or Unauthorized Disclosure; Violation; Penalties.

780.871 False statement or unauthorized disclosure; violation; penalties. Sec. 21. (1) A person shall not knowingly make a false statement in an application submitted under section 5. (2) Except as otherwise provided by law, a person that is authorized under this act to access a confidential address, telephone number, or electronic mail address of a […]

Section 780.873 – Address Confidentiality Program Advisory Council.

780.873 Address confidentiality program advisory council. Sec. 23. (1) The department of the attorney general shall establish an address confidentiality program advisory council composed of the following members: (a) The attorney general, or his or her designee. (b) The director of the department of technology, management, and budget, or his or her designee. (c) The […]