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Such threat must be a threat of force which would place any person in reasonable apprehension of death or bodily injury.\n\t\t\t“Program participant” means a person certified by the Office of the Attorney General as eligible to participate in the Address Confidentiality Program.\n\t\t\t“Sexual or domestic violence programs” means public and not-for-profit agencies the primary mission of which is to provide services to victims of sexual or domestic violence, or stalking. Such programs may also include specialized services for victims of human trafficking.\n\t\t\t“Sexual violence” means conduct that is prohibited under clause (ii), (iii), (iv), or (v) of § 18.2-48, or § 18.2-61, 18.2-63, 18.2-64.1, 18.2-67.1, 18.2-67.2, 18.2-67.3, 18.2-67.4, 18.2-67.5, 18.2-348, 18.2-348.1, 18.2-349, 18.2-355, 18.2-356, 18.2-357, 18.2-357.1, or 18.2-368, regardless of whether the conduct has been reported to a law-enforcement officer or the assailant has been charged with or convicted of the alleged violation.\n\t\t\t“Stalking” means conduct that is prohibited under § 18.2-60.3, regardless of whether the conduct has been reported to a law-enforcement officer or the assailant has been charged with or convicted for the alleged violation.B\n\nThe Statewide Facilitator for Victims of Domestic Violence shall establish a program to be known as the “Address Confidentiality Program” to protect victims of domestic violence, stalking, child abduction, or sexual violence by authorizing the use of designated addresses for such victims. An individual who is at least 18 years of age, a parent or guardian acting on behalf of a minor, a guardian acting on behalf of an incapacitated person, or an emancipated minor may apply in person at (i) sexual or domestic violence programs that have been accredited by the Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Program Professional Standards Committee established pursuant to \u00a7 9.1-116.3 and are qualified to (a) assist the eligible person in determining whether the address confidentiality program should be part of such person’s overall safety plan, (b) explain the address confidentiality program services and limitations, (c) explain the program participant’s responsibilities, and (d) assist the person eligible for participation with the completion of application materials or (ii) crime victim and witness assistance programs. The Office of the Attorney General shall approve an application if it is filed in the manner and on the form prescribed by the Attorney General and if the application contains the following:1\n\nA sworn statement by the applicant declaring to be true and correct under penalty of perjury that the applicant has good reason to believe that:\n\t\t\t\ta. The applicant, or the minor or incapacitated individual on whose behalf the application is made, is a victim of domestic violence, stalking, child abduction, or sexual violence;\n\t\t\t\tb. The applicant fears further acts of violence, stalking, retribution, or intimidation from the applicant’s assailant, abuser, or trafficker; and\n\t\t\t\tc. The applicant is not on active parole or probation supervision requirements under federal, state, or local law;2\n\nA designation of the Office of the Attorney General as agent for the purpose of receiving mail on behalf of the applicant;3\n\nThe applicant’s actual address to which mail can be forwarded and a telephone number where the applicant can be called;4\n\nA listing of any minor children residing at the applicant’s actual address, each minor child’s date of birth, and each minor child’s relationship to the applicant; and5\n\nThe signature of the applicant and any person who assisted in the preparation of the application and the date.C\n\nUpon approval of a completed application, the Office of the Attorney General shall certify the applicant as a program participant. An applicant shall be certified for three years following the date of the approval, unless the certification is withdrawn or invalidated before that date. A program participant may apply to be recertified every three years.D\n\nUpon receipt of first-class mail addressed to a program participant, the Attorney General or his designee shall forward the mail to the actual address of the program participant. The actual address of a program participant shall be available only to the Attorney General, to those employees involved in the operation of the Address Confidentiality Program, and to law-enforcement officers. A program participant’s actual address may be entered into the Virginia Criminal Information Network (VCIN) system so that it may be made known to law-enforcement officers accessing the VCIN system for law-enforcement purposes.E\n\nThe Office of the Attorney General may cancel a program participant’s certification if:1\n\nThe program participant requests withdrawal from the program;2\n\nThe program participant obtains a name change through an order of the court and does not provide notice and a copy of the order to the Office of the Attorney General within seven days after entry of the order;3\n\nThe program participant changes his residence address and does not provide seven days’ notice to the Office of the Attorney General prior to the change of address;4\n\nThe mail forwarded by the Office of the Attorney General to the address provided by the program participant is returned as undeliverable;5\n\nAny information contained in the application is false;6\n\nThe program participant has been placed on parole or probation while a participant in the address confidentiality program; or7\n\nThe applicant is required to register with the Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry pursuant to Chapter 9 (§ 9.1-900 et seq.) of Title 9.1.\n\t\t\t\tFor purposes of the address confidentiality program, residents of temporary housing for 30 days or less are not eligible to enroll in the address confidentiality program until a permanent residential address is obtained.\n\t\t\t\tThe application form shall contain a statement notifying each applicant of the provisions of this subsection.F\n\nA program participant may request that any state or local agency use the address designated by the Office of the Attorney General as the program participant’s address, except when the program participant is purchasing a firearm from a dealer in firearms. The agency shall accept the address designated by the Office of the Attorney General as a program participant’s address, unless the agency has received a written exemption from the Office of the Attorney General demonstrating to the satisfaction of the Attorney General that:1\n\nThe agency has a bona fide statutory basis for requiring the program participant to disclose to it the actual location of the program participant; and2\n\nThe disclosed confidential address of the program participant will be used only for that statutory purpose and will not be disclosed or made available in any way to any other person or agency.\n\t\t\t\tA state agency may request an exemption by providing in writing to the Office of the Attorney General identification of the statute or administrative rule that demonstrates the agency’s bona fide requirement and authority for the use of the actual address of an individual. A request for a waiver from an agency may be for an individual program participant, a class of program participants, or all program participants. The denial of an agency’s exemption request shall be in writing and include a statement of the specific reasons for the denial. Acceptance or denial of an agency’s exemption request shall constitute final agency action.\n\t\t\t\tAny state or local agency that discloses the program participant’s confidential address provided by the Office of the Attorney General shall be immune from civil liability unless the agency acted with gross negligence or willful misconduct.\n\t\t\t\tA program participant’s actual address shall be disclosed pursuant to a court order.G\n\nRecords submitted to or provided by the Office of the Attorney General in accordance with this section shall be exempt from disclosure under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (§ 2.2-3700 et seq.) to the extent such records contain information identifying a past or current program participant, including such person’s name, actual and designated address, telephone number, and any email address. However, access shall not be denied to the person who is the subject thereof, or the parent or legal guardian of a program participant in cases where the program participant is a minor child or an incapacitated person, except when the parent or legal guardian is named as the program participant’s assailant.H\n\nNeither the Office of the Attorney General, its officers or employees, or others who have a responsibility to a program participant under this section shall have any liability nor shall any cause of action arise against them in their official or personal capacity from the failure of a program participant to receive any first class mail forwarded to him by the Office of the Attorney General pursuant to this section. Nor shall any such liability or cause of action arise from the failure of a program participant to timely receive any first class mail forwarded by the Office of the Attorney General pursuant to this section.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":232137,"text":"As used in this section:\n\t\t\t“Address” means a residential street address, school address, or work address of a person as specified on the person’s application to be a program participant.\n\t\t\t“Applicant” means a person who is a victim of domestic violence, stalking, child abduction, or sexual violence or is a parent or guardian of a minor child or incapacitated person who is the victim of domestic violence, stalking, child abduction, or sexual violence.\n\t\t\t“Child abduction” means conduct that is prohibited under § 18.2-47, 18.2-48, 18.2-48.1, or 18.2-49 when such prohibited conduct is committed against a minor.\n\t\t\t“Domestic violence” means an act as defined in § 38.2-508 and includes threat of such acts committed against an individual in a domestic situation, regardless of whether these acts or threats have been reported to law-enforcement officers. Such threat must be a threat of force which would place any person in reasonable apprehension of death or bodily injury.\n\t\t\t“Program participant” means a person certified by the Office of the Attorney General as eligible to participate in the Address Confidentiality Program.\n\t\t\t“Sexual or domestic violence programs” means public and not-for-profit agencies the primary mission of which is to provide services to victims of sexual or domestic violence, or stalking. Such programs may also include specialized services for victims of human trafficking.\n\t\t\t“Sexual violence” means conduct that is prohibited under clause (ii), (iii), (iv), or (v) of § 18.2-48, or § 18.2-61, 18.2-63, 18.2-64.1, 18.2-67.1, 18.2-67.2, 18.2-67.3, 18.2-67.4, 18.2-67.5, 18.2-348, 18.2-348.1, 18.2-349, 18.2-355, 18.2-356, 18.2-357, 18.2-357.1, or 18.2-368, regardless of whether the conduct has been reported to a law-enforcement officer or the assailant has been charged with or convicted of the alleged violation.\n\t\t\t“Stalking” means conduct that is prohibited under § 18.2-60.3, regardless of whether the conduct has been reported to a law-enforcement officer or the assailant has been charged with or convicted for the alleged violation.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":232138,"text":"The Statewide Facilitator for Victims of Domestic Violence shall establish a program to be known as the “Address Confidentiality Program” to protect victims of domestic violence, stalking, child abduction, or sexual violence by authorizing the use of designated addresses for such victims. An individual who is at least 18 years of age, a parent or guardian acting on behalf of a minor, a guardian acting on behalf of an incapacitated person, or an emancipated minor may apply in person at (i) sexual or domestic violence programs that have been accredited by the Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Program Professional Standards Committee established pursuant to \u00a7 9.1-116.3 and are qualified to (a) assist the eligible person in determining whether the address confidentiality program should be part of such person’s overall safety plan, (b) explain the address confidentiality program services and limitations, (c) explain the program participant’s responsibilities, and (d) assist the person eligible for participation with the completion of application materials or (ii) crime victim and witness assistance programs. The Office of the Attorney General shall approve an application if it is filed in the manner and on the form prescribed by the Attorney General and if the application contains the following:","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"B1"},"2":{"id":232139,"text":"A sworn statement by the applicant declaring to be true and correct under penalty of perjury that the applicant has good reason to believe that:\n\t\t\t\ta. The applicant, or the minor or incapacitated individual on whose behalf the application is made, is a victim of domestic violence, stalking, child abduction, or sexual violence;\n\t\t\t\tb. The applicant fears further acts of violence, stalking, retribution, or intimidation from the applicant’s assailant, abuser, or trafficker; and\n\t\t\t\tc. The applicant is not on active parole or probation supervision requirements under federal, state, or local law;","type":"section","prefixes":["B","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"B1","prefix_anchor":"B1","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"B2"},"3":{"id":232140,"text":"A designation of the Office of the Attorney General as agent for the purpose of receiving mail on behalf of the applicant;","type":"section","prefixes":["B","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"B2","prefix_anchor":"B2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B1","next_prefix":"B3"},"4":{"id":232141,"text":"The applicant’s actual address to which mail can be forwarded and a telephone number where the applicant can be called;","type":"section","prefixes":["B","3"],"prefix":"3","entire_prefix":"B3","prefix_anchor":"B3","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B2","next_prefix":"B4"},"5":{"id":232142,"text":"A listing of any minor children residing at the applicant’s actual address, each minor child’s date of birth, and each minor child’s relationship to the applicant; and","type":"section","prefixes":["B","4"],"prefix":"4","entire_prefix":"B4","prefix_anchor":"B4","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B3","next_prefix":"B5"},"6":{"id":232143,"text":"The signature of the applicant and any person who assisted in the preparation of the application and the date.","type":"section","prefixes":["B","5"],"prefix":"5","entire_prefix":"B5","prefix_anchor":"B5","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B4","next_prefix":"C"},"7":{"id":232144,"text":"Upon approval of a completed application, the Office of the Attorney General shall certify the applicant as a program participant. An applicant shall be certified for three years following the date of the approval, unless the certification is withdrawn or invalidated before that date. A program participant may apply to be recertified every three years.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B5","next_prefix":"D"},"8":{"id":232145,"text":"Upon receipt of first-class mail addressed to a program participant, the Attorney General or his designee shall forward the mail to the actual address of the program participant. The actual address of a program participant shall be available only to the Attorney General, to those employees involved in the operation of the Address Confidentiality Program, and to law-enforcement officers. A program participant’s actual address may be entered into the Virginia Criminal Information Network (VCIN) system so that it may be made known to law-enforcement officers accessing the VCIN system for law-enforcement purposes.","type":"section","prefixes":["D"],"prefix":"D","entire_prefix":"D","prefix_anchor":"D","level":1,"prior_prefix":"C","next_prefix":"E"},"9":{"id":232146,"text":"The Office of the Attorney General may cancel a program participant’s certification if:","type":"section","prefixes":["E"],"prefix":"E","entire_prefix":"E","prefix_anchor":"E","level":1,"prior_prefix":"D","next_prefix":"E1"},"10":{"id":232147,"text":"The program participant requests withdrawal from the program;","type":"section","prefixes":["E","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"E1","prefix_anchor":"E1","level":2,"prior_prefix":"E","next_prefix":"E2"},"11":{"id":232148,"text":"The program participant obtains a name change through an order of the court and does not provide notice and a copy of the order to the Office of the Attorney General within seven days after entry of the order;","type":"section","prefixes":["E","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"E2","prefix_anchor":"E2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"E1","next_prefix":"E3"},"12":{"id":232149,"text":"The program participant changes his residence address and does not provide seven days’ notice to the Office of the Attorney General prior to the change of address;","type":"section","prefixes":["E","3"],"prefix":"3","entire_prefix":"E3","prefix_anchor":"E3","level":2,"prior_prefix":"E2","next_prefix":"E4"},"13":{"id":232150,"text":"The mail forwarded by the Office of the Attorney General to the address provided by the program participant is returned as undeliverable;","type":"section","prefixes":["E","4"],"prefix":"4","entire_prefix":"E4","prefix_anchor":"E4","level":2,"prior_prefix":"E3","next_prefix":"E5"},"14":{"id":232151,"text":"Any information contained in the application is false;","type":"section","prefixes":["E","5"],"prefix":"5","entire_prefix":"E5","prefix_anchor":"E5","level":2,"prior_prefix":"E4","next_prefix":"E6"},"15":{"id":232152,"text":"The program participant has been placed on parole or probation while a participant in the address confidentiality program; or","type":"section","prefixes":["E","6"],"prefix":"6","entire_prefix":"E6","prefix_anchor":"E6","level":2,"prior_prefix":"E5","next_prefix":"E7"},"16":{"id":232153,"text":"The applicant is required to register with the Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry pursuant to Chapter 9 (§ 9.1-900 et seq.) of Title 9.1.\n\t\t\t\tFor purposes of the address confidentiality program, residents of temporary housing for 30 days or less are not eligible to enroll in the address confidentiality program until a permanent residential address is obtained.\n\t\t\t\tThe application form shall contain a statement notifying each applicant of the provisions of this subsection.","type":"section","prefixes":["E","7"],"prefix":"7","entire_prefix":"E7","prefix_anchor":"E7","level":2,"prior_prefix":"E6","next_prefix":"F"},"17":{"id":232154,"text":"A program participant may request that any state or local agency use the address designated by the Office of the Attorney General as the program participant’s address, except when the program participant is purchasing a firearm from a dealer in firearms. The agency shall accept the address designated by the Office of the Attorney General as a program participant’s address, unless the agency has received a written exemption from the Office of the Attorney General demonstrating to the satisfaction of the Attorney General that:","type":"section","prefixes":["F"],"prefix":"F","entire_prefix":"F","prefix_anchor":"F","level":1,"prior_prefix":"E7","next_prefix":"F1"},"18":{"id":232155,"text":"The agency has a bona fide statutory basis for requiring the program participant to disclose to it the actual location of the program participant; and","type":"section","prefixes":["F","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"F1","prefix_anchor":"F1","level":2,"prior_prefix":"F","next_prefix":"F2"},"19":{"id":232156,"text":"The disclosed confidential address of the program participant will be used only for that statutory purpose and will not be disclosed or made available in any way to any other person or agency.\n\t\t\t\tA state agency may request an exemption by providing in writing to the Office of the Attorney General identification of the statute or administrative rule that demonstrates the agency’s bona fide requirement and authority for the use of the actual address of an individual. A request for a waiver from an agency may be for an individual program participant, a class of program participants, or all program participants. The denial of an agency’s exemption request shall be in writing and include a statement of the specific reasons for the denial. Acceptance or denial of an agency’s exemption request shall constitute final agency action.\n\t\t\t\tAny state or local agency that discloses the program participant’s confidential address provided by the Office of the Attorney General shall be immune from civil liability unless the agency acted with gross negligence or willful misconduct.\n\t\t\t\tA program participant’s actual address shall be disclosed pursuant to a court order.","type":"section","prefixes":["F","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"F2","prefix_anchor":"F2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"F1","next_prefix":"G"},"20":{"id":232157,"text":"Records submitted to or provided by the Office of the Attorney General in accordance with this section shall be exempt from disclosure under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (§ 2.2-3700 et seq.) to the extent such records contain information identifying a past or current program participant, including such person’s name, actual and designated address, telephone number, and any email address. 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This law was first created in 2007. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 599<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 7 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 2008, chapter 649<\/a>; in 2011, chapters 97<\/a> and 172<\/a>; in 2014, chapter 439<\/a>; in 2017, chapter 498<\/a>; in 2019, chapter 458<\/a>; in 2020, chapter 829<\/a>; in 2024, chapter 413<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":57789,"section_number":"2.2-515.1","catch_line":"Statewide Facilitator for Victims of Domestic Violence","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-515.1\/"},{"id":81156,"section_number":"22.1-4.1","catch_line":"Street addresses required in certain school admission documents","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-4.1\/"},{"id":56385,"section_number":"24.2-418","catch_line":"Application for registration","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-418\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":83161,"section_number":"18.2-348","catch_line":"Aiding prostitution or illicit sexual intercourse, etc.; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-348\/"},{"id":85373,"section_number":"18.2-348.1","catch_line":"Promoting travel for prostitution; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-348.1\/"},{"id":85342,"section_number":"18.2-349","catch_line":"Using vehicles to promote prostitution or unlawful sexual intercourse; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-349\/"},{"id":57212,"section_number":"18.2-355","catch_line":"Taking, detaining, etc., person for prostitution, etc., or consenting thereto; human trafficking","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-355\/"},{"id":59657,"section_number":"18.2-356","catch_line":"Receiving money for procuring person; penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-356\/"},{"id":62200,"section_number":"18.2-357","catch_line":"Receiving money from earnings of male or female prostitute; penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-357\/"},{"id":76497,"section_number":"18.2-357.1","catch_line":"Commercial sex trafficking; penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-357.1\/"},{"id":55653,"section_number":"18.2-368","catch_line":"Placing or leaving spouse for prostitution; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-368\/"},{"id":60862,"section_number":"18.2-47","catch_line":"Abduction and kidnapping defined; forced labor; punishment","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-47\/"},{"id":59389,"section_number":"18.2-48","catch_line":"Abduction with intent to extort money or for immoral purpose","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-48\/"},{"id":63979,"section_number":"18.2-48.1","catch_line":"Abduction by prisoners or committed persons; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-48.1\/"},{"id":64917,"section_number":"18.2-49","catch_line":"Threatening, attempting, or assisting in such abduction; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-49\/"},{"id":54485,"section_number":"18.2-60.3","catch_line":"Stalking; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-60.3\/"},{"id":75662,"section_number":"18.2-61","catch_line":"Rape","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-61\/"},{"id":76651,"section_number":"18.2-63","catch_line":"Carnal knowledge of child between thirteen and fifteen years of age","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-63\/"},{"id":67558,"section_number":"18.2-64.1","catch_line":"Carnal knowledge of certain minors","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-64.1\/"},{"id":73623,"section_number":"18.2-67.1","catch_line":"Forcible sodomy","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-67.1\/"},{"id":73072,"section_number":"18.2-67.2","catch_line":"Object sexual penetration; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-67.2\/"},{"id":85126,"section_number":"18.2-67.3","catch_line":"Aggravated sexual battery; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-67.3\/"},{"id":67699,"section_number":"18.2-67.4","catch_line":"Sexual battery","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-67.4\/"},{"id":57731,"section_number":"18.2-67.5","catch_line":"Attempted rape, forcible sodomy, object sexual penetration, aggravated sexual battery, and sexual battery","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-67.5\/"},{"id":55569,"section_number":"2.2-3700","catch_line":"Short title; policy","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-3700\/"},{"id":67626,"section_number":"38.2-508","catch_line":"Unfair discrimination","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-508\/"},{"id":82950,"section_number":"9.1-116.3","catch_line":"Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Program Professional Standards Committee","order_by":null,"url":"\/9.1-116.3\/"},{"id":69731,"section_number":"9.1-900","catch_line":"Purpose of the Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry","order_by":null,"url":"\/9.1-900\/"}],"permalink":{"id":172407,"object_type":"law","relational_id":63732,"identifier":"2.2-515.2","token":"2.2\/I\/B\/5\/1\/2.2-515.2","url":"\/2.2-515.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-515.2\/","token":"2.2\/I\/B\/5\/1\/2.2-515.2","dublin_core":{"Title":"Address confidentiality program established; victims of domestic violence, stalking, child abduction, sexual violence, or human trafficking; application; disclosure of records","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-515.2","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> As used in this section:\n\t\t\t“Address<\/span>” means a residential street address<\/span>, school address<\/span>, or work address<\/span> of a person as specified on the person’s application to be a program participant<\/span>.\n\t\t\t“Applicant<\/span>” means a person who is a victim of domestic violence, stalking<\/span>, child abduction<\/span>, or sexual violence<\/span> or is a parent or guardian of a minor<\/span> child or incapacitated person who is the victim of domestic violence, stalking<\/span>, child abduction<\/span>, or sexual violence<\/span>.\n\t\t\t“Child abduction<\/span>” means conduct that is prohibited under § 18.2-47<\/a>, 18.2-48<\/a>, 18.2-48.1<\/a>, or 18.2-49<\/a> when such prohibited conduct is committed against a minor<\/span>.\n\t\t\t“Domestic violence” means an act as defined in § 38.2-508<\/a> and includes threat of such acts committed against an individual in a domestic situation, regardless of whether these acts or threats have been reported to law<\/span>-enforcement officers. Such threat must be a threat of force which would place any person in reasonable apprehension of death or bodily injury.\n\t\t\t“Program participant<\/span>” means a person certified by the Office of the Attorney General<\/span> as eligible to participate in the Address<\/span> Confidentiality Program.\n\t\t\t“Sexual or domestic violence programs<\/span>” means public and not-for-profit agencies the primary mission of which is to provide services to victims of sexual or domestic violence, or stalking<\/span>. Such programs may also include specialized services for victims of human trafficking.\n\t\t\t“Sexual violence<\/span>” means conduct that is prohibited under clause (ii), (iii), (iv), or (v) of § 18.2-48<\/a>, or § 18.2-61<\/a>, 18.2-63<\/a>, 18.2-64.1<\/a>, 18.2-67.1<\/a>, 18.2-67.2<\/a>, 18.2-67.3<\/a>, 18.2-67.4<\/a>, 18.2-67.5<\/a>, 18.2-348<\/a>, 18.2-348.1<\/a>, 18.2-349<\/a>, 18.2-355<\/a>, 18.2-356<\/a>, 18.2-357<\/a>, 18.2-357.1<\/a>, or 18.2-368<\/a>, regardless of whether the conduct has been reported to a law<\/span>-enforcement officer or the assailant has been charged with or convicted of the alleged violation.\n\t\t\t“Stalking<\/span>” means conduct that is prohibited under § 18.2-60.3<\/a>, regardless of whether the conduct has been reported to a law<\/span>-enforcement officer or the assailant has been charged with or convicted for the alleged violation. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Statewide Facilitator for Victims of Domestic Violence shall establish a program to be known as the “Address<\/span> Confidentiality Program” to protect victims of domestic violence, stalking<\/span>, child abduction<\/span>, or sexual violence<\/span> by authorizing the use of designated addresses for such victims. An individual who is at least 18 years of age, a parent or guardian acting on behalf of a minor<\/span>, a guardian acting on behalf of an incapacitated person, or an emancipated minor<\/span> may apply in person at (i) sexual or domestic violence programs<\/span> that have been accredited by the Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Program Professional Standards Committee established pursuant to \u00a7 9.1-116.3<\/a> and are qualified to (a) assist the eligible person in determining whether the address<\/span> confidentiality program should be part of such person’s overall safety plan, (b) explain the address<\/span> confidentiality program services and limitations, (c) explain the program participant<\/span>’s responsibilities, and (d) assist the person eligible for participation with the completion of application materials<\/span> or (ii) crime<\/span> victim and witness<\/span> assistance programs. The Office of the Attorney General<\/span> shall approve an application if it is filed in the manner and on the form prescribed by the Attorney General<\/span> and if the application contains the following: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> A sworn statement by the applicant<\/span> declaring to be true and correct under penalty<\/span> of perjury<\/span> that the applicant<\/span> has good reason to believe that:\n\t\t\t\ta. The applicant<\/span>, or the minor<\/span> or incapacitated individual on whose behalf the application is made, is a victim of domestic violence, stalking<\/span>, child abduction<\/span>, or sexual violence<\/span>;\n\t\t\t\tb. The applicant<\/span> fears further acts of violence, stalking<\/span>, retribution, or intimidation from the applicant<\/span>’s assailant, abuser, or trafficker; and\n\t\t\t\tc. The applicant<\/span> is not on active parole<\/span> or probation<\/span> supervision requirements under federal, state, or local law<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> A designation of the Office of the Attorney General<\/span> as agent for the purpose of receiving mail on behalf of the applicant<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> The applicant<\/span>’s actual address<\/span> to which mail can be forwarded and a telephone number where the applicant<\/span> can be called; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> A listing of any minor<\/span> children residing at the applicant<\/span>’s actual address<\/span>, each minor<\/span> child’s date of birth, and each minor<\/span> child’s relationship to the applicant<\/span>; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> The signature of the applicant<\/span> and any person who assisted in the preparation of the application and the date. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Upon approval of a completed application, the Office of the Attorney General<\/span> shall certify the applicant<\/span> as a program participant<\/span>. An applicant<\/span> shall be certified for three years following the date of the approval, unless the certification is withdrawn or invalidated before that date. A program participant<\/span> may apply to be recertified every three years. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Upon receipt of first-class mail addressed to a program participant<\/span>, the Attorney General<\/span> or his designee shall forward the mail to the actual address<\/span> of the program participant<\/span>. The actual address<\/span> of a program participant<\/span> shall be available only to the Attorney General<\/span>, to those employees involved in the operation of the Address<\/span> Confidentiality Program, and to law<\/span>-enforcement officers. A program participant<\/span>’s actual address<\/span> may be entered into the Virginia Criminal Information Network (VCIN) system so that it may be made known to law<\/span>-enforcement officers accessing the VCIN system for law<\/span>-enforcement purposes. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> The Office of the Attorney General<\/span> may cancel a program participant<\/span>’s certification if: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> The program participant<\/span> requests withdrawal from the program; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> The program participant<\/span> obtains a name change through an order<\/span> of the court<\/span> and does not provide notice and a copy of the order<\/span> to the Office of the Attorney General<\/span> within seven days after entry of the order<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> The program participant<\/span> changes his residence address<\/span> and does not provide seven days’ notice to the Office of the Attorney General<\/span> prior to the change of address<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> The mail forwarded by the Office of the Attorney General<\/span> to the address<\/span> provided by the program participant<\/span> is returned as undeliverable; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Any information contained in the application is false; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> The program participant<\/span> has been placed on parole<\/span> or probation<\/span> while a participant in the address<\/span> confidentiality program; or <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

7.<\/span> The applicant<\/span> is required to register with the Sex Offender and Crimes<\/span> Against Minors<\/span> Registry pursuant to Chapter 9 (§ 9.1-900<\/a> et seq.) of Title 9.1.\n\t\t\t\tFor purposes of the address<\/span> confidentiality program, residents of temporary housing for 30 days or less are not eligible to enroll in the address<\/span> confidentiality program until a permanent residential address<\/span> is obtained.\n\t\t\t\tThe application form shall contain a statement notifying each applicant<\/span> of the provisions of this subsection. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

F.<\/span> A program participant<\/span> may request that any state or local agency use the address<\/span> designated by the Office of the Attorney General<\/span> as the program participant<\/span>’s address<\/span>, except when the program participant<\/span> is purchasing a firearm from a dealer in firearms. The agency shall accept the address<\/span> designated by the Office of the Attorney General<\/span> as a program participant<\/span>’s address<\/span>, unless the agency has received a written exemption from the Office of the Attorney General<\/span> demonstrating to the satisfaction of the Attorney General<\/span> that: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> The agency has a bona fide statutory basis for requiring the program participant<\/span> to disclose to it the actual location of the program participant<\/span>; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> The disclosed confidential address<\/span> of the program participant<\/span> will be used only for that statutory purpose and will not be disclosed or made available in any way to any other person or agency.\n\t\t\t\tA state agency<\/span> may request an exemption by providing in writing to the Office of the Attorney General<\/span> identification of the statute<\/span> or administrative rule that demonstrates the agency’s bona fide requirement and authority for the use of the actual address<\/span> of an individual. A request for a waiver<\/span> from an agency may be for an individual program participant<\/span>, a class of program participants<\/span>, or all program participants<\/span>. The denial of an agency’s exemption request shall be in writing and include a statement of the specific reasons for the denial. Acceptance or denial of an agency’s exemption request shall constitute final agency action.\n\t\t\t\tAny state or local agency that discloses the program participant<\/span>’s confidential address<\/span> provided by the Office of the Attorney General<\/span> shall be immune from civil liability unless the agency acted with gross negligence<\/span> or willful misconduct.\n\t\t\t\tA program participant<\/span>’s actual address<\/span> shall be disclosed pursuant to a court order<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

G.<\/span> Records submitted to or provided by the Office of the Attorney General<\/span> in accordance with this section shall be exempt from disclosure under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (§ 2.2-3700<\/a> et seq.) to the extent such records contain information identifying a past or current program participant<\/span>, including such person’s name, actual and designated address<\/span>, telephone number, and any email address<\/span>. However, access shall not be denied to the person who is the subject thereof, or the parent or legal guardian of a program participant<\/span> in cases where the program participant<\/span> is a minor<\/span> child or an incapacitated person, except when the parent or legal guardian is named as the program participant<\/span>’s assailant. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

H.<\/span> Neither the Office of the Attorney General<\/span>, its officers or employees, or others who have a responsibility to a program participant<\/span> under this section shall have any liability nor shall any cause of action<\/span> arise against them in their official or personal capacity from the failure of a program participant<\/span> to receive any first class mail forwarded to him by the Office of the Attorney General<\/span> pursuant to this section. Nor shall any such liability or cause of action<\/span> arise from the failure of a program participant<\/span> to timely receive any first class mail forwarded by the Office of the Attorney General<\/span> pursuant to this section. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nADDRESS CONFIDENTIALITY PROGRAM ESTABLISHED; VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE,\nSTALKING, CHILD ABDUCTION, SEXUAL VIOLENCE, OR HUMAN TRAFFICKING; APPLICATION;\nDISCLOSURE OF RECORDS (\u00a7 2.2-515.2)\n\nA. As used in this section:\n\t\t\t“Address” means a residential street address, school address, or\nwork address of a person as specified on the person’s application to be a\nprogram participant.\n\t\t\t“Applicant” means a person who is a victim of domestic violence,\nstalking, child abduction, or sexual violence or is a parent or guardian of a\nminor child or incapacitated person who is the victim of domestic violence,\nstalking, child abduction, or sexual violence.\n\t\t\t“Child abduction” means conduct that is prohibited under §\n18.2-47, 18.2-48, 18.2-48.1, or 18.2-49 when such prohibited conduct is\ncommitted against a minor.\n\t\t\t“Domestic violence” means an act as defined in § 38.2-508\nand includes threat of such acts committed against an individual in a domestic\nsituation, regardless of whether these acts or threats have been reported to\nlaw-enforcement officers. Such threat must be a threat of force which would\nplace any person in reasonable apprehension of death or bodily injury.\n\t\t\t“Program participant” means a person certified by the Office of\nthe Attorney General as eligible to participate in the Address Confidentiality\nProgram.\n\t\t\t“Sexual or domestic violence programs” means public and\nnot-for-profit agencies the primary mission of which is to provide services to\nvictims of sexual or domestic violence, or stalking. Such programs may also\ninclude specialized services for victims of human trafficking.\n\t\t\t“Sexual violence” means conduct that is prohibited under clause\n(ii), (iii), (iv), or (v) of § 18.2-48, or § 18.2-61, 18.2-63,\n18.2-64.1, 18.2-67.1, 18.2-67.2, 18.2-67.3, 18.2-67.4, 18.2-67.5, 18.2-348,\n18.2-348.1, 18.2-349, 18.2-355, 18.2-356, 18.2-357, 18.2-357.1, or 18.2-368,\nregardless of whether the conduct has been reported to a law-enforcement officer\nor the assailant has been charged with or convicted of the alleged violation.\n\t\t\t“Stalking” means conduct that is prohibited under §\n18.2-60.3, regardless of whether the conduct has been reported to a\nlaw-enforcement officer or the assailant has been charged with or convicted for\nthe alleged violation.\n\nB. The Statewide Facilitator for Victims of Domestic Violence shall establish a\nprogram to be known as the “Address Confidentiality Program” to\nprotect victims of domestic violence, stalking, child abduction, or sexual\nviolence by authorizing the use of designated addresses for such victims. An\nindividual who is at least 18 years of age, a parent or guardian acting on\nbehalf of a minor, a guardian acting on behalf of an incapacitated person, or an\nemancipated minor may apply in person at (i) sexual or domestic violence\nprograms that have been accredited by the Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence\nProgram Professional Standards Committee established pursuant to \u00a7 9.1-116.3\nand are qualified to (a) assist the eligible person in determining whether the\naddress confidentiality program should be part of such person’s overall\nsafety plan, (b) explain the address confidentiality program services and\nlimitations, (c) explain the program participant’s responsibilities, and\n(d) assist the person eligible for participation with the completion of\napplication materials or (ii) crime victim and witness assistance programs. The\nOffice of the Attorney General shall approve an application if it is filed in\nthe manner and on the form prescribed by the Attorney General and if the\napplication contains the following:\n\n 1. A sworn statement by the applicant declaring to be true and correct under\n penalty of perjury that the applicant has good reason to believe that:\n \t\t\t\ta. The applicant, or the minor or incapacitated individual on whose behalf\n the application is made, is a victim of domestic violence, stalking, child\n abduction, or sexual violence;\n \t\t\t\tb. The applicant fears further acts of violence, stalking, retribution, or\n intimidation from the applicant’s assailant, abuser, or trafficker; and\n \t\t\t\tc. The applicant is not on active parole or probation supervision\n requirements under federal, state, or local law;\n\n 2. A designation of the Office of the Attorney General as agent for the\n purpose of receiving mail on behalf of the applicant;\n\n 3. The applicant’s actual address to which mail can be forwarded and a\n telephone number where the applicant can be called;\n\n 4. A listing of any minor children residing at the applicant’s actual\n address, each minor child’s date of birth, and each minor child’s\n relationship to the applicant; and\n\n 5. The signature of the applicant and any person who assisted in the\n preparation of the application and the date.\n\nC. Upon approval of a completed application, the Office of the Attorney General\nshall certify the applicant as a program participant. An applicant shall be\ncertified for three years following the date of the approval, unless the\ncertification is withdrawn or invalidated before that date. A program\nparticipant may apply to be recertified every three years.\n\nD. Upon receipt of first-class mail addressed to a program participant, the\nAttorney General or his designee shall forward the mail to the actual address of\nthe program participant. The actual address of a program participant shall be\navailable only to the Attorney General, to those employees involved in the\noperation of the Address Confidentiality Program, and to law-enforcement\nofficers. A program participant’s actual address may be entered into the\nVirginia Criminal Information Network (VCIN) system so that it may be made known\nto law-enforcement officers accessing the VCIN system for law-enforcement\npurposes.\n\nE. The Office of the Attorney General may cancel a program participant’s\ncertification if:\n\n 1. The program participant requests withdrawal from the program;\n\n 2. The program participant obtains a name change through an order of the court\n and does not provide notice and a copy of the order to the Office of the\n Attorney General within seven days after entry of the order;\n\n 3. The program participant changes his residence address and does not provide\n seven days’ notice to the Office of the Attorney General prior to the\n change of address;\n\n 4. The mail forwarded by the Office of the Attorney General to the address\n provided by the program participant is returned as undeliverable;\n\n 5. Any information contained in the application is false;\n\n 6. The program participant has been placed on parole or probation while a\n participant in the address confidentiality program; or\n\n 7. The applicant is required to register with the Sex Offender and Crimes\n Against Minors Registry pursuant to Chapter 9 (§ 9.1-900 et seq.) of\n Title 9.1.\n \t\t\t\tFor purposes of the address confidentiality program, residents of\n temporary housing for 30 days or less are not eligible to enroll in the\n address confidentiality program until a permanent residential address is\n obtained.\n \t\t\t\tThe application form shall contain a statement notifying each applicant of\n the provisions of this subsection.\n\nF. A program participant may request that any state or local agency use the\naddress designated by the Office of the Attorney General as the program\nparticipant’s address, except when the program participant is purchasing a\nfirearm from a dealer in firearms. The agency shall accept the address\ndesignated by the Office of the Attorney General as a program\nparticipant’s address, unless the agency has received a written exemption\nfrom the Office of the Attorney General demonstrating to the satisfaction of the\nAttorney General that:\n\n 1. The agency has a bona fide statutory basis for requiring the program\n participant to disclose to it the actual location of the program participant;\n and\n\n 2. The disclosed confidential address of the program participant will be used\n only for that statutory purpose and will not be disclosed or made available in\n any way to any other person or agency.\n \t\t\t\tA state agency may request an exemption by providing in writing to the\n Office of the Attorney General identification of the statute or administrative\n rule that demonstrates the agency’s bona fide requirement and authority\n for the use of the actual address of an individual. A request for a waiver\n from an agency may be for an individual program participant, a class of\n program participants, or all program participants. The denial of an\n agency’s exemption request shall be in writing and include a statement\n of the specific reasons for the denial. Acceptance or denial of an\n agency’s exemption request shall constitute final agency action.\n \t\t\t\tAny state or local agency that discloses the program participant’s\n confidential address provided by the Office of the Attorney General shall be\n immune from civil liability unless the agency acted with gross negligence or\n willful misconduct.\n \t\t\t\tA program participant’s actual address shall be disclosed pursuant\n to a court order.\n\nG. Records submitted to or provided by the Office of the Attorney General in\naccordance with this section shall be exempt from disclosure under the Virginia\nFreedom of Information Act (§ 2.2-3700 et seq.) to the extent such records\ncontain information identifying a past or current program participant, including\nsuch person’s name, actual and designated address, telephone number, and\nany email address. However, access shall not be denied to the person who is the\nsubject thereof, or the parent or legal guardian of a program participant in\ncases where the program participant is a minor child or an incapacitated person,\nexcept when the parent or legal guardian is named as the program\nparticipant’s assailant.\n\nH. Neither the Office of the Attorney General, its officers or employees, or\nothers who have a responsibility to a program participant under this section\nshall have any liability nor shall any cause of action arise against them in\ntheir official or personal capacity from the failure of a program participant to\nreceive any first class mail forwarded to him by the Office of the Attorney\nGeneral pursuant to this section. Nor shall any such liability or cause of\naction arise from the failure of a program participant to timely receive any\nfirst class mail forwarded by the Office of the Attorney General pursuant to\nthis section.\n\nHISTORY: 2007, c. 599; 2008, c. 649; 2011, cc. 97, 172; 2014, c. 439; 2017, c.\n498; 2019, c. 458; 2020, c. 829; 2024, c. 413.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}