Arizona Laws 41-165. Disclosure of actual address prohibited; violation; classification
A. The secretary of state shall not disclose any address or telephone number of a program participant other than the substitute address designated by the secretary of state, except under any of the following circumstances:
Attorney's Note
Under the Arizona Laws, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:| Class | Prison | Fine |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 misdemeanor | up to 6 months | up to $2,500 |
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 41-165
- Action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Actual address: means a residential, work or school address as specified on the individual's application to be a program participant and includes the county and voting precinct number. See Arizona Laws 41-161
- Address confidentiality program: means the program established pursuant to this article in the office of the secretary of state to protect the confidentiality of the actual address of a relocated victim of domestic violence, a sexual offense or stalking. See Arizona Laws 41-161
- Applicant: means an individual identified as such in an application received by the secretary of state pursuant to section 41-163. See Arizona Laws 41-161
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Program participant: means an individual accepted into the address confidentiality program. See Arizona Laws 41-161
- State or local government entity: means every elected or appointed state or local public office, public officer or official, board, commission, bureau, committee, council, department, authority, agency, institution of higher education or other unit of the executive, legislative or judicial branch of this state or any city, town, county, public school or other kind of municipal, quasi-municipal or public corporation but does not include an agricultural improvement district. See Arizona Laws 41-161
- Substitute address: means an address that is designated by the secretary of state under the address confidentiality program and that is used instead of an actual address. See Arizona Laws 41-161
1. The information is required by direction of a court order, except that any person to whom a program participant’s address or telephone number has been disclosed shall not disclose the address or telephone number to any other person unless permitted to do so by order of the court or as otherwise provided by law.
2. The secretary of state grants a request by a state or local government entity pursuant to section 41-167, subsection D.
B. The secretary of state shall provide immediate notification of disclosure to a program participant if disclosure is made pursuant to subsection A of this section.
C. If, at the time of application, an applicant or an individual identified pursuant to section 41-163, subsection C, paragraph 10 is subject to a court order related to dissolution of marriage proceedings, child support or the allocation of parental responsibilities or parenting time, the secretary of state shall notify the court that issued the order of the certification of the program participant in the address confidentiality program and the substitute address designated by the secretary of state. If, at the time of application, an applicant or an individual identified pursuant to section 41-163, subsection C, paragraph 10 is involved in a court action related to dissolution of marriage proceedings, child support or the allocation of parental responsibilities or parenting time, the secretary of state shall notify the court having jurisdiction over the action of the certification of the applicant in the address confidentiality program and the substitute address designated by the secretary of state.
D. A person shall not intentionally or knowingly obtain a program participant’s actual address or telephone number from the secretary of state or a state or local government entity knowing that the person is not authorized to obtain the address information.
E. An employee of the secretary of state or a state or local government entity shall not intentionally or knowingly disclose a program participant’s actual address or telephone number unless the disclosure is permissible by law. This subsection only applies if an employee obtains a program participant’s actual address or telephone number during the course of the employee’s official duties and, at the time of disclosure, the employee has specific knowledge that the actual address or telephone number disclosed belongs to a program participant.
F. Any person who intentionally or knowingly obtains or discloses information in violation of this section is guilty of a class 1 misdemeanor.