(a) A program participant may request that an agency use the program address as the participant’s residential, work or school address for all purposes for which the agency requires or requests such residential, work or school address. A program participant shall present the participant’s certification card to any agency official creating a new record pertaining to the participant and request the use in such record of the program address appearing on the certification card. The agency official may make a photocopy of the certification card for the records of the agency and thereafter shall immediately return the certification card to the program participant.

Ask a criminal law question, get an answer ASAP!
Click here to chat with a criminal defense lawyer and protect your rights.

Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 54-240h

  • Certification card: means a card issued by the Secretary of the State pursuant to section 54-240d. See Connecticut General Statutes 54-240
  • Confidential address: means a program participant's address or addresses as listed on such participant's application for program participation that are not to be disclosed, including such participant's residential address in this state and work and school addresses in this state, if any. See Connecticut General Statutes 54-240
  • participant: means any person certified by the Secretary of the State to participate in the address confidentiality program. See Connecticut General Statutes 54-240
  • program: means the program established pursuant to this chapter. See Connecticut General Statutes 54-240
  • Program address: means the post office box number and fictitious street address assigned to a program participant by the Secretary of the State. See Connecticut General Statutes 54-240

(b) If a program participant requests that an agency use the program address pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, the agency shall accept and use the program address as the program participant’s residential, work or school address, in lieu of the participant’s confidential address, unless the agency receives an exemption from such use granted by the Secretary of the State pursuant to section 54-240i.