1.

 Application.

 The secretary shall certify an eligible person as a program participant if the secretary receives an application containing all of the following information:

 a. The full legal name of the eligible person.
 b. A statement by the applicant that the applicant has good reason to believe the following:

 (1) Either of the following:

 (a) The eligible person listed on the application is a victim of domestic abuse, domestic abuse assault, sexual abuse, assault, stalking, or human trafficking.
 (b) The eligible person fears for the person’s safety, the safety of another person who resides in the same household as the eligible person, or the safety of persons on whose behalf the application is made.
 (2) The eligible person is not applying for certification as a program participant in order to avoid prosecution.
 c. A designation of the secretary as the agent for service of process and for the purpose of receipt of mail.
 d. The telephone number or telephone numbers where the secretary can contact the applicant or eligible person.
 e. The residential address of the eligible person, disclosure of which could lead to an increased risk of domestic abuse, domestic abuse assault, sexual abuse, assault, stalking, or human trafficking.
 f. If mail cannot be delivered to the residential address of the eligible person, the address to which mail can be sent to the eligible person.
 g. A statement whether the eligible person would like information on becoming an absentee ballot recipient pursuant to section 9E.6.
 h. A statement from the eligible person that gives the secretary consent to confirm the eligible person’s participation in the program to a third party.
 i. The signature of the applicant indicating the applicant’s authority to act on behalf of the eligible person, if appropriate.
 j. The date the application was signed.
 k. Any other information as required by the secretary pursuant to rule.
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Terms Used In Iowa Code 9E.3

  • Address: means a residential street address, school address, or work address of an individual, as specified on the individual's application to be a program participant under this chapter. See Iowa Code 9E.2
  • Applicant: means a person authorized to regularly lend moneys to be secured by a mortgage on real property in this state, a licensed real estate broker, a licensed attorney, a participating abstractor, or a licensed closing agent. See Iowa Code 16.92
  • Applicant: means an adult, a parent or guardian acting on behalf of an eligible minor, or a guardian acting on behalf of an incapacitated person as defined in section 633. See Iowa Code 9E.2
  • Designated address: means the mailing address assigned to a program participant by the secretary. See Iowa Code 9E.2
  • Domestic abuse: means the same as defined in section 236. See Iowa Code 9E.2
  • Domestic abuse assault: means the same as defined in section 708. See Iowa Code 9E.2
  • Eligible person: means a person who is a resident of this state, an adult, a minor, or an incapacitated person as defined in section 633. See Iowa Code 9E.2
  • following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Human trafficking: means a crime described in section 710A. See Iowa Code 9E.2
  • Mail: means first-class letters and flats delivered via the United States postal service, including priority, express, and certified mail, and excluding packages, parcels, periodicals, and catalogues, unless they are clearly identifiable as pharmaceuticals or clearly indicate that they are sent by a state or county government agency. See Iowa Code 9E.2
  • person: means individual, corporation, limited liability company, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership or association, or any other legal entity. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Program: means the address confidentiality program established in this chapter. See Iowa Code 9E.2
  • Program participant: means an individual certified by the secretary as a program participant under section 9E. See Iowa Code 9E.2
  • Rule: includes "regulation". See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Secretary: means the secretary of state. See Iowa Code 9E.2
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • Sexual abuse: means a violation of any provision of chapter 709. See Iowa Code 9E.2
  • Signature: includes an electronic signature as defined in section 554D. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Stalking: means the same as defined in section 708. See Iowa Code 9E.2
 2.

 Filing.

 Applications shall be filed with the secretary.

 3.

 Certification.

 Upon the filing of a complete application, the secretary shall certify the eligible person as a program participant. A program participant shall be certified for four years following the date the application is certified by the secretary unless the certification is canceled, withdrawn, or invalidated. The secretary shall establish by rule a renewal procedure for recertification.

 4.

 Changes in information.

 A program participant or an applicant shall inform the secretary of any changes in the program participant’s information submitted on the application.

 5.

 Designated address.

 The secretary shall assign a designated address to which all mail for a program participant shall be sent.

 6.

 Attaining age of majority.

 An individual who was a minor when the person was certified as a program participant is responsible for changes in information and renewal after the individual reaches the age of eighteen.

 7.

 Liability.

 A governmental body, as defined in section 21.2, or an entity created pursuant to chapter 28E, shall not be liable for acts or omissions relating to this chapter.

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