(1) The Address Confidentiality Program is established in the Department of Justice to:

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(a) Protect the confidentiality of the actual address of a health care provider or a victim of domestic violence, a sexual offense, stalking, bias or human trafficking; and

(b) Prevent assailants or potential assailants of the health care provider or victim from finding the health care provider or victim through public records.

(2) The Attorney General shall designate a substitute address for a program participant and act as the agent of the program participant for purposes of service of all legal process in this state and receiving and forwarding first-class, certified or registered mail.

(3) The Attorney General is not required to forward any packages or mail other than first-class, certified or registered mail to the program participant.

(4) The Attorney General is not required to track or otherwise maintain records of any mail received on behalf of a program participant unless the mail is certified or registered. [2005 c.821 § 2; 2009 c.468 § 2; 2023 c.228 § 42; 2023 c.549 § 9]

See note under 192.820.

[1997 c.566 § 1; 2001 c.535 § 31; repealed by 2005 c.118 § 1]