Overview of Address Confidentiality Program for Survivors
The Address Confidentiality Program (ACP) provides survivors with a substitute address to safeguard their location privacy. It enables agencies to respond to requests for public records without disclosing a survivor's whereabouts. The program supports interagency cooperation in protecting victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, stalking, trafficking, and harassment. Participants can benefit from free mail forwarding services, confidentiality in voting and marriage records, and the ability to renew the substitute address every four years. Compliance regulations ensure that state and local agencies accept the substitute address in creating new public records. Participants can request the use of the substitute address at home, work, or school and are responsible for authorizing its use. A designated authorization card is used for verification. Withdrawal or cancellation of participation requires a written request and should not be renewed in case of identity changes or using false information.
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HR Managers Monthly 06.08.2023
History of the ACP 1990 1991 Repeal PRA Exemption ACP
Purpose Purpose Allows agencies to respond to requests for public records without disclosing location of a survivor Enable interagency cooperation with OSOS in providing address confidentiality for victims Enable agencies to accept a participant s use of an address designated by OSOS as a substitute address
Statewide program serving survivors of: ACP ACP Eligibility Eligibility criminal justice affiliates + elections officials sexual assault domestic violence stalking trafficking + health care workers subject to harassment
Substitute address that can be used (and released) when creating new public records or updating records* Free confidential mail forwarding service Services Services Confidentiality of two normally public records-voting and marriage Participant can renew every 4 years
Compliance Compliance RCW 40.24.050 A program participant may request that agencies use the address designated by OSOS* as a program participants substitute address (home, work or school) State and local agencies shall accept the substitute address when creating new public record WAC 434.840.017 A program participant is solely responsible for requesting the use of the substitute address and shall show authorization card *PO Box 257, PMB 12345 Olympia, WA 98507
Authorization Card Authorization Card Front Back
ACP Participant Withdrawal & Cancellation Written request to withdraw Cancellation Mail returned as nondeliverable, refused or unclaimed Do not renew Identity change Apply using false information
Disclosure LE request* Court order Certification is cancelled Disclosure and Agency Exemptions Agency Exemption Written request to the OSOS WAC 434-840-070
ACP, HRMS Redaction Indicator and ESHB 1533 HRMS: ACP participants meet criteria for checkbox ESHB 1533: Exemption to the Public Records Act ACP is NOT an exemption of the Public Records Act
Contact Information ACP Number: 360.753.2972 Email: acp@sos.wa.gov Website: https://www.sos.wa.gov/acp/ Colleen Overton: 360.704.7135 colleen.overton@sos.wa.gov Rozlyn Finfrock: 360.704.5264 Rozlyn.Finfrock@sos.wa.gov
