Bill > HB396

This bill expands the Address Confidentiality Program, which allows victims of certain crimes to protect their physical addresses by using a designated state address instead. The program is being expanded to include victims of crimes where the victim is threatened with a deadly weapon, in addition to existing categories like domestic violence, human trafficking, and sexual battery. An "application assistant" is defined as a trained individual from an organization serving victims who helps people apply for the program. The bill also clarifies that a "confidential address" is not a public record and must be kept secret. The program is not available to individuals classified as tier I, II, or III sex offenders/child-victim offenders.