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AZ HB2302

Bill

Status

Passed

4/19/2011

Primary Sponsor

Kyrsten Sinema

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Origin

House of Representatives

Fiftieth Legislature - First Regular Session (2011)

AI Summary

  • Establishes an Address Confidentiality Program administered by the Secretary of State to protect residential addresses of victims of domestic violence, sexual offenses, or stalking by providing substitute addresses for use in public records.

  • Allows program participants to register substitute addresses with state and local government entities, courts, election officials, and school districts; actual addresses remain confidential and not subject to public disclosure except by court order or with specific authorization.

  • Creates a $50 assessment on persons convicted of domestic violence, sexual offense, or stalking offenses; 95% of collected funds go to the Address Confidentiality Program Fund and 5% retained by courts for administrative costs.

  • Permits program participants to seal name change applications and judgments if they are victims of stalking, domestic violence, or protective order holders; expands voter registration confidentiality protections to include border patrol agents and domestic violence/stalking victims.

  • Establishes criminal penalties (class 1 misdemeanor) for intentionally obtaining or disclosing program participants' actual addresses without authorization; program sunsets July 1, 2021.

Legislative Description

Protected address; secretary of state

Last Action

Governor Signed

4/19/2011

Full Bill Text

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