S.F. No. 3198 Summary

• Modifies the definition of "address" in the Safe at Home program to include work addresses and school addresses in addition to residential street addresses, allowing participants to use alternative addresses for privacy protection.

• Clarifies that applicants must provide the full legal name and date of birth of eligible persons, and specifies that eligible persons seeking certification must not be applying to avoid prosecution for a crime.

• Requires program participants to notify the secretary of state only of changes in legal name, address, or telephone number, streamlining notification requirements.

• Restricts the ability of guardians ad litem to disclose program participants' addresses while permitting disclosure of participants' names in judicial proceedings.

• Clarifies that data collected about Safe at Home participants remains private except for the participant's name and designated address, and that no consent can make address information public.