CHAPTER 3.1. Address Confidentiality for Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, Stalking, Human Trafficking, Child Abduction, and Elder or Dependent Adult Abuse
Heading of Chapter 3.1 amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 642, Sec. 1.
§§ 6205–6210 · 18 sections
- § 6205 (a) The Legislature finds that persons attempting to escape from actual or threatened domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, human trafficking, child…
- § 6205.5 (a) Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter. (1) “Address” means a residential street…
- § 6206 (a) An adult person, a parent or guardian acting on behalf of a minor, or a guardian acting on behalf of an incapacitated person, who is domiciled in…
- § 6206.1 Certification as a program participant shall not be evidence that minor children in the participant’s custody are at risk in the participant’s care.
- § 6206.4 The Secretary of State shall keep confidential name changes of program participants obtained pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 1277 of the Code of Civil…
- § 6206.5 Upon termination of a program participant’s certification, the Secretary of State shall retain records as follows: (a) Except as provided in subdivision (g) of…
- § 6206.7 (a) A program participant may withdraw from program participation by submitting to the Secretary of State written notification of withdrawal and the program…
- § 6207 (a) A program participant may request that state and local agencies use the address designated by the Secretary of State as his or her address. When creating a…
- § 6207.5 A program participant who is otherwise qualified to vote may seek to register and vote in a confidential manner pursuant to Section 2166.5 of the Elections…
- § 6208 The Secretary of State may not make a program participant’s address, other than the address designated by the Secretary of State, or a program participant’s…
- § 6208.1 (a) (1) No person, business, association, or other entity shall knowingly and intentionally publicly post or publicly display on the internet or any other…
- § 6208.2 (a) (1) No person shall post on the internet or any other public space, with the intent that another person imminently use that information to commit a crime…
- § 6208.5 (a) The Secretary of State shall designate state and local agencies and nonprofit agencies that provide counseling and shelter services to victims of domestic…
- § 6209 The Secretary of State may adopt rules to facilitate the administration of this chapter by state and local agencies.
- § 6209.5 (a) The Secretary of State shall provide each program participant a notice in clear and conspicuous font that contains all of the following information: (1)…
- § 6209.6 Commencing January 1, 2023, the Secretary of State shall maintain information about the program, contact information for community-based victims’ assistance…
- § 6209.7 (a) Nothing in this chapter, nor participation in this program, affects custody or visitation orders in effect before or during program participation. A…
- § 6210 (a) Notwithstanding Section 7550.5, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Legislature, no later than January 10 of each year, a report that includes the…