Safe at Home in Minnesota
Excerpt from "When Home is Where the Hurt Is: Minnesota's Address Confidentiality Program Keeps Battered Women Safer," by Jenna Yauch, The Dartmouth Law Journal, Vol. VI:2, 217-234.
"In 2006, Minnesota joined the list of states with an Address Confidentiality Program. Minnesota's Address Confidentiality Program has improved upon similar state laws by requiring every person, agency, and entity to accept ACP participants' 'designated address.' Unlike previous ACPs, which merely required government agencies to accept the address, Minnesota's law provides more comprehensive confidentiality for battered women's addresses. This is a significant improvement for battered women in Minnesota because they are now able to substitute another address for their true location in virtually every interaction where an address is necessary."
Link to full article, Dartmouth Law Journal
Link to Minnesota's Safe at Home program, Secretary of State's website
Link to list of State Address Confidentiality Programs (updated January 2009) |
