Address Confidentiality Program
Address Confidentiality Program (ACP)
PO Box 1108
Salem, OR 97308
Phone: (503) 373-1323
Toll-Free: 1-888-559-9090
Fax: (503) 373-1340
Email: acp@doj.state.or.us
Click Here to Find an Application Assistant
Proposed Oregon Administrative Rule (OAR) Change Relating to the ACP
Memo Regarding the OAR Change (pdf)
Proposed OAR Text (pdf)
What the ACP does:
- The ACP provides a cost free mail forwarding service for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking;
- The ACP enables victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking to keep their residential address information confidential;
- The ACP authorizes program participants to use the ACP substitute address for receipt of first class certified and registered mail; and
- The ACP enables participants to use the substitute address to meet the address requirements for most state and local government agencies. Particpants may use the ACP substitute address for:
- Oregon driver's licenses or ID cards
- Applying for and receiving child support
- Applying for a marriage license
- Enrolling their children in public school
- Laws governing the ACP are located in Oregon Revised Statute192.820 through 192.868: http://www.leg.state.or.us/ors/192.html
- Administrative Rules for the ACP are located in OAR 137-079-0110 through 137-078-0210:http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/rules/OARS_100/OAR_137/137_079.html
What the ACP does not do:
- The ACP is not a witness protection program;
- The ACP does not help participants "go underground," change their identities, or relocate;
- The ACP does not remove or delete existing records (or any information contained in those records);
- The ACP does not offer legal advice;
- The ACP does not hide participants or relieve them of legal or financial responsibilities;
- The ACP does not relieve participants from having to provide actual address information when supervised offenders' records are created; and
- Convicted sex offenders who are required to register their residential address with criminal justice agencies are not allowed to use the ACP substitute address for community registration purposes.
By itself, participation in the ACP will not keep anyone safe. The services the ACP provides are administrative. ACP staff are not trained in threat-assessment, safety-planning, or law. Applying to the ACP requires a person to work with an advocate who has an agreement with the ACP; these advocates are called "ACP Application Assistants." Find an Application Assistant.
Summary of the ACP
The goal of the ACP is to help victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking stay safe. The ACP is designed to prevent offenders from using state and local government records to locate their victims. Participants must be survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and/or stalking. Participants must be living in the State of Oregon and must have recently moved or be moving to a location that is unknown to their abuser and unknown to government agencies. In fact, the fewer number of people who know where a participant actually lives, the more effective the ACP will be for them.
Program Participant Information
A person may only apply to the Address Confidentiality Program through an Application Assistant. Application Assistants are victim advocates that have been designated by the Attorney General . Application Assistants are located throughout Oregon.
The 2005 Legislative session saw the passing of SB 850, which authorized the creation of an Address Confidentiality Program in the Crime Victims' Assistance Section of the Department of Justice. View the full text of SB 850 (pdf).
The ACP began on January 1, 2007 and is administered by the Attorney General's Office. Laws governing the program are located in Oregon Revised Statutes 192.820 through 192.868.
