Address Confidentiality Program (ACP)
A state-run substitute-address program that lets you keep your real home address out of government records. Coverage and eligibility vary widely by state.
What an ACP actually does
An ACP gives you a substitute mailing address. State and local agencies are required by law to use the substitute address whenever they would otherwise collect or display your real one. The program forwards mail received at the substitute to your actual home.
That's it. Simple in concept, narrow in reach. ACPs cover voter registration, DMV records, court filings (with proper invocation), property tax records (with proper invocation), and any other agency record where your home address would be collected. They don't cover data brokers. They don't cover commercial databases. They don't reach back and clean records that were already public when you enrolled.
Who qualifies
The original ACPs were built for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and human trafficking. About a dozen states have expanded eligibility to first responders, judges, prosecutors, and reproductive healthcare workers. The other states still gate ACP behind a survivor-of-qualifying-offense check.
If you're a sworn officer or first responder in a state that doesn't extend ACP to your role, the parallel mechanisms are state-specific public-records exemptions and DMV confidentiality elections. Those don't give you a substitute address but they do shield existing agency records.
What it doesn't reach
ACP is a state law program. It binds state and local government agencies in that state. It does not bind:
- Data brokers and people-search sites. Spokeo, Whitepages, BeenVerified, and the rest hold your address from before you enrolled, or from commercial channels (credit reports, marketing data, leaked databases) that no ACP can touch.
- Federal records. PACER, federal agency records, and federal voter registration are governed by federal law, not yours.
- Private parties. Banks, landlords, employers, doctors, and anyone else you've handed your address to over the years still have it. ACP doesn't reach back.
- Property records you owned before enrollment. Old deed records and tax assessments stay public unless you separately invoke a property-records redaction statute.
ACP closes the agency disclosure path forward. We close the broker path that runs around it. Standard opt-outs across broker sites, re-checked every two weeks. Use both layers.
State-by-state coverage
Per-state protection level for acp. Tap any state for the full state guide.
Strong coverage
14[Ariz. Rev. Stat. §41-162](https://www.azleg.gov/ars/41/00162.htm) — run by SOS. Survivors only; officers use §39-123.
[CA Govt. Code §§6205-6210, 6215-6216](https://www.sos.ca.gov/registries/safe-home) — Safe at Home, first-responder eligible.
[Colo. Rev. Stat. §24-30-2101 et seq.](https://dcs.colorado.gov/acp) — first-responder eligibility unclear.
[F.S. §741.403](https://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0700-0799/0741/Sections/0741.403.html) — run by OAG. Officers covered separately via §119.071(4)(d).
[725 ILCS 127/1 et seq.](https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/ilcs3.asp?ActID=3609&ChapterID=59) — run by AG. Survivors only.
[Md. Code State Gov't §7-303](https://law.justia.com/codes/maryland/state-government/title-7/subtitle-3/section-7-303/) — run by SOS.
[M.G.L. c.9A §2](https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleII/Chapter9A/Section2) — survivors plus expanded.
[Minn. Stat. Ch. 5B](https://www.sos.mn.gov/safe-at-home/about-safe-at-home/) — Safe at Home, first-responder eligibility unclear.
[N.J.S.A. 47:4-1 et seq.](https://www.nj.gov/dcf/women/acp/) — NJ ACP plus Daniel's Law layer for judges/LEOs.
[N.Y. Exec. Law §108](https://dos.ny.gov/ACP) — run by NY Dept of State. Domestic-violence focused.
[ORS 192.820 to 192.868](https://www.doj.state.or.us/crime-victims/victims-services/address-confidentiality-program-acp/) — survivors plus reproductive-care workers.
[23 Pa.C.S. Ch. 67](https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?iFrame=true&txtType=HTM&ttl=23&div=0&chpt=67) — run by OVA.
[Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 58.052](https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/code-of-criminal-procedure/crim-ptx-crim-pro-art-58-052/) — run by OAG. Survivors only; officers use §552.1175.
[RCW 40.24](https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=40.24.030) — run by SOS. First responders eligible.
Moderate coverage
31[Ark. Code §27-16-811](https://www.dfa.arkansas.gov/office/driver-services/address-confidentiality-program/) — run by Driver Services.
[Conn. Gen. Stat. §54-240a](https://law.justia.com/codes/connecticut/title-54/chapter-968a/section-54-240a/) — survivors only.
[D.C. Code §4-555.01 et seq.](https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/laws/22-118) — officer eligibility unclear.
[11 Del. C. §9612](https://delcode.delaware.gov/title11/c096/sc02/index.html) — officer eligibility unclear.
[Ga. Code §50-18-151](https://law.justia.com/codes/georgia/title-50/chapter-18/article-8/section-50-18-151/) — survivors only.
[HRS Ch. 801G](https://law.hawaii.gov/programs/) — survivors only.
[Idaho Code §19-57](https://sos.idaho.gov/acp/) — officer-eligible via separate POST application.
[Ind. Code §5-26.5-2](https://law.justia.com/codes/indiana/title-5/article-26-5/chapter-2/) — survivors only.
[Iowa Code Ch. 9E](https://protectourprotectors.iowa.gov/) — Protect Our Protectors, officer-eligible.
[K.S.A. 75-452 et seq.](https://ksrevisor.org/statutes/chapters/ch75/075_004_0052.html) — Safe at Home, officer eligibility unclear.
[KRS 14.300 to 14.318](https://sos.ky.gov/safe-at-home/Pages/About-Safe-At-Home.aspx) — survivors only.
[La. R.S. 44:51-57](https://www.sos.la.gov/ouroffice/AddressConfidentialityProgram/) — survivors only.
[5 M.R.S.A. §90-B](https://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/statutes/5/title5sec90-B.html) — officer eligibility unclear.
[MCL 780.851 et seq.](https://www.michigan.gov/ag/initiatives/address-confidentiality-program) — survivors only.
[Miss. Code §99-47-1](https://law.justia.com/codes/mississippi/title-99/chapter-47/section-99-47-1/) — survivors only.
[Mo. Rev. Stat. §589.660-684](https://www.sos.mo.gov/business/safeathome) — Safe at Home, officer eligibility unclear.
[40-15-118 MCA](https://archive.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0400/chapter_0150/part_0010/section_0180/0400-0150-0010-0180.html) — survivors only.
[Neb. Rev. Stat. §§42-1201 to 42-1210](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=42-1201) — survivors only.
[NRS 217.462 to 217.471](https://law.justia.com/codes/nevada/chapter-217/statute-217-462/) — Confidential Address Program.
[N.H. RSA 7:43](https://www.doj.nh.gov/bureaus/office-victimwitness-assistance/address-confidentiality-program) — survivors only.
[NMSA §14-2-1.2](https://www.sos.nm.gov/safe-at-home/) — survivors only.
[N.C.G.S. Ch. 15C](https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/PDF/ByChapter/Chapter_15C.pdf) — survivors only.
[Ohio Rev. Code §111.42](https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-111.42) — Safe at Home, officer-eligible.
[22 O.S. §60.14](https://oklahoma.gov/oag/about/divisions/victim-advocacy-and-services-unit/acp.html) — officer-eligible.
[R.I. Gen. Laws §42-164-3](https://www.sos.ri.gov/AddressConfidentialityProgram) — survivors only.
[Tenn. Code §40-38-602](https://law.justia.com/codes/tennessee/title-40/chapter-38/part-6/section-40-38-602/) — survivors only.
[Utah Code §77-38-603](https://safeathome.utah.gov/about/) — Safe at Home, survivors only.
[15 V.S.A. §1152](https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/15/021/01152) — survivors only.
[Va. Code §2.2-515.2](https://www.oag.state.va.us/programs-outreach/domestic-violence/address-confidentiality-program) — survivors only.
[W.Va. Code §48-28A](https://code.wvlegislature.gov/48-28A/) — survivors only.
[Wis. Stat. §165.68](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/165.68) — Safe at Home, survivors only.
Pending legislation
1No coverage
5No ACP. [Ala. Code §41-13-7.1](https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-41/chapter-13/article-1/section-41-13-7-1/) covers agency redaction.
No state-run ACP. AS 40.25.120 offers a general agency-discretion shield.
[S.C. Code §16-25-130](https://www.scag.gov/crime-victim-services/address-confidentiality-program-acp/) — survivors only, not for first responders.
No state-run ACP identified.
No state ACP.