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Privacy in Arizona for first responders

What state law protects, what still leaks, and what we sweep beyond it.

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Address Confidentiality Program

Arizona maintains a state-level program that lets eligible officers, judges, and other protected workers use a substitute address for public records.

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Public-records carve-outs

  • Ariz. Rev. Stat. §39-123 — home address and home phone of peace officers, judges, prosecutors, code enforcement officers, corrections officers, probation officers, public defenders, and their spouses are confidential. Agencies may not release without written consent or a low-risk determination.
  • Ariz. Rev. Stat. §11-484 — county assessor and treasurer records can be redacted on affidavit filed through the presiding judge of the superior court. Five-year order.
  • Ariz. Rev. Stat. §28-454 — DMV record confidentiality for peace officers and related public-safety personnel through the Public Safety/Criminal Justice Redaction Program.
  • Ariz. Rev. Stat. §16-153 — voter registration confidentiality for eligible officers and judges through county elections.
  • Ariz. Rev. Stat. §13-2916 — criminal anti-doxxing statute. Communicating with intent to terrify, intimidate, threaten, or harass.

Applicable laws

What protects you in Arizona

Arizona has one of the more layered state-level shields. The core is Ariz. Rev. Stat. §39-123. It makes the home address and home phone of peace officers, judges, prosecutors, code enforcement, corrections, probation officers, public defenders, and their spouses confidential. The agency can only release if you consent in writing or the records custodian decides release won't create a reasonable risk of harm.

The §11-484 property-records redaction is the one most officers should know about. File an affidavit through the presiding judge of the superior court in your county. For peace officers, the affidavit goes through your commanding officer or agency head. The court reviews and, if it finds redaction reduces danger, orders a five-year redaction. The clerk files that order with the assessor and treasurer, and your address gets restricted from county property data.

DMV records are covered under §28-454 through ADOT's Public Safety/Criminal Justice Redaction Program. Voter registration is covered under §16-153 through your county elections office. The state Address Confidentiality Program exists but is built for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking — peace officers aren't categorically eligible unless they fall into one of those categories.

What still leaks

  1. Out-of-state brokers. Spokeo, Whitepages, BeenVerified, and the rest source from aggregators that scraped your address before the §11-484 order was filed and from commercial feeds that don't honor Arizona law.
  2. Court filings. Civil filings — divorce, tax, small claims — often include your home address in the body. The §11-484 order reaches assessor and treasurer records, not court filings. Redaction in the court file is a separate motion.
  3. The five-year clock. §11-484 redaction expires after five years unless renewed. Mark the calendar.

Laws that work for you here

  • Ariz. Rev. Stat. §39-123 — agency-side confidentiality. Broad coverage including spouses. The agency carries the burden, not you.
  • Ariz. Rev. Stat. §11-484 — file an affidavit through the superior court. Five-year redaction of your address from county assessor and treasurer records.
  • Ariz. Rev. Stat. §28-454 — file Form 99-0121 with ADOT to redact your home address from DMV records.
  • Ariz. Rev. Stat. §16-153 — file with your county elections office to keep voter registration confidential.
  • Ariz. Rev. Stat. §13-2916 — Arizona's criminal anti-doxxing statute. Doesn't compel broker removal but supports a referral to your prosecutor when someone publishes your information to threaten or harass.

What we sweep that the state doesn't

The §11-484 affidavit and the §39-123 election shut down the agency disclosure paths. We handle the brokers. We file opt-outs across 200+ people-search sites and re-check every two weeks. We also re-check after any property transaction or court filing — those events drive re-listings fastest. State law shields agencies. We close the broker path that runs around it.

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