§ 108. Address confidentiality program. There is created in the\noffice of the secretary of state a program to be known as the "address\nconfidentiality program" to protect victims of domestic violence,\nvictims of human trafficking, victims of kidnapping, victims of a sexual\noffense, victims of stalking, and reproductive health care services\nproviders, employees, volunteers, patients, or immediate family members\nof reproductive health care services providers by authorizing the use of\ndesignated addresses for such victims and their minor children. The\nprogram shall be administered by the secretary of state.\n 1. Definitions. For the purposes of this section the following words\nshall, unless the context requires otherwise, have the following\nmeanings:\n (a) "Victim of domestic violence" shall have the same meaning as is\nascribed to such term by section four hundred fifty-nine-a of the social\nservices law.\n (b) "Actual address" means the residential street address, school\naddress or work address of an individual, as specified on his or her\napplication to be a program participant under this section.\n (c) "Program participant" means a person certified as a program\nparticipant under this section.\n (d) "Mail" means first class letters delivered via the United States\nPostal Service, including priority, express and certified mail, and\nexcluding packages, parcels, periodicals and catalogues, unless they are\nclearly identifiable as pharmaceuticals or clearly indicate that they\nare sent by a government agency.\n (e) "Substitute address" means the secretary's designated address for\nthe address confidentiality program.\n (f) "Secretary" means the secretary of state.\n (g) "Public record" means any information kept, held, filed, produced\nor reproduced by, with or for an agency, in any physical form whatsoever\nincluding, but not limited to, reports, statements, examinations,\nmemoranda, opinions, folders, files, books, manuals, pamphlets, forms,\npapers, designs, drawings, maps, photos, letters, microfilms, computer\ntapes or discs, rules, regulations or codes.\n (h) "Process" means judicial process and all orders, demands, notices\nor other papers required or permitted by law to be served on a program\nparticipant.\n (i) "Victim of a sexual offense" means a victim of any act\nconstituting an offense as defined under article one hundred thirty,\nand/or sections 255.25, 255.26, and 255.27 of the penal law, including\nthreats or attempts to commit such offenses.\n (j) "Victim of stalking" means a victim of any act constituting an\noffense as defined under sections 120.45, 120.50, 120.55 and 120.60 of\nthe penal law.\n (k) "Victim of human trafficking" means a victim of any act\nconstituting an offense as defined under section 135.35, 135.37, 230.34,\nor 230.34-a of the penal law.\n * (l) "Reproductive health care services provider, employee,\nvolunteer, or patient" means a person who obtains, provides, or assists,\nat the request of another person, in obtaining or providing reproductive\nhealth care services, or a person who owns or operates a reproductive\nhealth care services facility.\n * NB There are 2 par (l)'s\n * (l) "Victim of kidnapping" means a victim of any act constituting an\noffense as defined under sections 135.20 and 135.25 of the penal law.\n * NB There are 2 par (l)'s\n (m) "Reproductive health care services facility" includes a hospital,\nan office operated by a licensed physician and surgeon, a licensed\nclinic, or other licensed health care facility that provides\nreproductive health care services and includes only the building or\nstructure in which the reproductive health care services are actually\nprovided.\n (n) "Immediate family member" shall have the same meaning as defined\nin subdivision eight of section two hundred thirty-eight of the public\nhealth law.\n 2. Address confidentiality program; application; certification. (a) An\nadult person, a parent or legal guardian acti
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