The Pennsylvania Domestic and Sexual Violence Victim Address Confidentiality Act provides a program to help victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking protect their addresses from public disclosure. It establishes the Office of Victim Advocate as responsible for managing the program and defines key terms related to address confidentiality and victim protection. The law aims to enhance victim safety by keeping their residential, school, or work addresses confidential.
Victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking who are certified by the Office of Victim Advocate as eligible can participate in the program to keep their addresses confidential.
A substitute address is the official or confidential address designated by the Office of Victim Advocate, used in place of the victim's actual address to protect their privacy.
It allows eligible victims to use a confidential substitute address, preventing their actual address from being disclosed in public records and to law enforcement agencies.
The program involves the Office of Victim Advocate, law enforcement agencies, district attorneys' offices, and the Office of Attorney General.