ORS 192.822: Address Confidentiality Program; substitute addresses.
Edition: 2025 EditionEffective: 2026-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07
(1) The Address Confidentiality Program is established in the Department of Justice to: (a) Protect the confidentiality of the actual address of a health care provider or a victim of domestic violence, a sexual offense, stalking, bias or human trafficking; and (b) Prevent assailants or potential assailants of the health care provider or victim from finding the health care provider or victim through public records. (2) The Attorney General shall designate a substitute address for a program participant and act as the agent of the program participant for purposes of service of all legal process in this state and receiving and forwarding first-class, certified or registered mail. (3) The Attorney General is not required to forward any packages or mail other than first-class, certified or registered mail to the program participant. (4) The Attorney General is not required to track or otherwise maintain records of any mail received on behalf of a program participant unless the mail is certified or registered. [2005 c.821 §2; 2009 c.468 §2; 2023 c.228 §42; 2023 c.549 §9]
Official history and status
History: Note: See note under 192.820.
Administrative rules citing this section
- OAR 137-079-0110: Authority and Purpose — implements
- OAR 137-079-0120: Definitions — implements
- OAR 137-079-0130: Application Assistant Certification — implements
- OAR 137-079-0140: Application Process for the Address Confidentiality Program — implements
- OAR 137-079-0145: Application Process for the Address Confidentiality Program for Health Care Providers — implements
- OAR 137-079-0150: Certification Process for Program Participation — implements
- OAR 137-079-0160: Ongoing Program Participation — implements
- OAR 137-079-0180: Public Body Exemption Waiver — implements
- OAR 137-079-0190: Verification/Proof of Program Participation — implements
- OAR 137-079-0210: Service of Process; Certified and Registered Mail — implements
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