PURPOSE: This rule facilitates the administration of the Safe at Home Program in accordance with sections 589.660–589.681, RSMo. This rule provides definitions of terms in addition to those found in section 589.660, RSMo for the administration of the program.

1. (1) Address—A residential street address, school address, or work address of a person, as specified on the person’s application to be a Safe at Home Program participant.
2. (2) Authorization card/letter—Card or letter issued by the secretary of state to a Safe at Home Program participant upon certification to the Safe at Home Program, which includes the Safe at Home Program participant’s name, authorization code, voter code, designated address, signature and certification expiration date.
3. (3) Authorization code—A number assigned to a Safe at Home Program participant upon acceptance into the Safe at Home Program.
4. (4) Application—Standard application form provided by the secretary of state which must be completed by an applicant to the Safe at Home Program with approval of an application assistant as defined by section 589.663, RSMo.
5. (5) Application assistant—An employee of a state or local agency, or of a nonprofit program that provides counseling, referral, shelter, or other specialized service to victims of domestic violence, rape, sexual assault, or stalking and who has been designated by the respective agency or program, and who has been trained and registered by the secretary of state to assist individuals in the completion of Safe at Home Program participation applications.
6. (6) Certification—The process by which an applicant is determined eligible to participate in the Safe at Home Program.
7. (7) Designated address—The address assigned to a Safe at Home Program participant by the secretary.
8. (8) Mailing address—An address that is recognized for delivery by the United States Postal Service.
9. (9) Program—The Safe at Home: Address Confidentiality Program established in section 589.663, RSMo.
10. (10) Program manager—Employee of the Office of the Secretary of State designated by the secretary to administer the Safe at Home Program pursuant to sections 589.660–589.681, RSMo.
11. (11) Program participant—A person certified by the secretary of state as eligible to participate in the Safe at Home Program.
12. (12) Qualified agency—A state or local agency or nonprofit program that provides counseling, referral, shelter or other specialized service to victims of domestic abuse, rape, sexual assault or stalking.
13. (13) Secretary—The secretary of state. This may also include the secretary of state’s office and the secretary’s designee.
14. (14) Voter code—A number assigned to a Safe at Home Program participant upon acceptance into the Safe at Home Program which is to be used for identification purposes when registering to vote or when voting.

AUTHORITY: section 589.681, RSMo Supp. 2007.* Emergency rule filed Aug. 17, 2007, effective Aug. 28, 2007, expired Feb. 28, 2008. Original rule filed Aug. 17, 2007, effective Feb. 29, 2008.

*Original authority: 589.681, RSMo 2007.