The Address Confidentiality Program (ACP) is a confidential mail-forwarding service for domestic violence victims who have recently relocated to a location unknown to their abuser. The goal of the ACP is to help domestic violence victims keep their new address confidential.
The ACP began July 1, 2007 and is administered by the Office of the Attorney General. Laws governing the program are located in Virginia Code § 2.2-515.2. Effective July 1, 2008, the ACP will be offered only to victims who reside in:
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Albemarle |
Lee |
Buena Vista |
The ACP provides cost-free mail forwarding service. Program participants are authorized to use a “substitute” mailing address in lieu of a home address.
The actual address of a program participant is confidential and available only to those employees involved in the operation of the Address Confidentiality Program and to law-enforcement officers for law-enforcement purposes.
The ACP is not retroactive and cannot provide absolute protection. The ACP is only one piece of a victim’s overall safety plan. Each ACP participant should seek counseling through a crisis center and shelter services for an overall safety plan.
FOR MORE INFORMATION AND ANY QUESTIONS:
Contact Melissa Anne Roberson, Coordinator (mdickert@oag.state.va.us) at (804) 692-0592 or (804) 786-2071.