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How does Safe at Home work?
 


If you are a survivor of domestic violence, victim of stalking or a victim of sexual assault... If you are living in fear as a provider, employee, volunteer or patient of a reproductive health care clinic... the Secretary of State's Safe At Home program can help keep your assailant from finding you.

  • SAFE AT HOME will give you an official, substitute address to use in place of your real home address.
  • All first class mail, legal documents and certified mail will come to our offices here in Sacramento. We will forward them to you and keep your real address absolutely confidential. Mail is forwarded within 48 hours.
  • For most participants, this is a no-cost mail forwarding service. Doctors and other health care professionals pay just a small service fee for this unique service.
  • You can sign up with an enrolling agency, such as domestic violence shelters or reproductive health care facilities. An enrolling agency will work with you on the evidence of abuse or threats required for enrollment. Many local police, therapists and even schools can refer you to an enrolling agency.
  • As a participant in Safe at Home you can also protect yourself and your family by suppressing your DMV records, registering as a confidential voter and applying for a confidential name change.
  • Safe at Home has helped thousands escape the threat of violence at home. It can help you too.

 

Safe at Home




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