14.302 Safe at Home Program -- Designated addresses -- Program open to victims
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of specified offenses -- Criminal history background check and fingerprinting
of Secretary of State employees administering program.
(1)The Safe at Home Program is hereby established within the Office of the Secretary
of State.
(2)The Safe at Home Program shall be operated with the intent to protect victims of:
(a)Domestic violence;
(b)Human trafficking;
(c)Stalking;
(d)Sexual assault;
(e)Rape; and
(f)Other sexual crimes as defined by KRS 17.500.
(3)The Safe at Home Program shall authorize the use of designated addresses for
victims, their minor children, and all other individuals residing with the victim.
(4)The Safe at Home Program shall be open to victims of a specified offense who are
United States citizens and residents of Kentucky, without any cost to the program
participant.
(5)The Secretary of State shall require that each person employed in the Office of the
Secretary of State directly responsible for the administration of the Safe at Home
Program submit his or her fingerprints to the Department of State. The Department
of State shall exchange fingerprint data with the Kentucky State Police and the
Federal Bureau of Investigation in order to conduct a criminal history background
check of each employee directly responsible for the administration of the program.