Renumbered 7/1/2026

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Effective 1/1/2023

Renumbered 7/1/2026

77-38-603. Eligibility.

(1)An applicant is eligible to participate in the program if the applicant attests that the applicant:

(a)is a resident of this state;

(i)is a victim;

(ii)is a parent or a guardian of an individual who:

(A)is a victim; and

(B)resides at the same address as the parent or guardian;

(iii)resides at the same address where a victim resides; or

(iv)fears for the applicant's physical safety, or for the physical safety of a minor or incapacitated individual residing at the same address as the applicant, from a threat of abuse, domestic violence, human trafficking, stalking, or sexual assault;

(i)resided at a residential address that was known by an assailant and relocated within the past 90 days to a different residential address that is not known by the assailant;

(ii)resides at a residential address known by the assailant and intends to relocate within 90 days to a different residential address in the state that is not known by the assailant; or

(iii)resides at a residential address that is not known by the assailant;

(d)will not disclose the different residential address to the assailant; and

(e)will benefit from participation in the program.

(2)An applicant may participate in the program regardless of whether:

(a)a criminal charge is filed against an assailant;

(b)the applicant has a restraining order or injunction against an assailant; or

(c)the applicant reported an act or threat by an assailant to a law enforcement agency or officer.

(3)An applicant may participate in the program only upon the recommendation of a program assistant.

(4)To participate in the program:

(a)an applicant shall sign, date, and verify the information on an application; and

(b)the commission shall verify the applicant's current residential address as provided on the application.

(5)A parent or guardian may act on behalf of a minor or an incapacitated individual in determining whether the minor or the incapacitated individual is eligible for the program.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 291 , 2026 General Session

Enacted by Chapter 215 , 2022 General Session