1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to the Safe at Home program; modifying program requirements; making 
1.3 	clarifying and technical changes;amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 
1.4 	5B.02; 5B.03; 5B.05; 5B.07, subdivision 1.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 5B.02, is amended to read:
1.7 	5B.02 DEFINITIONS.
1.8 	(a) For purposes of this chapter and unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the 
1.9 	definitions in this section have the meanings given them.
1.10 	(b) "Address" means a residential street address an individual's work address, school 
1.11 	address, or work address of an individual residential street address, as specified on the 
1.12 	individual's application to be a program participant under this chapter.
1.13 	(c) "Applicant" means an adult, a parent or guardian acting on behalf of an eligible 
1.14 	minor, or a guardian acting on behalf of an incapacitated person, as defined in section 
1.15 	524.5-102.
1.16 	(d) "Domestic violence" means an act as defined in section 518B.01, subdivision 2, 
1.17 	paragraph (a), and includes a threat of such acts committed against an individual in a domestic 
1.18 	situation, regardless of whether these acts or threats have been reported to law enforcement 
1.19 	officers.
1.20 	(e) "Eligible person" means an adult, a minor, or an incapacitated person, as defined in 
1.21 	section 524.5-102 for whom there is good reason to believe (i) (1) that the eligible person 
1.22 	is a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking, or (ii) (2) that the eligible person 
2.1 	fears for the person's safety, the safety of another person who resides in the same household, 
2.2 	or the safety of persons on whose behalf the application is made. An individual must reside 
2.3 	in Minnesota in order to be an eligible person. A person registered or required to register 
2.4 	as a predatory offender under section 243.166 or 243.167, or the law of another jurisdiction, 
2.5 	is not an eligible person.
2.6 	(f) "Mail" means first class letters and flats delivered via the United States Postal Service, 
2.7 	including priority, express, and certified mail, and excluding packages, parcels, periodicals, 
2.8 	and catalogues, unless they are clearly identifiable as pharmaceuticals or clearly indicate 
2.9 	that they are sent by a state or county government agency.
2.10 	(g) "Program participant" means an individual certified as a program participant under 
2.11 	section 5B.03.
2.12 	(h) "Stalking" means acts criminalized under section 609.749 and includes a threat of 
2.13 	such acts committed against an individual, regardless of whether these acts or threats have 
2.14 	been reported to law enforcement officers.

2.15 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 5B.03, is amended to read:
2.16 	5B.03 ADDRESS CONFIDENTIALITY PROGRAM.
2.17 		Subdivision 1.Application.  The secretary of state shall certify an eligible person as a 
2.18 	program participant when the secretary receives an application that must contain:
2.19 	(1) the full legal name and date of birth of the eligible person;
2.20 	(2) a statement by the applicant that the applicant has good reason to believe (i) that the 
2.21 	eligible person listed on the application is a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, or 
2.22 	stalking, or (ii) that the eligible person fears for the person's safety, the safety of another 
2.23 	person who resides in the same household, or the safety of persons on whose behalf the 
2.24 	application is made, and (iii) that the eligible person is not applying for certification as a 
2.25 	program participant in order to avoid prosecution for a crime;
2.26 	(3) a designation of the secretary of state as agent for purposes of service of process and 
2.27 	for the purpose of receipt of mail;
2.28 	(4) the phone number or numbers where the applicant or eligible person can be called 
2.29 	by the secretary of state;
2.30 	(5) the physical residential address of the eligible person, disclosure of which will increase 
2.31 	the risk of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking;
3.1 	(6) if mail cannot be delivered to the residential address of the eligible person, the address 
3.2 	to which mail should be sent;
3.3 	(7) a statement whether the eligible person would like information on becoming an 
3.4 	ongoing absentee ballot recipient pursuant to section 5B.06;
3.5 	(8) a statement from the eligible person that gives the secretary of state consent to confirm 
3.6 	the eligible person's participation in Safe at Home to a third party who provides the program 
3.7 	participant's first and last name and date of birth or Safe at Home lot number listed on the 
3.8 	program participant's card;
3.9 	(9) the signature of the applicant, an indicator of the applicant's authority to act on behalf 
3.10 	of the eligible person, if appropriate, the name and signature of any individual or 
3.11 	representative of any person who assisted in the preparation of the application, and the date 
3.12 	on which the application was signed; and
3.13 	(10) any other information as required by the secretary of state.
3.14 		Subd. 2.Filing.  Applications must be filed with the secretary of state and are subject to 
3.15 	the provisions of section 5.15.
3.16 		Subd. 3.Certification.  (a) Upon filing a completed application, the secretary of state 
3.17 	shall certify the eligible person as a program participant. Program participants shall be 
3.18 	certified for four years following the date of filing unless the certification is canceled, 
3.19 	withdrawn or invalidated before that date. The secretary of state shall by rule establish a 
3.20 	renewal procedure.
3.21 	(b) Certification under this subdivision is for the purpose of participation in the 
3.22 	confidentiality program established under this chapter only. Certification must not be used 
3.23 	as evidence or be considered for any purpose in any civil, criminal, or administrative 
3.24 	proceeding related to the behavior or actions giving rise to the application under subdivision 
3.25 	1.
3.26 		Subd. 4.Changes in information.  Program participants or applicants must inform the 
3.27 	secretary of state of any changes in the information submitted on the application a change 
3.28 	of legal name, address, or telephone number.
3.29 		Subd. 5.Designated address.  The secretary of state must designate a mailing address 
3.30 	to which all mail for program participants is to be sent. Each program participant may have 
3.31 	only one designated address.
4.1 		Subd. 6.Attaining age of majority.  An individual who became a program participant 
4.2 	as a minor assumes responsibility for changes in information and renewal when the individual 
4.3 	reaches age 18.

4.4 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 5B.05, is amended to read:
4.5 	5B.05 USE OF DESIGNATED ADDRESS.
4.6 	(a) When a program participant presents the address designated by the secretary of state 
4.7 	to any person, that address must be accepted as the address of the program participant. The 
4.8 	person may not require the program participant to submit any address that could be used to 
4.9 	physically locate the participant either as a substitute or in addition to the designated address, 
4.10 	or as a condition of receiving a service or benefit, unless the service or benefit would be 
4.11 	impossible to provide without knowledge of the program participant's physical location.
4.12 	Notwithstanding a person's or entity's knowledge of a program participant's physical location, 
4.13 	the person or entity must use the program participant's designated address for all mail 
4.14 	correspondence with the program participant.
4.15 	(b) A program participant may use the address designated by the secretary of state as 
4.16 	the program participant's work address.
4.17 	(c) The Office of the Secretary of State shall forward all mail sent to the designated 
4.18 	address to the proper program participants.
4.19 	(d) If a program participant has notified a person in writing, on a form prescribed by the 
4.20 	program, that the individual is a program participant and of the requirements of this section, 
4.21 	the person must not knowingly disclose the program participant's name, home address, work 
4.22 	address, or school address, unless the person to whom the address is disclosed also lives, 
4.23 	works, or goes to school at the address disclosed, or the participant has provided written 
4.24 	consent to disclosure of the participant's name, home address, work address, or school 
4.25 	address for the purpose for which the disclosure will be made. This paragraph applies to 
4.26 	the actions and reports of guardians ad litem, except that guardians ad litem may disclose 
4.27 	the program participant's name. This paragraph does not apply to records of the judicial 
4.28 	branch governed by rules adopted by the Supreme Court or government entities governed 
4.29 	by section 13.045.

4.30 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 5B.07, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
4.31 		Subdivision 1.Classification of data. (a) Except for a program participant's name and 
4.32 	designated address, all data collected, created, or maintained by the secretary of state related 
5.1 	to applicants, eligible persons, and program participants are private data on individuals as 
5.2 	defined by section 13.02, subdivision 12. A consent for release of the address from an 
5.3 	applicant, eligible person, or program participant is not effective.
5.4 	(b) A program participant's name and address maintained by a local government entity 
5.5 	in connection with an active investigation or inspection of an alleged health code, building 
5.6 	code, fire code, or city ordinance violation allegedly committed by the program participant 
5.7 	are private data on individuals as defined in section 13.02.