Minnesota Administrative Rules

8290.0100 DEFINITIONS.

Subpart 1.

Terms.

Terms have the meanings given them by Minnesota Statutes, section 5B.02. For purposes of this chapter, the additional terms defined in this part have the meanings given them.

Subp. 2.

Actual address.

"Actual address" means a Minnesota residential street address, school address, or work address of an individual, as specified on the individual's application to be a program participant, program renewal application, certification continuance, or change of address under this chapter.

Subp. 3.

[Repealed, 50 SR 271]

Subp. 4.

Application assistant.

"Application assistant" means a staff person designated by the secretary of state or a person employed by or a volunteer approved by a community-based program as defined in subpart 7 who has completed the training for application assistants approved by the secretary of state.

Subp. 5.

Certification.

"Certification" means that the secretary of state has determined that the eligible person meets the requirements for entering into or continuing in the program.

Subp. 6.

Change of identity.

"Change of identity" means that the program participant has changed the participant's name and Social Security number in an attempt to sever all connections to a previous name.

Subp. 7.

Community-based program.

"Community-based program" means an office, institution, or center whose mission consists substantially of offering assistance to survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, or crimes of violence.

Subp. 8.

Criminal justice system management.

"Criminal justice system management" means the eligible person:

A.

has been convicted of a crime or offense; or

B.

has pled guilty to a crime or offense; or

C.

has been adjudicated of a crime or offense; or

D.

has pled no contest to a crime or offense; and

E.

is under supervision for that crime or offense.

Subp. 9.

Designated address.

"Designated address" means the address assigned to the program participant by the secretary of state, including the lot number, to be used by public and private persons other than the Safe at Home program.

Subp. 10.

[Repealed, 50 SR 271]

Subp. 10a.

Emergency.

"Emergency" means any condition or occurrence that physically interferes with the conduct of normal Safe at Home operations or that poses a current or imminent threat to the safety or security of Safe at Home staff or property. An emergency includes any of the following: fire; flood; earthquake; hurricane; wind, rain, or snow storm; labor dispute or strike; power failure; transportation failure; interruption of communication facilities; shortage of fuel, housing, food, transportation, or labor; robbery or attempted robbery; actual or threatened enemy attack; pandemic or epidemic; riot; civil commotion; or other natural disaster or situation that significantly impacts Safe at Home operations.

Subp. 11.

[Repealed, 50 SR 271]

Subp. 12.

Lot number.

"Lot number" means the specific identifier assigned by the secretary of state to a program participant for use in sorting mail and confirming program participation in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 5B.03, subdivision 1, clause (8).

Subp. 13.

[Repealed, 50 SR 271]

Subp. 14.

Mailing address.

"Mailing address" means the residential street address to which the secretary of state must forward a program participant's mail, except in those cases where the United States Postal Service provides no delivery service to the residential address, in which case it means a post office box serviced by the United States Postal Service.

Subp. 15.

Minor child.

"Minor child" means an individual under 18 years of age who resides with and is under the guardianship of an adult applicant or program participant.

Subp. 16.

[Repealed, 50 SR 271]

Subp. 17.

[Repealed, 39 SR 392]

Subp. 18.

Safe at Home.

"Safe at Home" is the program authorized by Minnesota Statutes, chapter 5B.

Subp. 19.

Safe at Home card.

"Safe at Home card" means the official participation card issued by the secretary of state to each program participant, which must state the program participant's name, date of birth, designated address, certification expiration date, and a space for the signature of the program participant.

Subp. 19a.

Safety planning.

"Safety planning" means a strategic planning discussion during which risks, objectives, and ideas are discussed, to the extent that they pertain to Safe at Home as an appropriate safety measure, in order to promote the physical safety and emotional well-being of the applicant or eligible person.

Subp. 20.

School.

"School" means any elementary or secondary educational institution.

Subp. 21.

Sexual assault.

"Sexual assault" means acts criminalized under Minnesota Statutes, sections 609.342 to 609.3453 and 609.352, or the threat of such acts, regardless of whether these acts or threats have been reported to law enforcement officers.

Subp. 22.

[Repealed, 50 SR 271]

Subp. 23.

Signature.

"Signature" means a handwritten signature.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 5B.08

History:

34 SR 819; 39 SR 392; 39 SR 1378; 50 SR 271

Published Electronically:

September 29, 2025