As used in this chapter:

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(1) “Address confidentiality program” or “program” means the program established pursuant to this chapter;

(2) “Agency” has the same meaning as “public agency” or “agency”, as provided in § 1-200;

(3) “Application assistant” means a person authorized by the Secretary of the State to assist applicants in the completion of applications for program participation;

(4) “Authorized personnel” means an employee in the office of the Secretary of the State who has been designated by the Secretary of the State, or an employee of an agency who has been designated by the chief executive officer of such agency, to process and have access to records pertaining to a program participant, including, but not limited to, voter registration applications, voting records and marriage records;

(5) “Certification card” means a card issued by the Secretary of the State pursuant to § 54-240d;

(6) “Confidential address” means a program participant’s address or addresses as listed on such participant’s application for program participation that are not to be disclosed, including such participant’s residential address in this state and work and school addresses in this state, if any;

(7) “Family violence” has the same meaning as provided in § 46b-38a;

(8) “Injury or risk of injury to a child” means any act or conduct that constitutes a violation of § 53-21;

(9) “Kidnapping” means any act that constitutes a violation of § 53a-92, 53a-92a, 53a-94 or 53a-94a;

(10) “Law enforcement agency” means the office of the Attorney General, the office of the Chief State’s Attorney, the Division of State Police within the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection or any municipal police department;

(11) “Marriage records” means an application for a marriage license, an issued marriage license, a license certificate or other documents related thereto;

(12) “Program address” means the post office box number and fictitious street address assigned to a program participant by the Secretary of the State;

(13) “Program participant” or “participant” means any person certified by the Secretary of the State to participate in the address confidentiality program;

(14) “Record” has the same meaning as “public records or files” as provided in § 1-200;

(15) “Sexual assault” means any act that constitutes a violation of § 53a-70b of the general statutes, revision of 1958, revised to January 1, 2019, or § 53a-70, 53a-70a, 53a-71, 53a-72a, 53a-72b or 53a-73a;

(16) “Stalking” means any act that constitutes a violation of § 53a-181c, 53a-181d or 53a-181e; and

(17) “Trafficking in persons” means any act that constitutes a violation of § 53a-192a.