Connecticut General Statutes 54-240c – Certification as program participant. Application requirements
The Secretary of the State shall certify an applicant or the person on whose behalf an application is made as a program participant if the application is filed in the manner and on the application form prescribed by the Secretary of the State and includes:
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 54-240c
- Application assistant: means a person authorized by the Secretary of the State to assist applicants in the completion of applications for program participation. See Connecticut General Statutes 54-240
- 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. See Connecticut General Statutes 54-240
- Kidnapping: means any act that constitutes a violation of §. See Connecticut General Statutes 54-240
- participant: means any person certified by the Secretary of the State to participate in the address confidentiality program. See Connecticut General Statutes 54-240
- program: means the program established pursuant to this chapter. See Connecticut General Statutes 54-240
- Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
- Sexual assault: means any act that constitutes a violation of §. See Connecticut General Statutes 54-240
- Stalking: means any act that constitutes a violation of §. See Connecticut General Statutes 54-240
- Trafficking in persons: means any act that constitutes a violation of §. See Connecticut General Statutes 54-240
(1) A statement made under penalty of false statement, as provided in § 53a-157b, that the applicant or the person on whose behalf the application is made (A) is a victim of (i) family violence, (ii) injury or risk of injury to a minor, (iii) kidnapping, (iv) sexual assault, (v) stalking, (vi) trafficking in persons, or (vii) child abuse or neglect, where such abuse or neglect was substantiated by the Department of Children and Families and was the basis for the issuance of a restraining order under § 46b-15 or civil protection order under § 46b-16a, or (B) a termination of parental rights was granted pursuant to § 45a-717 or 46b-129, and (C) the applicant fears for the safety of the applicant, children living in the applicant’s home, person on whose behalf the application is made or children living in the home of the person on whose behalf the application is made;
(2) Documentation supporting the statement made pursuant to subdivision (1) of this section;
(3) A designation of the Secretary of the State as the agent of the applicant or the person on whose behalf the application is made for service of process and for receipt of first class mail;
(4) The residential address in this state, the work and school addresses in this state, if any, and the phone number or numbers, if available, that are to remain confidential, but which may be used by the Secretary of the State or authorized personnel to contact the applicant or the person on whose behalf the application is made; and
(5) The application preparation date, the applicant’s signature and the signature of the application assistant who assisted the applicant in completing the application.