KRS 14.302: Safe at Home Program -- Designated addresses -- Program open to victims

of specified offenses -- Criminal history background check and fingerprinting

of Secretary of State employees administering program. (Effective until

January 1, 2027)

(1) The Safe at Home Program is hereby established within the Office of the Secretary

of State.

(2) The Safe at Home Program shall be operated with the intent to protect victims of:

(a) Domestic violence;

(b) Human trafficking;

(c) Stalking;

(d) Sexual assault;

(e) Rape; and

(f) Other sexual crimes as defined by KRS 17.500.

(3) The Safe at Home Program shall authorize the use of designated addresses for

victims, their minor children, and all other individuals residing with the victim.

(4) The Safe at Home Prog ram shall be open to victims of a specified offense who are

United States citizens and residents of Kentucky, without any cost to the program

participant.

(5) The Secretary of State shall require that each person employed in the Office of the

Secretary of State directly responsible for the administration of the Safe at Home

Program submit his or her fingerprints to the Department of State. The Department

of Stat e shall exchange fingerprint data with the Kentucky State Police and the

Federal Bureau of Investigation in order to conduct a criminal history background

check of each employee directly responsible for the administration of the program.

Effective: June 29, 2023