40-13B-2: Definitions.

As used in the Confidential Substitute Address Act:

A. "agency" means an agency of the state or of a political subdivision of the state;

B. "applicant" means a person who submits an application to participate in the confidential substitute address program;

C. "application assistant" means a person who works or volunteers for a domestic violence or sexual assault program and who assists in preparing an application for the confidential substitute address program;

D. "confidential substitute address" means an address designated for a participant by the secretary of state pursuant to the Confidential Substitute Address Act;

E. "delivery address" means the address where an applicant or a participant receives mail, and it may be the same as the person's residential address;

F. "domestic violence" means "domestic abuse", as defined in the Family Violence Protection Act [Chapter 40, Article 13 NMSA 1978];

G. "participant" means a person certified to participate in the confidential substitute address program pursuant to the Confidential Substitute Address Act;

H. "public record" means "public records", as defined in the Inspection of Public Records Act [Chapter 14, Article 2 NMSA 1978]; and

I. "residential address" means the street address where an applicant or participant resides or will relocate.