4303.1 Except as provided in this section or other applicable law, a Program participant shall not be required to provide her or his actual address for any purpose for which a District government agency requires or requests a residential, work, or school address.
4303.2 Only a participant's actual address shall be used as part of a registration required by the Sex Offender Registration Act of 1999, effective July 11, 2000 (D.C. Law 13-137; D.C. Official Code §§ 22-4001et seq.).
4303.3 For any person who is eligible to vote in the District of Columbia and is certified by OVSJG to participate in the Program:
(a) OVSJG shall send the participant's actual address and a copy of the authorization card described in § 4304 to the District of Columbia Board of Elections ("Board"), unless the participant opts out on the application form.(b) The Board shall maintain this information in its records;(c) If the participant decides to vote, the participant shall vote by absentee ballot; and(d) If the participant decides to sign a petition to be filed with the Board, the participant may use the substitute address to sign the petition.4303.4 Office of Tax and Revenue:
(a) While a participant's actual address shall be used on any document filed with the Office of Tax and Revenue ("OTR"), OTR shall not index by a Program participant's name in any online database of the agency relating to assessment and tax information, or relating to all recorded documents, such that the OTR online databases shall not be searchable by a participant's name, with the exceptions listed in subparagraphs (1) and (2) below:(1) OTR may index by a participant's name the following recorded documents: a court order, a judgment, a lien, or any document related to debt collection that is not a security interest instrument; and(2) OTR may include a participant's name in any notice or index OTR publishes for the collection of debts, including taxes and tax sales.(b) This subsection shall not require OTR to redact or otherwise erase a participant's name or address in any document or electronic record in its online database.(c) Except as provided in this subsection, OTR shall not disclose a participant's actual address unless OVSJG permits disclosure pursuant to this chapter.(d) To request information about and assistance with OTR records to ensure the highest level of confidentiality, a participant shall schedule an appointment with the OTR Customer Service Center or other designated contact.D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 24, r. 24-4303
Final Rulemaking published at 67 DCR 213 (1/10/2020)