Alaska2026Passed Legislature

HB104

Alaska Address Confidentiality Program

Last scannedSep 12, 2026, 4:46 AM

In one sentence

This law creates a program that gives certain people at risk or in specific jobs a substitute post office box to keep their real home address private.

Creates an address confidentiality program within the Department of Administration.
Assigns a substitute mailing address, such as a P.O. Box, to enrolled individuals.
Forwards mail from the substitute address to the person's actual location without revealing it publicly.
Requires state and city agencies to accept the substitute address for official records.
Sets rules that make it illegal to share an enrolled person's real address with unauthorized people or abusers.

Victims of domestic violence, stalking, human trafficking, sex trafficking, or sexual assault who have a protective order or meet department standards.
Guardians of minors if the minor has a court-issued protective order.
Peace officers and correctional officers working in Alaska.
Household members living with individuals enrolled under the categories above.

People who are required by law to register as sex offenders cannot join the program.
Enrollment lasts for five years at a time and must be renewed every five years to stay active.
The Department of Administration has not yet written all the specific rules needed to run the program.

Plain language

Address Confidentiality Program: A system that gives eligible people a substitute mailing address to protect their real home location from being found by others.
Protective Order: A legal document issued by a court on behalf of a victim or minor.
Correctional Officer: An employee whose main job is to provide custody, care, security, control, and discipline for people in correctional facilities.

Official record

Validated

ADDRESS CONFIDENTIALITY PROGRAM An Act creating and relating to the address confidentiality program; and providing for an effective date.

Official activity