Safe At Home is the NEW California Confidential Address Program administered by the Secretary of State. It is a unique, no cost mail forwarding service designed to help victims of domestic violence who have recently moved or are planning to relocate in the near future to a safe place unknown to their abusers. The mail forwarding service aids participants of the program in keeping their home, work, or school address confidential by providing them with a substitute address, thereby adding an extra layer of security to a victim's safety plan.

Under the California Confidential Address Program, Safe At Home, established by legislation (SB 489, Chapter 1005/98), an adult person, guardian on behalf of a minor or an incapacitated person can designate the Secretary of State as his/her agent for service of process and mail receipt. As their agent, the Secretary of State's office will accept and forward legal documents, first-class and certified mail and mail from government agencies to their new location -- which is kept confidential.

California joins a growing number of states emerging to confront the epidemic of domestic violence in a unique way that affords address confidentiality to its victims.

Safe At Home allows state and local agencies throughout the state to coordinate in conjunction with the Secretary of State to ensure address protection to survivors of domestic violence. These agencies are free to respond to requests for public records information without disclosing the location of victims enrolled in the program.