Texas Administrative Code
Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION
Part 3 - OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
Chapter 64 - ADDRESS CONFIDENTIALITY PROGRAM
Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 64.2 - Definitions

(1) "Applicant" is a person who submits an application to the OAG to enroll in the ACP.

(2) "Application" is the document requesting to participate in the ACP, including all information and documents submitted by, or on behalf of, the applicant.

(3) "Certification" means OAG authorization for an applicant to participate in the ACP.

(4) "Certified mail" is any first-class letter-size or flat-size mail for which the mailer pays a surcharge to the United States Postal Service (USPS) to be provided with a receipt, and the USPS records delivery of the mail. Certified mail does not include a package regardless of size or type of mailing.

(5) "Counseling" means victim-related guidance, advice, and support with crisis intervention, obtaining information, legal advocacy, prevention of further harm, or meeting other physical, emotional, or psychological needs.

(6) "Family violence" has the same definition as in Texas Family Code § RSA 71.004.

(7) "First Class Mail" is designated by the USPS as:

(8) "Household" is a unit composed of persons living together in the same dwelling, without regard to whether they are related to each other, as defined in Texas Family Code § RSA 71.005.

(9) "Other entity" means an organization or group, whether for profit or nonprofit, that provides the services of a victim's assistance counselor, counseling, or shelter services to victims of family violence, sexual assault, stalking, or trafficking of persons.

(10) "Package" must have the same meaning as parcel, as defined in the USPS Domestic Mail Manual. Parcel is mail that does not meet the mail processing category of letter-size mail or flat-size mail.

(11) "Participant" is a person who has applied and been enrolled into the ACP, including all members of the applicant's household whose address is the same.

(12) "Sexual offense" includes the terms "sexual assault" as defined in Texas Penal Code § RSA 22.011, "aggravated sexual assault" as defined in Texas Penal Code § RSA 22.021, or "prohibited sexual conduct" as defined in Texas Penal Code § RSA 25.02.

(13) "Shelter services" are provided directly, by referral, or through formal arrangements with other agencies and include:

(14) "Stalking" has the meaning assigned by Texas Penal Code § RSA 42.072.

(15) "State or local agency" includes, but is not limited to, a governmental agency of the State of Texas or a Texas county, city, town, or municipality.

(16) "Texas resident" is a person who has a domicile in, lives for more than a temporary period, or who can show intent to establish a domicile in Texas either at the time of the crime or during the duration of participation in the program. Documentary evidence of the applicant's Texas residency may be established by submitting the following documentation in the name of the applicant:

(17) "Trafficking of Persons" has the meaning assigned by Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 58.001(11).

(18) "True Address" is the physical address where the applicant actually resides, is employed, or attends school.

(19) "Victim's Assistance Counselor" is an individual authorized by a state or local agency or other for profit or nonprofit entity to meet with or assist individuals applying for participation in the ACP.