How to Apply

• A victim of abuse, sexual assault or stalking moves to a new location (in Louisiana) that is unknown to his/her abuser, and a public record of the new address has not been created (i.e. telephone number, driver's license, utilities, etc).
• The victim calls the ACP and is referred to an agency with a certified ACP Application Assistant.
• The victim meets with an ACP application assistant to apply for participation in the ACP.
• The ACP application assistant sends the application to the ACP.
• The ACP reviews the information on the application and if all conditions have been met, the victim is certified as a program participant.
• The new participant is assigned an ACP code, and an ACP authorization card is issued for each member of the household.
• The program participant (and co-participants) can now apply for state and local government services using the substitute address as his/her legal address.
• The ACP forwards all first-class, certified and registered mail to the program participant's actual mailing address.
• The program participant's actual residential address and telephone number are not public record.