Section 6206.7 Of Chapter 3.1. Address Confidentiality For Victims Of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, And Stalking From California Government Code >> Division 7. >> Title 1. >> Chapter 3.1.
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. (a) A program participant may withdraw from program
participation by submitting to the Secretary of State written
notification of withdrawal and his or her current identification
card. Certification shall be terminated on the date of receipt of
this notification.
(b) The Secretary of State may terminate a program participant's
certification and invalidate his or her authorization card for any of
the following reasons:
(1) The program participant's certification term has expired and
certification renewal has not been completed.
(2) The Secretary of State has determined that false information
was used in the application process to qualify as a program
participant or that participation in the program is being used as a
subterfuge to avoid detection of illegal or criminal activity or
apprehension by law enforcement.
(3) The program participant no longer resides at the most recent
residential address provided to the Secretary of State, and has not
provided at least seven days' prior notice in writing of a change in
address.
(4) A service of process document or mail forwarded to the program
participant by the Secretary of State is returned as nondeliverable.
(5) The program participant obtains a legal name change and fails
to notify the Secretary of State within seven days.
(6) The program participant, who reaches 18 years of age during
his or her certification term, has not renewed his or her
certification within 60 days of him or her reaching 18 years of age.
(c) The Secretary of State may refuse to renew a program
participant's certification if the adult program participant or the
parent or guardian acting on behalf of a minor or incapacitated
person has abandoned his or her domicile in this state.
(d) If intended termination is based on any of the reasons under
subdivision (b) or (c), the Secretary of State shall send written
notification of the intended termination to the program participant.
The program participant shall have 30 days in which to appeal the
intended termination under procedures developed by the Secretary of
State.
(e) The Secretary of State shall notify in writing the county
elections official and authorized personnel of the appropriate county
clerk's office, county recording office, and department of health of
the program participant's certification withdrawal, invalidation,
expiration, or termination.
(f) Upon receipt of this termination notification, authorized
personnel shall transmit to the Secretary of State all appropriate
administrative records pertaining to the program participant and the
record transmitting agency is no longer responsible for maintaining
the confidentiality of a terminated program participant's record.
(g) Following termination of program participant certification as
a result of paragraph (2) of subdivision (b), the Secretary of State
may disclose information contained in the participant's application.