A new statewide program is now available to help protect the privacy and safety of survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, human trafficking, and other qualifying crimes in Georgia.

The Georgia Safe at Home Program, which officially launched July 1, is an address confidentiality program administered by the Georgia Secretary of State’s Office. The program allows eligible participants to use a state-designated substitute address instead of their actual residential address on most state and local public records, helping prevent abusers from locating them through public information.

The program provides three primary services:

• Address substitution on most public records.
• Mail forwarding, with the Secretary of State’s Office receiving and securely forwarding First-Class Mail to participants’ confidential addresses.
• Protected voter registration, allowing participants to register and vote using their substitute address while remaining assigned to the voting precinct for their actual residence.

Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said the program is designed to give survivors an additional layer of protection as they rebuild their lives.

The Georgia General Assembly created the Safe at Home Program through Senate Bill 324, which was approved in 2024 and became effective on July 1, 2026. State officials worked with organizations including the Georgia Coalition Against Domestic Violence to develop the program.

Officials emphasize that the program is one part of a broader safety plan, providing survivors with greater privacy while reducing the risk of being located through publicly available records. Information about eligibility and the application process is available through the Georgia Secretary of State’s Office.