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As used in this part:
“Address confidentiality program” or “program” means the program created under this part to protect the confidentiality of the confidential address of a relocated victim of domestic abuse, stalking, human trafficking, rape, sexual battery, or any other sexual offense;
“Administrator of elections” means the chief county election administrative officer appointed by the county election commission and such official's designee or designees;
“Application” means the form or forms submitted, in the manner prescribed by the secretary of state, by an individual requesting certification for the address confidentiality program;
“Application assistant” means an employee or volunteer at an agency or organization that serves victims of domestic abuse, stalking, human trafficking, rape, sexual battery, or any other sexual offense, who has received training and certification from the secretary of state to help individuals complete applications to be program participants;
“Confidential address” means the actual address of a program participant's residence, school, institution of higher education, business, or place of employment, as specified on an application to be a program participant or on a notice of change of address filed under this part;
“Coordinator of elections” means the official appointed by the secretary of state in accordance with § 2-11-201 as the chief administrative election officer of the state and such official's designee or designees;
“Domestic abuse” has the same meaning as defined in § 36-3-601;
“Domestic abuse victim” has the same meaning as defined in § 36-3-601;
“Fiduciary” has the same meaning as defined in § 34-1-101;
“Governmental entity” means the state, a political subdivision of the state, or any department, agency, board, commission, or other instrumentality of the state or a political subdivision of the state;
“Human trafficking” has the same meaning as used in § 39-13-314;
“Minor” has the same meaning as defined in § 34-1-101;
“Parent” includes biological and adoptive parents, as defined in § 36-1-102;
“Person with a disability” has the same meaning as defined in § 34-1-101;
“Process” means judicial process and all orders, demands, notices, or other papers required or permitted by law to be served on a program participant;
“Program participant” means a person who is certified by the secretary of state as a program participant;
“Secretary of state” or “secretary” means the secretary of state of Tennessee and any designee of the secretary;
“Sexual offender” has the same meaning as defined in § 40-39-202;
“Sexual offense” means a sexual offense or violent sexual offense as defined in § 40-39-202;
“Stalking” has the same meaning as defined in § 39-17-315; and
“Substitute address” means an address designated by the secretary of state under the address confidentiality program that is used instead of a confidential address as set forth by this part.