(A) General. The duty to prevent disclosure of an address as it falls under I.C. 36-1-8.5 rests upon the County Auditor’s office. The process to comply with the code is outlined below.
(B) Bulk requests from a cooperative agency. (See the definition for cooperative agency in § 36.21.)
(1) An annual request summary shall be sent by the agency’s designated administrator via the county provided electronic form. This list shall include all current covered persons.
(2) The list shall also include those individuals that have moved from their primary residence and are therefore no longer covered by statute.
(3) Individuals that have moved and are still covered according to statute must submit a new request and fee.
(C) Requests from individuals for redaction of information.
(1) The process to verify the validity of a request is completed. The Auditor’s office will verify the submission is valid and the requestor is covered according to I.C. 36-1-8.5. Any necessary agency shall be contacted to verify applicability of a request. Victims of domestic violence must submit proof of program participation of Attorney General address confidentiality program.
(2) Process of appeal. If an application for redaction is denied by the Auditor’s office, the applicant may appeal the decision to the Board of Commissioners.
(Res. passed 12-21-2015; Res. 2020-05, passed - -2020; Res. 2021-21, passed 6-7-2021; Res. 2023-11, passed 7-3-2023)